Sounders “Caveman Fan” photo goes viral on Facebook with over 40,000 views

by David Falk

There was a huge spike in traffic on the goalWA.net Facebook page over the weekend sending it to a new record for people reached. Tracing the spike it becomes clear the sudden jump is due to a single photo that was liked, shared and buzzed around the time of the Sounders-Timbers match. Taken by Wilson Tsoi at CenturyLink Field during a visit earlier this year by RSL, the photo of a hairy fan caught clickers’ imaginations because the guy looks a bit like the caveman character in those Geico insurance commercials.

In fact, on my personal Facebook page I posted the photo with the caption “Hating the Timbers is so easy even a caveman could do it!” On the goalWA Facebook page the caption was “Hey! Even the guy from the Geico commercials is a Sounders fan!”

A reply to the photo suggests the actual fan is “Will,” and that he is a “cool dude that likes beer.”

We might just owe Will a pint in thanks for the traffic spike.

The previous most-popular photo(s) on goalWA were the bloody Mike Fucito shots by Rick Morrison.

We hope that he is a good sport about all of this. In the commercials the caveman usually gets frustrated and runs out of the room. Are you still with us, Will?

cavemanbump — goalWA.net’s Facebook page was minding its own business…then a single photo post created this. Page “Likes” are also nearing the 1k mark now.

You just can’t recreate internet buzz and “going viral” at will, but I do wonder if any of the photos below stand a chance of dethroning “Will.” Only time will tell. Check out a few more Sounders fan shots below!