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Famous name has familiar ring

High-scoring forward can cook his own supper, by Morgan Campbell

Edson Buddle was raised in Westchester County, just north of New York City, but he grew up in the goalmouth.

His dad, a retired soccer pro named Winston Buddle, teaches soccer full-time in the New York area and, as a kid, Edson was his dad's top student.

The education continued after they left the field. At home, Winston would cue up highlight reels of soccer stars like Pele. Edson would watch and learn.

At 25, Buddle is still putting his father's lessons to work as one of Major League Soccer's highest-scoring forwards and one of Toronto FC's main sources of optimism as the club prepares for its first MLS season.

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