Gomez understands the impulse to stand up and represent for minority communities – while also being unabashedly patriotic about the opportunities this country has afforded himself and his family.
Sounders forward Herculez Gomez is the son of Mexican immigrants, Manuel and Juana, and a former member of the United States national men’s soccer team.
He understands the impulse to represent and stand up for the minority culture of his upbringing – while also being unabashedly patriotic about the opportunities this country has afforded himself and his family. So when he agreed to a lengthy conversation as part of our wide-ranging survey on athlete activism, Gomez’s answers were typically multifaceted.