Richie Marquez’s unlikely journey to MLS might not seem so unlikely when you get a glimpse of the people who lived it.
Richie Marquez's road to starting center back for the Philadelphia Union is not simply a story about a young man overcoming very long odds. It's a story about a father and son; a story about a coach and his player; a story about how hard work is the driving force behind them all. It's also a story about hair. But that part comes near the end.
Marquez grew up in Pomona, an idyllic Southern California town, maybe best known as the home of the Los Angeles County Fair.