Stewart Kerr has been following Brian Rowe’s professional career from the very beginning.
In 2012, Kerr was the goalkeeper coach at Toronto FC and Rowe had just concluded a standout collegiate career with UCLA. Rowe was selected by Chivas USA in the second round of the MLS Supplemental Draft, but he did not earn a contract.
Instead, he became one of the MLS pool goalkeepers, which is how he landed in Toronto.
A day before Toronto FC’s home opener, their starting goalkeeper Stefan Frei broke his leg in training. So Rowe got the call, and Kerr has been a fan ever since.