After getting his first taste of what many call the beautiful game, from a young age, it was clear to San Diego State University’s breakout freshman forward, CJ Fodrey, that soccer was his destiny.
“When he was four years old our neighbors were taking their kids to just start playing soccer and he was an absolute natural. After two weeks they had him playing up two years,” Ron Fodrey, CJ’s dad, said. Ron acknowledged that CJ’s mother, Natasha Fodrey, was the primary figure supporting his soccer career, but she was unavailable to be sourced for this story.
Following his first action with the ball at his feet, Ron wanted CJ to give baseball a shot — a sport much more familiar to Ron who played baseball and football at UC Riverside.