Glenn "Mooch" Myernick, a former Hartwick College standout, is one of 10 names that appear on the National Soccer Hall of Fame's 2010 Veteran Ballot, the Oneonta-based museum announced Monday.
Myernick also appeared on the ballot last year, receiving 23 votes for 41.07 percent. One must receive 50 percent of the vote to earn election to the Hall. Myernick finished second to Kyle Rote Jr., who had 25 votes (44.64 percent).
Myernick won the Hermann Trophy as the country's best college player in 1976, earning his second All-American honor for Hartwick.
He also played five years (1975-79) with the U.S. National Men's Team and played eight professional seasons in the North American Soccer League (1977-84). He also served as an assistant coach on the U.S. National Men's Team in 1992.
Myernick coached the Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer from 1997-2001, leading the team to an appearance in the championship game his first season. He also coached the U.S. Olympic Men's Team from 2002-04 and, again, served as an assistant to the national team under Bruce Arena for the 2006 World Cup.
Myernick died at age 51 in October 2006, five days after suffering a heart attack while jogging with a friend in Denver.
Others on the ballot are: Desmond Armstrong, who had 81 caps with the U.S. National Team; George Best, who played in the North American Soccer League; Teofilo "Nene" Cubillas, who played five seasons for the Ft. Lauderdale Strikers in the NASL; Linda Hamilton, who had 71 caps for the U.S. National Team and won a World Championship in 1991; Lori Henry, who had 39 caps for the U.S. and was on the 1991 championship team; Bill McPherson, a seven-time Lamar Hunt U.S. Open champion and a five-time American Soccer League champion; Shep Messing, who played seven seasons in the NASL and won the 1977 championship with the New York Cosmos; Bruce Murray, who had 86 caps and 21 goals for the U.S.; and Rote Jr., who played six NASL seasons and had five caps for the national team.
Veteran player candidates are selected for the final ballot by votes of the Veteran Player Committee, which is composed of 16 Hall of Famers. Ballots select 10 individuals from a list of 338 players. Thirty-five players received votes during this process.
The final ballot will be distributed later this month to all Hall of Famers. To gain election, the leading candidate must appear on at least 50 percent of ballots cast. The results will be announced in early 2010, according to a media release from the Hall.
