OTD 2014: Union select Andre Blake No. 1 overall
Needless to say, it’s been a great selection as Brick Wall Blake guided the club to the 2020 Supporters Shield while claiming MLS Best XI honors in 2020 and 2016 as well as MLS Goalkeeper of the Year honors in both of those years too. Blake holds all the goalkeeping franchise records with 59 wins, 38 clean sheets and 460 saves.
Danny Higginbotham on his path to the Philadelphia Union announcing booth
“I watched every single Philadelphia Union game last season. I got them sent to me and I wrote up match reports for every single game,” Higginbotham said.