The San Jose Earthquakes: A Seismic Soccer Legacy

by Gary Singh

Overview

In 1974, amid the early days of the North American Soccer League, an unlikely team transformed a quiet suburb into a soccer haven. Combining excellent play with a grass-roots movement of fervent fans, the San Jose Earthquakes shook the Northern California sports landscape. While rival NASL franchises struggled for attendance, the Quakes played sold-out games to the most loyal and passionate fan base in the league, creating an unforgettable and enduring legacy. After the NASL disbanded, the team reemerged over a decade later as a Major League Soccer team and today commands as much fan loyalty and passion as ever. Join author Gary Singh, a San Jose native and lifelong fan, as he recounts the Earthquakes" legendary story in vibrant detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781626199002
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	03/16/2015
Series:	Sports
Pages:	144
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Gary Singh is an award-winning travel journalist with a music degree who publishes poetry, paints and exhibits photographs. As a journalist, he's published nearly 1000 works, including travel essays, art and music criticism, profiles, business journalism, lifestyle articles and more. Every week for ten years, he has written the Silicon Alleys column for Metro, San Jose's alternative weekly newspaper.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 7

Introduction 9

1 Lateral Spread 11

2 Ground Motion 21

3 The Epicenter 31

4 Going Stir Krazy 41

5 Polé, Bestie and the Gods 47

6 Transition State 65

7 A New Era 85

8 Will Drum for Stadium 105

9 Abandonment Issues 113

10 Expansion Rate 121

11 Anniversary Effects 131

About the Author 143