Kate Markgraf won a World Cup and two Olympic gold medals as a player for the United States women’s national team, for which she is now the general manager.
When she would attend her daughter’s ice hockey games, however, she kept getting asked the same question by parents who didn’t know about her career: Are you a hall of famer?
“I always said, ‘no,’ and it’s just like, ‘oh she was probably decent but whatever,’” Markgraf said. “Now, I say yes.”
Markgraf will officially be inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday in Frisco, Texas, as part of a class loaded with talent and unique in an important way: it is predominantly made up of women.
Entering the Hall on Saturday alongside Markgraf from U.S. women’s soccer are three other familiar names: former national team coach Jill Ellis and former U.S. women’s players Lauren Holiday and Hope Solo (Solo was selected in 2022). They will be joined by former men’s players Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley and Steve Zungul. The late Grant Wahl will also receive the…
