No single player in the franchise’s 42-year history has never meant more to the Seattle Sounders - as a symbol, as a player, as a figurehead – than Zach Scott.
And Mr. Sounder, as he will forever be known, is preparing to ride off the field for the last time when his 15th season ends this fall.
There will be raging arguments on this topic in the years to come, especially as the memory of Scott’s on-field contribution fades and others step into the spotlight he left. How do you quantify impact, and could any one player leave behind more of a resounding imprint than Scott’s left on the Sounders?