He spent four seasons in the North American Soccer League and earned six caps for the United States national team.
In 1972, the St. Louis Stars of the North American Soccer League (NASL) selected Winter as their goalkeeper.
Winter was the goalie of record on February 13, 1974, when the visiting Red Army team dismantled the Stars, 11–4, in an indoor match before 12,241 fans at the St. Louis Arena.
[1] Winter spent the 1973 and 1974 seasons with the Stars before the Chicago Sting selected him in the 1975 NASL Expansion Draft.
He never became a regular starter for the national team as he had significant competition in the nets from Mike Ivanow and Bob Rigby.