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Former U.S. WNT Captain Carla Overbeck and Former MNT Defender Alexi Lalas Eligible for Hall of Fame Induction
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Newcomers Now Eligible for Hall of Fame Induction Along with 47
Others;
2006 Hall of Fame Inductees Will Be Named April 22
CHICAGO (March 7, 2006) – Ten former U.S. Men’s National
Team, Women’s National Team and MLS veterans have been added
to the ballot of players eligible for induction into the U.S. National
Soccer Hall of Fame in 2006. Among the 10 newcomers are former U.S.
WNT captain Carla Overbeck and former U.S. MNT players Alexi Lalas
and Roy Lassiter.
Hall of Fame ballots will be distributed this week. The 2006 class
of the National Hall of Fame will be announced on April 22, live
on ESPN2, at halftime of the national broadcast featuring the MetroStars
against D.C. United.
Also eligible for induction this year are former Los Angeles Galaxy
midfield leader Mauricio Cienfuegos, Columbus defender Mike Clark
and MLS veterans Chad McCarty and Tom Presthus, as well as WNT and
WUSA veterans Jena Kluegel, Mikki Serlenga and Tisha Venturini-Hoch.
The newcomers join 47 players who were on the ballot in 2005, when
Marcelo Balboa, John Harkes and Tab Ramos were inducted into the
Hall of Fame. Besides the trio of former MNT stars, leading vote
getters on the ballot included MNT veterans Thomas Dooley and Hugo
Perez, who is in his last year of eligibility.
Two players are inducted into the Hall of Fame each year, provided
they receive the most votes and are named on at least 50 percent
of the ballots cast. A third candidate may be elected if that candidate
is named on 80 percent of the ballots cast.
Players are eligible for election following their third year of
retirement from professional soccer and can stay on the ballot for
ten years following retirement. To be eligible, a player must have
played at least 20 full international matches for the United States
or five seasons in a United States first-division professional league
and have met certain other qualifications.
Several players are on the ballot for the final time. These players
will be eligible for election to the Hall of Fame through the Veteran’s
process should they not be elected this year. Among them are Desmond
Armstrong, Erich Eichmann and Bruce Murray, members of the 1990
World Cup squad, and Mary Harvey of the 1991 Women’s World
Cup team.
Four groups vote for the Hall of Fame inductees, including:
• Media: selected by the Hall of Fame,
• Hall of Famers: current members of the Hall of Fame,
• Coaches: present and former U.S. Men’s and Women’s
National Team coaches and MLS coaches with four or more years of
tenure,
• Administrators: and select U.S. Soccer and MLS league and
team executives.
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