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2010 NSHOF Player Ballot
Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 02:05 PM by AndyMead
National Soccer Hall of Fame Press Release:
ONEONTA, NY (November 9, 2009) – The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum distributed the 2010 Player Ballot today to all voters. The ballot features 24 retired national team and professional players who all have contributed to the growth of soccer in the United States. Among the players on the ballot are three FIFA Women’s World Cup winners who helped launch the Women’s United Soccer Association in 2001, and ten men who have played in the FIFA World Cups of 1990, 1994, 1998 or 2002. Five players on the ballot had international careers and were among the early pioneers of Major League Soccer. The players on the ballot are:
* Mike Burns
* Mauricio Cienfuegos
* Raul Diaz Arce
* Thomas Dooley
* John Doyle
* Marco Etcheverry
* Robin Fraser
* Chris Henderson
* Eduardo Hurtado
* Dominic Kinnear
* Roy Lassiter
* Shannon MacMillan
* Joe-Max Moore
* Victor Nogueira
* Peter Nowak
* John O’Brien
* Cindy Parlow
* Preki Radosavljevic
* Mike Sorber
* Earnie Stewart
* Steve Trittschuh
* Carlos Valderrama
* Tisha Venturini-Hoch
* Peter Vermes
Player biographies of all candidates are available on the Hall of Fame’s website at this address:
http://national.soccerhall.org/Elect...ayer_Bios.html
“The announcement of the Hall of Fame ballot is an important first step in the Hall of Fame’s annual induction process,” Hall of Fame President Jonathan Ullman said. “These players represent some great moments in U.S. soccer history from the 90s and the first decade of the 21st Century. We look forward to learning who the voters believe should join the Hall of Fame.”
Appearing on the ballot for the first time are Chris Henderson, Eduardo Hurtado, and John O’Brien.
Those in the final year of eligibility on the Player Ballot are Thomas Dooley, John Doyle, Dominic Kinnear and Mike Sorber. If not elected, these players will be on the Veteran Player Preliminary Ballot in 2011.
The eligibility and election process is detailed on the Hall of Fame’s web site at this address:
http://national.soccerhall.org/Induc...on_process.htm
Voters in the player election include selected members of the media, Hall of Famers, past and present U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team coaches, MLS and WPS coaches of four or more years tenure, and a select group of soccer administrators. The ballot deadline is November 19. The results will be announced in early 2010.
ONEONTA, NY (November 9, 2009) – The National Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum distributed the 2010 Player Ballot today to all voters. The ballot features 24 retired national team and professional players who all have contributed to the growth of soccer in the United States. Among the players on the ballot are three FIFA Women’s World Cup winners who helped launch the Women’s United Soccer Association in 2001, and ten men who have played in the FIFA World Cups of 1990, 1994, 1998 or 2002. Five players on the ballot had international careers and were among the early pioneers of Major League Soccer. The players on the ballot are:
* Mike Burns
* Mauricio Cienfuegos
* Raul Diaz Arce
* Thomas Dooley
* John Doyle
* Marco Etcheverry
* Robin Fraser
* Chris Henderson
* Eduardo Hurtado
* Dominic Kinnear
* Roy Lassiter
* Shannon MacMillan
* Joe-Max Moore
* Victor Nogueira
* Peter Nowak
* John O’Brien
* Cindy Parlow
* Preki Radosavljevic
* Mike Sorber
* Earnie Stewart
* Steve Trittschuh
* Carlos Valderrama
* Tisha Venturini-Hoch
* Peter Vermes
Player biographies of all candidates are available on the Hall of Fame’s website at this address:
http://national.soccerhall.org/Elect...ayer_Bios.html
“The announcement of the Hall of Fame ballot is an important first step in the Hall of Fame’s annual induction process,” Hall of Fame President Jonathan Ullman said. “These players represent some great moments in U.S. soccer history from the 90s and the first decade of the 21st Century. We look forward to learning who the voters believe should join the Hall of Fame.”
Appearing on the ballot for the first time are Chris Henderson, Eduardo Hurtado, and John O’Brien.
Those in the final year of eligibility on the Player Ballot are Thomas Dooley, John Doyle, Dominic Kinnear and Mike Sorber. If not elected, these players will be on the Veteran Player Preliminary Ballot in 2011.
