Claude “Bootleg” Simmons
Our first legendary #9, Claude scored 250 goals over 150 appearances from 1930-1936
The 502
The 502 was and is the official SFC supporters group.
The name “502” was based on the train car used to move supporters from the Salt Lake Valley, out to the Great Saltair to cheer on the Fightin’ Brine. Oddly enough, the supporters section had exactly 502 seats for the most faithful Brines.
The “Superfan”
In 1926, the “Superfan” arrived at the Saltair Ground . No one had seen this man before, he was filthy and old but super stoked to be supporting the Fightin’ Brine. After he arrived at the match against the Tooele Turnpikes, he pitched a tent under the 502 stand stating he didn’t want to make the long trip home since there was another match in a few days. A couple days under the 502 stand turned into months, which lead ownership to offer him a job as the resident merch salesman. The Superfan kept this job until his death in 1930, and he never went home, nor did he give anyone his true identity. Eventually, rumors started and it is believed that the true identity of the Superfan was Jean Babtiste, a grave robber that was banished to Fremont Island in 1862. Most people think he could see the lights and hear the joy at the Saltair Ground, so one day he decided to make a raft and float on over. The raft quickly fell apart and Babtiste thought he was doomed, only to realize that he wasn’t going to sink in the Great Salt Lake, even if he tried. We will never know the true identity of the Superfan, but the legend of the Superfan will never die.
