This is a 2010 interview with one of the first NASL Timbers employees, who named the team and also helped University of Portland Soccer become an intercollegiate sport: PR Director Dennis O'Meara This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features the Portland Timbers General Manager from when professional soccer returned to Soccer City, USA in 2001: Jim Taylor This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This podcast features a conversation with the hosts of The Timber Review: Adam Susman and Adam Booker This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features the first homegrown NASL Timber, who went on to win 6 indoor championships before returning home with then-new franchise Portland Pride: Jim Gorsek This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features a Portland native & NASL Timbers fan who followed the club through all iterations since, and was there from Day 1 of what the soccer world knows now as the Timbers Army: Nevets This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode, recorded live at the Portland adidas Employee Store , features a conversation with Timbers head coach Phil Neville and forward Santiago Moreno This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
I’m excited to announce that I have two very special guests scheduled to appear for the milestone 50th episode of the Green Is the Color podcast: Phil Neville and Santiago Moreno from our 2025 Portland Timbers! And I want you to join us, in person, as we record live on Thursday March 27 at the Portland adidas Employee Store. It is a free event, but you do need to register because only the first 200 guests to register are guaranteed entry. Just click on the sign-up link below and follow the direc...
This episode features one of the first Timbers signed when the club returned in 2001, a former UP Pilot who was taken by New England Revolution in the inaugural 1996 MLS Draft: Darren Sawatzky This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
As I mentioned in Podcast Episode 46: Other Podcasts/Outlets, V.1 , I’ve been able to get to know some of the talented, passionate people at other outlets who work to bring us coverage of the Timbers and Thorns. Before and during the 2025 season, I’m going to have a few episodes where I talk to them and hopefully get to share what they and their work are about. This second episode of those features Talk Timbers and The Morrisonic Podcast. Talk Timbers * Talk Timbers (on Timbers.com ) * Subscribe...
Also, in Eric’s interview, he talks about when he wrote and performed a song that would not only outsell Paul McCartney & Wings in our local market but would also become the theme song of our podcast, “Green Is the Color.” Link to: The Bevy Cup website #RCTID This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
In my time doing Green Is the Color , I’ve been able to get to know some of the talented, passionate people at other outlets who work to bring us coverage of the Timbers and Thorns. Before the 2025 season starts, I’m going to have a few episodes where I talk to them and hopefully get to share what they and their work are about. This first episode of those features Stumptown Footy and The I-5 Corridor . Stumptown Footy * Stumptown Footy (webpage, which incudes a link to their podcast) * Stumptown...
This episode features the Timbers USL/A-League era all-time leading scorer who played over 100 matches in the green and gold: El Matador, Byron Alvarez This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features a Portland native who turned a one-day tryout into a two-year stint with his hometown NASL Portland Timbers: Scott Meiggs This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
As mentioned in the interview, below are 4 resources where you can learn more about prostate cancer: * American Cancer Society * Prostate Cancer Foundation Patient Resources * Zero Prostate Cancer * BACPAC ( B lack & A frican-Descent C ollaborative for P rostate Cancer AC tion) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
This episode features Pacific Northwest native, former professional player, and current Portland Timbers assistant coach: Shannon Murray This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features an Oregon native who first shot the Portland Timbers in 2003 and is now the Portland Timbers Director of Photography: Craig Mitchelldyer This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
To get a sense of Bernie’s passions, consider reading up on and participating in the following organizations: * Bernie Fagan Memorial Endowment at Warner Pacific University * Special Olympics Oregon * Oregon Brain Bank at Oregon Health & Science University #RCTID This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
This episode features the first active Timber to join the podcast—the player who scored the MLS-Is-Back-Tournament-winning goal and has been anchoring the Timbers back line since 2020: Dario Župarić This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features a University of Portland star who is the first American to win the FA Cup. She is currently the Portland Thorns Academy Director: Tracy Nelson This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
Documentary film about Clyde mentioned in the podcast: Transforming the Beautiful Game: The Clyde Best Story This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
This episode features someone who was in Civic Stadium from Day 1 in 1975 and eventually coached the 2010 Portland Timbers U-23 team to an undefeated record and PDL National Championship: Jim Rilatt As mentioned in this episode: Josh Brown Memorial Youth Soccer Scholarship This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
This episode features current Detroit City FC defender, a Portland native with a 10-year professional soccer career, and two online platforms where he shares his knowledge and experience: Matt Sheldon. Learn more about Matt’s story, professional soccer, training for the game, and the stories of many others through Matt’s online content: * Become Elite YouTube * Against All Odds Podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episo...
This episode features Tymon Emch, founder of Cada Casa, discussing two PTFC-themed mural projects happening this summer—one at Tursi Soccer’s downtown location and the other in North Portland. Links mentioned in this episode: * Support and get involved with Cada Casa * Support Cada Casa’s 2024 PTFC-Themed Murals * Attend the Portland Timbers T2 Matches for Free This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolo...
This episode features a US Soccer International who is in the University of Portland Hall of Fame and currently the head coach of USL 2’s Midlakes United: Justi Baumgardt. * Train with Justi: https://www.topcornerconnections.com/ * Follow Midlakes United: https://www.midlakesunited.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
This episode features the youngest Timber, who was also the first Mexican-born member of the club. He tried out for the 1975 Timbers at the age of 15 and later signed in 1978: Ignacio Baez! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features the person who was the life behind Portland indoor soccer mascots in the 90s. He was the Portland Pride's Louie the Lion and the Portland Pythons' Stryker Python: Chris Hershey This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com
This episode features Scott Ross, a Florida-based illustrator who created some of the most recognizable illustrations from the North American Soccer League. Find Scott’s work below and at his Official Website . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
“In the case of all four clubs—San Jose, Portland, Seattle and Vancouver—such details were part of what defined the sports experience. Connections. History. Stories. Heritage. Only a nincompoop would suggest that the current Quakes or the current Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland squads were isolated entities operating outside of history.” Gary Singh Order The Unforgettable San Jose Earthquakes: Momentous Stories On & Off The Field : * History Press * Bookshop.org * Powell’s * Amazon This is ...
Order The 1975 Portland Timbers: The Birth of Soccer City, USA : * Arcadia Publishing * Powell’s * Amazon This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit greenisthecolor.substack.com...
