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Inland Empire Community Newspapers • December 27, 2012 • Page A5
Landon Donovan at top of sports collecting industry;
regrets missing senior season at REV
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By Harvey M. Kahn
PHOTOS COURTESY/
Landon Donovan's name speaks volumes
ormer Redlands East Valley and Redlands High
School student Landon
Donovan has the sports collecting
industry in a pickle. Fresh off back
to back Major Soccer League
championship seasons with the
Los Angeles Galaxy and having
kicked a match winning goal in the
2011 World Cup, there has been a
marked increase in demand for his
collectibles," said a spokesman for
the Upper Deck Company's customer service department in Carlsbad. However, with hints of his
leaving soccer for an indefinite period, Upper Deck is selling all of
his products at 50 percent off.
Donovan sits in exclusive company at Upper Deck. He is one of
the company's Big-5 in popularity
and sales, resting somewhere between icons LeBron James,
Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, and
Rory McIIroy. Upper Deck signed
Donovan to an exclusive contract
in April 2011, making Upper Deck
the exclusive providers of his autographed trading cards, memorabilia and game used equipment.
Upper Deck would not reveal the
terms of the Donovan contract, but
sources said it is a seven-figure
deal.
In a video interview provided
by Upper Deck with Donovan, he
Archuleta, Steiner wed
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Adam Christopher Archuleta wed Jenna Colleen Steiner
on November 18, 2012
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Christopher
Archuleta and Jenna
Colleen Steiner were
married Nov. 18, 2012, at South
Coast Winery Resort & Spa in
Temecula, CA. The bride's grandmother, Gloria Greathouse, a
deputy commissioner of civil mar-
riages for the State of California,
performed the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of
Carol Steiner of Romeoville, IL.
The groom is the son of Tom and
Alice Archuleta of Colton, CA.
Maid of honor was Karena J.
Bierman of Evanston, IL. Bridesmaids were Cindy Archuleta and
Sara Archuleta of Grand Terrace,
CA; Chrissy May of Scottsdale,
AZ; and Jennifer Dixon of
Chicago, IL. Hostesses were
Courtney Denton of Bolingbrook,
IL, and Heather Seguin of Roselle,
IL; Marisa Heilman of Chicago
was Guest Book Attendant.
Tommy Archuleta of Grand Terrace, CA, was the best man.
Groomsmen were Tom Archuleta,
Jr., of Grand Terrace, CA; Eddie
Archuleta of Colton, CA; Simon
P. Steiner of Romeoville, IL; and
Joseph Hernandez of Chicago. R.
Brad Cowan of Chicago was the
usher.
The bride earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism from Western
Illinois University and a Professional Certificate in Philanthropy
and Nonprofit Fundraising from
Northwestern University. She is
pursuing her Masters of Business
Administration from University of
Illinois at Chicago and is a Major
Gifts Officer for The Rotary Foundation of Rotary International in
Evanston.
The groom earned a bachelor's
degree in Business Economics
from University of California Riverside. He is a Staff Accountant for Moving Station, LLC in
Chicago.
The newlyweds met while playing flag football for Chicago Sport
and Social. They reside in
Chicago.
said, "it is cool to be on a card, on
a magazine cover, or in a video
game. It validates you. It's awesome. Having an Upper Deck card
circulating helps a lot with recognition. We collected cards as kids,
mostly baseball cards." He told
that his current favorite item to
collect are jersey's of other
player's. He said one reason he
signed with Upper Deck was to insure fans that they were getting authentically signed items. He noted
there are his forged autographs in
circulation. "It's frustrating to see."
Upper Deck was selling an official limited edition 2011 MLS
soccer ball autographed by Donovan with his MVP inscription for
$439.99. An online survey of other
companies listed his signed jersey
for $670 and a signed 8x10 framed
photo for $119.99. There is a limited edition large poster signed and
in a display case for $1,448. The
highest end Donovan item was located at sportsmemorabilia.com
who is selling a game-worn autographed and inscribed uniform including cleats at $13,157.50. The
uniform was worn in a Los Angeles Galaxy game against the New
York Red Bulls and comes with a
letter of authenticity and safety
hologram.
"Landon Donovan has nearly
single-handedly reinvigorated the
sport of soccer in the U.S.," said
Jason Masherah, Upper Deck vicepresident of marketing. Information from the Premier Athlete and
Celebrity site indicates that Donovan receives anywhere from
$10,000 to $50,000 per speaking
appearance. He was honored by
ESPN in a ceremony held at Redlands East Valley two years ago,
but he did not graduate from there.
He spent his senior year at the U.S.
Soccer Development Academy in
Bradenton, Florida. He did play
some matches for REV his junior
year, enough to be named to the
Parade Magazine All-American
team, but most of that season he
played on the U.S. National Under
17 team.
He spent his freshman year at
Redlands High and according to
most reports was the Citrus Belt
League MVP at REV in his sophomore year. Donovan told Top
Drawer Soccer.com that he remembers as a high school freshman watching the seniors playing.
He recalled the prep hierarchy,
where the seniors taught the
youngsters. "I do miss that. I wish
I could have gotten to the point
where I could have been a senior
and paved the way for the younger
guys. Those couple of years were
some of the best memories of my
life. The bus rides after school to
go somewhere to play a game. It
was just fun."
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