Kyle Rote Jr., the North American Soccer League's 1973 rookie of the year, has been elected to the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame on the veteran ballot.
Rote was a forward for Dallas (1972-78) and Houston (1979), and made five appearances for the U.S. national team from 1973-75. His father, Kyle Rote, starred for the NFL's New York Giants from 1951-61 and became a broadcaster for NBC.
Rote Jr. will be inducted along with former national team players Thomas Dooley and Preki Radosavljevic, and former national team coach Bruce Arena, all elected earlier this year.
Rote appeared on 60 percent of ballots cast by living Hall of Famers, beating out the late Glenn Myernick (58 percent), Shep Messing (50 percent) and Desmond Armstrong (46 percent), among others. The top person is elected, provided the person appears on at least 50 percent of ballots.
