Kyle Rote, Jr.

Biography

He's spoken in Washington, D.C. for three U.S. Presidents and in London for Prince Philip. At the pinnacle of his athletic career, he took a year off to assist Mother Theresa and others in the battle against hunger. He was selected as "One of the 10 Outstanding Young People in the World" in 1985. Today, he is the Founder and retired CEO of a 23 year old sports management company that has represented some of the world's most prominent sportsmen and coaches including Bill Parcells, Nick Saban, Reggie White, and Scottie Pippen among many others. He recently completed 18 years as host of CBS-TV's Knowledge Bowl competition, which provided over $ 3,000,000 in college scholarships. Athletically, Kyle was the 3-Time Winner of ABC-TV's "SuperStars Competition" beating hundreds of the world's greatest talents like O.J. Simpson, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lynn Swann, Julius Erving, Roger Staubach, and 3 Olympic Decathlon Gold Medalists. He also became the first American born player to win Pro Soccer's NASL Scoring Title - he played against many of the world's greatest players including Pele, Franz Beckenbauer, and Johan Cruyff and - he represented the USA in International Competition for 4 years. Kyle is very active in the Fellowship Of Christian Athletes as a popular speaker and he serves on the National Board of Trustees. He is the author of 2 books - Beyond the Goal and The Complete Book of Soccer - and was the college football analyst for USA Network for 6 years. Kyle and his wife Mary Lynne have been married for 36 years while having the additional joy of raising Will, John, Josie and Ben in their 25 years of residency in Memphis, Tennessee.

Titles

What Michael Jordan, Mother Teresa and You Have in Common Pursuing Your Goals Without Losing Your Values Did He Really Say That