Explain what it means to you to get this honor.
It means a lot to me because my son passed away on the 25th of June and I’ve been going to the soccer games, sitting side-by-side, with him since 1976.
How far back does your support for the Quakes go?
They started in 1974, but I was just a young punk with no money and a child and a wife, so I didn’t have money for tickets. I only scrounged enough in ’76 to get tickets.
What’s your most memorable moment with the club?
San Jose Earthquakes v LA Galaxy Playoff Match, November 9, 2003:
This [playoff] was at Spartan Stadium. We were screaming. I mean, I couldn’t talk for three days after that match. We had an Argentine forward who dribbles down. Landon Donovan gives him a pass. He’s one-on-one with the keeper and scores, and we win it in sudden death overtime.
Explain what it means to you to get this honor.
It means a lot to me because my son passed away on the 25th of June and I’ve been going to the soccer games, sitting side-by-side, with him since 1976.
Who would you say is your favorite Quakes player of all time and why?
Chris Wondolowski just because I saw him start out in Quake’s version two, before they moved to Houston. I remember watching him thinking ‘this kid is not bad.’ But a close second would have to be Paul Child from the original Quakes.
What would be your message to Quakes fans out there?
Just hang in there. Soccer is a brutal sport but it also has magical memories. The memories I have sitting next to my son for 48 years is worth everything in the world.