The highest honor in any sport is getting into the Hall of Fame, the team accolades of division titles, championships are of course amanzing but those in such Halls autogaph things with HOF, not Super Bowl, etc. even if they have won multipe titles. Over a bakers dozen players have been put on this list and the Builders Ballots are to be set in the near future, voting begins March 18, good thing as the 17th is a national holiday, for me at least.
The 14 players out of the World Cup alums, MLS MVPs, NLS Best XI, & WPS:
-Brad Davis
-Whitney Engen
-Hercules Gomez
-Clarence Goodsen
-Hope Solo
-Mike Magee
-Carlos Ruiz
-Nat Morchers
-Conor Casey
-Justin Mapp
-Jamison Olave
-Robbie Rogers
-Jen Buczkowski
-Kelly Smith
Eligiblity criteria are:
-Player retired from 3-10 years
-20 international caps, if pre 1990 it is 10
-5 year minimum pro in a US based D1 pro league and named to a postseason All-Star team
Those who may vote are:
-All USNT coaches
-Active MLS & NWSL coaches with at least 4 years at the highest level here
-MLS & NWSL management reps.
-MLS & NWSL Commish/Exec. Dir., USSF CEO/Secty. Gen. &CEO, designated media members (us?) & every inductee of the National Soccer Hall of Fame
One may choose a max.of 10 inductees, those getting at least 66.7% of votes are in, if less than 5%, removed until Veteran voting. There are 42 on the Player ballot.
Those in their final year of eligiblity are:
-Chris Klein
-Eddie Lewis
-Kate Sobero Markgraf
-Clint Mathis
-Jamie Moreno
-Steve Ralston
Of the 42 on the ballot we have met a few:
-Gregg Berhalter
-Kenny Cooper
-Thierry Henry
-Stuart Holden
-Lori LIndsey
We wish all the best of luck and feel out of those in their last year, Moreno, a dominant player in the early years of the MLS should be inducted already.