Kearny, New Jersey - Soccer Capital USA!

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This is my hometown. I was born in Kearny, NJ (exit 15W for those of you who only travel the Turnpike while traveling). Soccer was (and still is) the sport. The 1984 World Cup team featured three Kearny High School soccer alums: John Harkes, Tony Meola and Tab Ramos. Kearny is an immigrant town. When the O.N.T. Clark Thread Co. moved from Paisley, Scotland to the Kearny, NJ it took a few hundred workers with it. The influx of Scots to Kearny continued. Even today Scots immigrate to Kearny. The best fish n' chips in the USA are served in Kearny at the Thistle and Argyle restaurants.

Enjoy this video of where I grew up.
[video=youtube;A95efSYPxuk]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A95efSYPxuk[/video]

 

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...and the number of mob hits there is pretty low too!

 

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...and the number of mob hits there is pretty low too!

Well, the Sopranos were filmed in Kearny. I think the pork store was on Kearny Avenue, next to the Irish-American club. As far as mob hits...well, South Kearny is one of the rumored resting places of Jimmy Hoffa.

 

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Another famous Kearnyite is Bob Stanley. He threw the wild pitch that scored Kevin Mitchel to tie game six of the 1986 Word Series. The next play? The infamous Bill Buckner play! My Mets won!