Rapids By The Numbers: #12

As we move past the traditional numbers our first stop is at a number that has not served the Rapids well over the years.  12 has a number of players, none of them are standouts.

Matt Kmosko (1996-1997)
Marquis White (1998-1999)
Wes Hart (2000-20003)
Mike Petke (2007-2008)
Pat Noonan (2009)
Quincy Amarikwa (2012-2012)
Hendry Thomas (2013)
John Berner (2014-2017)
Niki Jackson (2018-2020)

That is certainly a list of former Rapids players.  Its not much more than that though.  The only time any of these names appear in any sort of national recognition or Rapids record book is Amarikwa being part of the Cup winning team and Petke being in a tie with a number of other players for 6th in career red cards with 2.  Kmosko played all 90 minutes in the loss in MLS Cup '97 as well.  Combined they had 18 goals and 12 assists in 345 appearances.  Which is...not good.  Looking purely at longevity the top three are Wes Hart (78), Matt Kmosko (62) and Mike Petke (50 while wearing #12).  Marquis White also had 42 appearances, the rest had a season or less total.

Matt Kmosko played 62 of the original 64 games in club history, more than anyone in both of those years.  He was a fan favorite and, given the skill of the league, was a strong player for the time.  I only know this because of what other fans and write-ups have said, I didn't start watching the team until 1998.  Still, I think the original #12 is likely still the best.

It was so long ago though, and the league was so small, that I couldn't find a single non-Getty Image picture of him online to include in this post.