The eligibility and election process is detailed on the Hall of Fame’s web site at this address:
http://national.soccerhall.org/Induc...on_process.htm
Voters in the player election include selected members of the media, Hall of Famers, past and present U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Team coaches, MLS and WPS coaches of four or more years tenure, and a select group of soccer administrators. The ballot deadline is November 19. The results will be announced in early 2010.
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We had a thread on here a few months back and almost everyone included Dooley in their all-time US XI, yet he is not in the HOF.
I think he should be voted in because:
He started every game in both the '94 and '98 World Cups.
He played every minute of every game in '94
He was the captain of the US World Cup squad.
He received 81 Caps for his country.
He was named the US Soccer male athlete of the year in 1993
Thomas played professionally for 14 years in Germany
He won the German cup with Kaiserslautern
He won the UEFA CUP with Schalke against Inter Milan
He played 3 seasons in the MLS
He was on the MLS Best XI and was 2nd in Defender of the year voting in 1997
He was on the MLS best XI in 1998
He won the MLS Fair Play Award in 1998
He continues to support US Soccer by establishing a Youth Academy in CaliforniaPosted 09 Nov 2009 at 02:15 PM by Monarch Bay Beachbum 
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Joe Max-Moore, John O'Brien, and Earnie Stewart should join Tom Dooley in this year's class.
Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 02:27 PM by ChelseaMatt
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My voices would be for Dooley, Etcheverry, Stewart, Moore and Noguiera (j/k).
None of the nominated women really seem to be in the same class has Hamm, Akers, etc, even though they got a lot of caps and goals. Nice careers, not HOF worthy, imho.
Nowak's an interesting case. His playing career is impressive, and even his 5 years in MLS, but I think his lasting legacy to American soccer will be as a coach. Same with Kinnear.
I know a lot of us will call for O'Brien, but while his star was bright, it wasn't sustained. In his case at least, it was better to fade away rather than burn out.Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 02:28 PM by Sachin
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My ballot for the previous two years (exact same list of eligible players) was this:
Jeff Agoos - Elected in 2009
Joy Fawcett - Elected in 2009
Mauricio Cienfuegos
Roy Lassiter
Peter Nowak
Preki
Earnie Stewart
Voters can vote for 10 players. I think, unplanned, I have ended up voting for seven every year I've had a ballot.
I'll go through all the players, but I'll most likely continue to vote for the five returning options.
Of the three new players, I don't see Eduardo Hurtado making the cut, but I'll have to take a good look at both Chris Henderson and John O'Brien. I'm probably leaning against JOB and neutral on Hendo at this point, but that's what the research is for.
I will probably, once again, look at Dooley and some of the others I haven't been voting for. I'll definitely keep my eye on the discussion here.Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 03:00 PM by AndyMead
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Here's a good thread on the discussion after the 2008 vote, where no players got in:
http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=668258Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 03:07 PM by AndyMead
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"Joe-Max, are they saying Boo?"
"No, no Mike...they're saying Boo-urns!"Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 03:49 PM by cpwilson80
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Stewart
O'Brien
JMM
Dooley
I'm partial to the National Team over MLS production.Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 03:51 PM by cpwilson80
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Stewart, Dooley, Etcheverry, Parlo. Likely in that order.
Parlo's career was marked by injuries, yet she still has a nearly 50% strike rate on teams with LOTS of other firepower and people calling for the ball. She was also on the roster for 3 Olympic teams, and 3 WC squads, and a dominant college player. That's a long period of impact on the game.
Other than that, it's hard for me to imagine almost any of the others on the list ever qualifying.
Some are very close but, perhaps, just shy of HOF caliber (Joe-Max, Shannon Mac, Robin Fraser). Some may eventually qualify by a combination of their playing careers and other contributions (Kinnear, Preki, Novak), and some, just...no, either because their best days were elsewhere (Valderrama), or just...no (Doyle, Trittschuh, Venturini, Diaz Arce).Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 04:24 PM by Martininho
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First Tier: Preki, Parlow, Dooley, and Cienfuegos.
Second Tier: Stewart, Etcheverry, Nowak, Henderson
Third Tier: MacMillan, Moore, Valderrama, VermesPosted 09 Nov 2009 at 05:42 PM by westcoast ape
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How is Tom Dooley not in the Hall of Fame, and how can anyone post here and admit they have not voted for him.
FYI, he also won the Bundesliga with Kaiserslautern.Posted 09 Nov 2009 at 06:59 PM by Zak1FCK
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