Bob Robertson, the original voice of the original Sounders, blazed a path in American soccer broadcasting.
Whereas the next announcer will follow in some formidable footprints, for the original voice of the Sounders there simply was no trail. Bob Robertson blazed it himself.
"Up until (1974), as far as we knew, no one had broadcast soccer in America on a full-time basis," remembers Robertson. "It hadn’t been done, other than a championship game in a small market. So we were pioneering."
Robertson more than just broke ground. Already an established, respected pro, he helped grow the game’s audience and crowds with his rapid-fire, no-nonsense delivery, and he did so in a much more challenging environment that exists today.