| Kyle Rote | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kyle Rote, Jr. | |
| Date of birth | December 25, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, United States | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1969–1972 | Sewanee Tigers | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1973–1978 1979 |
Dallas Tornado Houston Hurricane |
121 (42) 21 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1973–1975 | United States | 5 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Kyle Rote, Jr. (born December 25, 1950) is a former American soccer player.
The son of Kyle Rote, an all-American college football player at Southern Methodist University who played in the National Football League for the New York Giants, he was one of the few American stars in the now-defunct North American Soccer League, and led the league in scoring in 1973.
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Early life
Rote, Jr. graduated from Highland Park High School in Dallas, TX in 1968. He played for the Fort Worth Bandits in the Dallas youth soccer league while in high school. He attended Oklahoma State University, initially intending to concentrate on American football. He played soccer to stay in shape during the offseason, but after a broken leg ended his football career, he started playing it full-time.
Rote transferred to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, then one of the few universities in the South with a varsity soccer program. While at Sewanee, Rote also competed in track and field.
NASL
Rote was discovered by legendary sports businessman Lamar Hunt, who was searching for an American star to help market the newly-established North American Soccer League. Rote signed with Hunt's Dallas Tornado club in 1973 and in his rookie season he led the league in scoring, the first American to ever do so. He also played for the Houston Hurricane in a pro career that ended in 1981.
While in the NASL, Rote won the made-for-television Superstars competition three times in a four-year period in the 1970s.
Post-career
After his retirement, Rote became a sports agent. He currently lives in Memphis, Tennessee and is the founder and chief executive officer of Athletic Resource Management, Inc. representing professional and post-collegiate athletes and coaches in football and basketball. Rote also works as a motivational speaker.
Personal
Rote is married to Mary Lynne Lykins and has four children: Will, John, Josie and Ben.
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