Kyle Rote, Jr.

United States

Soccer

B: December 25, 1950

1973 N.A.S.L. Scoring Leader.

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. The younger Rote briefly played college football at Oklahoma State before he transferred to the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where he played soccer and track and field. He originally played soccer to stay in shape during the off season, but became hooked on the game and started playing it full time. He joined the North American Soccer League's Dallas Tornado in 1973 and led the league in scoring his rookie year. He also played for the Houston Hurricane in a pro career that ended in 1979. Rote became the player/coach of the Memphis Americans of the Major Indoor Soccer League in 1983-'84. Rote earned five caps playing for Team U.S.A. between 1973 and '75.

SUPERSTARS RECORD

EVENT	PLACE	POINTS	MONEY	EVENT WINS
1974 Preliminary 3	1	52	$15,200	Swimming, Baseball Hit, Bike Race
1974 Final	1	44	$38,200	Tennis, Swimming, Bowling
1975 Preliminary 2	1	50 3/4	$15,075	Tennis, Swimming, Baseball Hit, Bike Race
1975 Final	3	31	$19,300	Tennis, Swimming
1976 Preliminary 1	1	49	$14,900	N/A
1976 Final	1	33	$34,900	Tennis
1977 Preliminary 3	1	58	$15,800	Tennis, Swimming, Bowling, Baseball Hit
1977 Final	1	34 1/2	$35,350	Swimming, Bowling
TOTALS		343 1/4	$187,825	19

PERSONAL BESTS

Swimming - 50 Meters	32.54	1975 Preliminary 2
Swimming - 100 Meters	1:09.53	1975 Final
Tennis	1st	1974 Final 1975 Preliminary 2 1975 Final
Weight Lifting	200	1975 Preliminary 2
Bowling	214	1974 Final
Baseball Hit	14	1974 Preliminary 3 1975 Final
100 Yard Dash	11.48	1974 Preliminary 3
Half Mile Run	2:20.90	1975 Final
Bike Race - 1/2 Mile	1:16.55	1975 Preliminary 2
Bike Race - Mile	2:36.40	1975 Final
Obstacle Course	27.08	1975 Final
Points Scored	52	1974 Preliminary 3

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