Francisco Frank Lopez

I would like to share a story of Frank Lopez from his soccer days. I am Felix Arredondo, Frank is my brother-in-law and Ida is my sister. When I was a kid, Frank and my sister would pick me up and take me to his soccer games. It was my understating that Frank played professionally and semi-pro in Mexico, so when he came to the U.S. and played locally he was a scoring machine. I was in the stands one game where a fan on Frank's team was running a pool: he was taking bets on which team player would score the first goal. People picked from the starting lineup. Frank, at this point in his career, was the oldest player so he was not scheduled to start. The referee was ready to blow the starting whistle when players starting hollering, Frank get in there because one of the players was not ready. Within one minute of the start, Frank scored the first goal. The person running the pool was dumbfounded because no one picked Frank since he was not scheduled to start. It was a hilarious episode in the stands. His fans were laughing and cheering for Frank.