The University of the South

Captain in both sports …member of Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame (2002) … Director of the Tenn. Sports Hall of Fame … No.1 draft pick of the NASL in April 1972 by the Dallas Tornado … Note: (his father, Kyle Rote, Sr. (SMU) was the NFL’s No.1 draft pick in 1951 and selected by the New York Giants) … 1973 NASL Rookie of the Year ... First American player to lead the NASL in scoring … Represented the U.S. 15 times in international competition … First Tennessee soccer player to be selected to a U.S. national team … Three-time winner of ABC’s Superstars competition … Soccer records he held at Sewanee ... Season records: goals (17, 1969), assists (6, 1970), points (38, 1969 & 1970) … Career records: goals (47), assists (16), points (110) … 1972 CAC champion and school record holder in the javelin (211-2 1/2)… 1972 NCAA qualifier in the javelin  ... 1980 Sewanee Alumnus of the Year … Degree: 1972 Sewanee  graduate with a degree in Psychology … High School: Highland Park in Dallas, Texas … member of school’s HOF …  Business: CEO of a Sports Management Company in Memphis and is also is a Motivational Speaker… Lives in Memphis