George Best/Earthquakes photo thread

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by sounderfan, Nov 26, 2005.

  1. sounderfan

    sounderfan New Member

    Apr 6, 2003
    I had pulled these offline, but here they are again:

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  2. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
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  3. Bajoro

    Bajoro Member+

    Sep 10, 2000
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    If anyone has links to streaming video of George Best, please post it. I know within the past year, someone posted a link to his famous goal for San Jose.

    It would be great to see some video of him from his ManU years.
     
  4. Olson50

    Olson50 New Member

    Aug 8, 2005
    Durham, England
    Interesting that the one that Goodsport has posted above also includes a young Peter Beardsley, pre-Liverpool and Newcastle, playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps. :)
     
  5. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    Thank you for the photos! I love them all! I wish I still had them , I guess they have been somehow lost throughout the years!
     
  6. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    Now why can't we still use these uniforms & logo? They are much more exciting in my opinion, than the blue uni's!
     
  7. sounderfan

    sounderfan New Member

    Apr 6, 2003
    Here is the entire article from the May 1981 NASL "Kick" Magazine/Match program:

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    Part 2:
    http://soundercentral.com/2005/SJQ/GBest-2.jpg

    Part 3:
    http://soundercentral.com/2005/SJQ/GBest-3.jpg

    Part 4:
    http://soundercentral.com/2005/SJQ/GBest-4.jpg


    If you want to click on a few Google Ads to send some $$$ to our site for hosting these scans, go here:

    http://soundercentral.com/google-ads/support_soundercentral.htm

    Thanks.

    My sincere condolences to all Quakes fans who knew George or saw him play. I was lucky enough to see Mr. Best a few times in Seattle's Kingdome. While the Sounders faired well against those Quakes, George still had magic in his shoes even then.
     
  8. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    This picture of George Best sitting in the gold seats was taken in 1981 at Spartan Stadium. They had just re-built the west side of the stadium. back then. Its really a shame they never re-built the east side back then also becuase we wouldn't have had a big problem with the stadium if they had widened it and re-built it. As it is , the west side is almost 25 years old.
     
  9. Motterman

    Motterman Member

    Jul 8, 2002
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    Completely. Awesome.
     
  10. SeamusBrewer

    SeamusBrewer New Member

    Jan 22, 2003
    SF
    Tracked Down what I could:

    Video
    http://www.footygoal.net/details.php?image_id=323

    Wallpaper
    http://www.manutd.com/fanzone/default_fanzone.sps?itype=5086&id=464&preview=true

    Video Interview with Best from Dec. '01
    http://www.simonharries.com/videopages/richandfamousvideos.htm

    1st goal listed is a Best Goal:
    http://www.spitzenkick.de/main/mainframe/pages/download.htm

    And here is the Best goal for the Earthquakes if the site hasn't crashed:
    http://www.kenn.com/soccer/video.html
    or
    http://eteamz.active.com/naslearthquakes/videos/GBest81.mpg
     
  11. Motterman

    Motterman Member

    Jul 8, 2002
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  12. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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  13. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    For those who hadn't seen it in the other thread:

    I really don't remember any blue in the jersey's but maybe there was some for the away jersey's as they wore red at home...
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  14. krudmonk

    krudmonk Member+

    Mar 7, 2007
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    Wasn't this down south?
     
  15. SJ Cabrito

    SJ Cabrito Member

    Jul 27, 2005
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  16. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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  17. smpfi65

    smpfi65 New Member

    Jun 18, 2004
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    maaaann I wonder how much this jersey is worth right now $$$$$$$$ do you have this jersey falvo ?
     
  18. don gagliardi

    don gagliardi Member+

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    Feb 28, 2004
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  19. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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  20. smpfi65

    smpfi65 New Member

    Jun 18, 2004
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    I don't think anybody responded to krudmonks question ....... WHERE was this PIC taken ? and that happens to be Elton John if I'm correct.
     
  21. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    Well Elton John owned or was part owner of the Los Angeles Aztecs. This picture was taken when Best played for them in LA. I remember seeing some pics of Elton trying to take some shots while George looked on.
     
  22. sj_oldtimer

    sj_oldtimer Member

    Nov 18, 2005
    Clovis CA


    That is Elton John. He got involved with a British team (I want to say it was Watford) and there was some media buzz surrounding it. Plus, Best played for the Aztecs, and if I remember correctly, Elton John was often seen at Aztec games in the late 70s. Also, there were quite a few "trash" sports shows produced for TV in those days, and I am thinking one of those shows might have featured something about Elton John and George Best.

    In the 70s, there were not nearly the number of TV outlets that we see today, so there were obviously not nearly as many shows produced. However, like today's "reality" shows, "trash sports" were kind of a fad in the 70s (Kyle Rote Jr., the first US soccer "star" won the ABC show "Superstars" one year).
     
  23. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
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    Italy
    George Best Adidas NASL Earthquakes Soccer Jersey Football Shirt

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  24. bigdumbgod

    bigdumbgod Member+

    Jun 25, 2005
    San Jose, CA
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    United States
    I'll give by "best $11.00" for that.

    But that might be lowballing it a bit
     
  25. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
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    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Italy

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