United States goalkeeper Tim Howard made 16 saves in Tuesday's World Cup match against Belgium. Despite the U.S. losing, Howard's record performance earned him numerous accolades in the form of memes on social media.
Howard kept the United States in the game until the very end. Although the U.S. lost, social media exploded with praise for the veteran goalie. "Things Tim Howard Could Save" became a trending topic on Twitter and inspired myriad memes.
Some of the best include:
Thank you Internet for #ThingsTimHowardCouldSave (pic via @@sixpacksportz) pic.twitter.com/iAYNdtyVRp
— SportsNation (@SportsNation) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave that chick in Jaws movie poster pic.twitter.com/1BOKKfnMjm — Manchesterholic (@TarekTamo) July 2, 2014
#ThingsTimHowardCouldSave Twitter reacts to USA goalie's record-breaking show against Belgium https://t.co/KmnSR86iIx pic.twitter.com/rtiTGCOp36
— Daily Star (@Daily_Star) July 2, 2014
pic.twitter.com/7wmOph6hlI — In Tim We Trust (@TimHowardSavior) July 2, 2014
In addition to a petition seeking to rename the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport after him, Howard briefly became the U.S. Secretary of Defense on Wikipedia.
Someone changed the US Secretary of Defence on Wikipedia to Tim Howard. Fantastic. pic.twitter.com/haPrHWPLjx — Cam (@_camwba) July 1, 2014
Howard deflected the praise, insisting he was just doing his job.
"I've said it all along. That's what I signed up to do. Stick my face in front of balls and get in the way," Howard said Wednesday on "Good Morning America," via ABC news. "That's my job so I was able to do a lot of that last night. I know for me, unfortunately, it wasn't enough but we nearly did it and I couldn't be prouder of this team."
