tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459735986661888122.post5634153364333000466..comments2024-03-27T05:35:49.151-04:00Comments on Naptime Huddle: Kickin' It Old School: Stars on the Pitch and the GridironAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02476304035341371948noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459735986661888122.post-34102162294397886522012-07-13T19:58:50.608-04:002012-07-13T19:58:50.608-04:00Football and soccer intersect in some ways, and I ...Football and soccer intersect in some ways, and I was surprised that there weren't more players who went pro in both, especially in the early days of football. My husband is a huge fan of English Premier League soccer, and it's easy to follow because there are so many Americans who are having stellar careers there--Clint Dempsey and Tim Howard among them. I wonder how US players like Kyle would have fared overseas.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02476304035341371948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4459735986661888122.post-20182748494381307392012-07-13T12:37:45.623-04:002012-07-13T12:37:45.623-04:00Kyle Rote, the SMU star who played on the great Gi...Kyle Rote, the SMU star who played on the great Giants' teams of the 1950's, had a son -- Kyle Rote, Jr. -- who became the first major American-born soccer star. (Rote's cousin, Tobin Rote, was a star QB at Rice who is the only QB to win both an NFL and AFL championship.)Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793081305645974825noreply@blogger.com