National Soccer Hall of Fame: Veteran and Builder semifinalists named

• by Paul Kennedy  @pkedit, Sep 8, 2023

The National Soccer Hall of Fame released the names of the 21 Veteran and 10 Builder semifinalists on ballots for the Class of 2024.

Veteran Semifinalists
• Chris Armas
• David Beckham
• Chico Borja
• Sean Bowers
• Jeff Cunningham
• Lorrie Fair
• Mary Harvey
• Frankie Hejduk
• Lori Henry
• Eddie Lewis
• Carlos Llamosa
• Clint Mathis
• Shep Messing
• Heather Mitts
• John O’Brien
• Emily Pickering
• Tony Sanneh
• Lee Tschantret
• Tisha Venturini-Hoch
• Aly Wagner
• Josh Wolff
 
Criteria. The Veteran Ballot is the path to the Hall of Fame for players who have been retired for more than 10 full calendar years. 

Voting. The final ballot will consist of 10 candidates. The finalist who receives the most votes from the 24-person Veteran Voting Committee will be elected. A second finalist will also be elected if he or she receives at least 75 percent of the votes.
 
Builder Semifinalists
• Mark Abbott
• William Cox
• Joe Cummings
• Richard Groff
• Burton Haimes
• Clark Hunt
• Robert Kraft
• Tim Leiweke
• Francisco Marcos
• Fritz Marth

Criteria. The Builder Ballot is the path to the Hall of Fame for individuals who contribute in a non-playing capacity: referees, coaches and contributors. They are selected on a rotating basis -- only contributors are being considered for induction in 2024.

Voting. The final ballot will consist of four candidates. The finalist who receives the most votes from the 24-person Builder Voting Committee will be elected.