[HALL OF FAME] Before there was Ricky Davis or Paul Caligiuri or John Harkes or Landon Donovan or any one of the other trend-setting American pro stars of the last 30 years, there was Kyle Rote, Jr., the first and perhaps most important American pro star. Rote was elected to the National Soccer Hall of Fame Class of 2010 on the Veteran ballot.

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