Legendary United States men’s national team goalkeeper Tim Howard has been inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame on Sunday. Howard, who was in his first year of eligibility, received 46 positive votes from a 48-member selection committee.
Howard enters the Hall of Fame as a member of the 2024 class of inductees that also includes Olympic gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women’s World Cup winner Tisha Venturini-Hoch, USL Founder Francisco Marcos, and U.S. Paralympic team captain Josh McKinney.
Howard is widely considered the best American soccer goalkeeper in history. He started his career in MLS with MetroStars (modern-day New York Red Bulls) before heading to Europe for successful stints with Manchester United and Everton. Howard returned to MLS in 2016 and spent four seasons with Colorado Rapids.
Howard was handed his USMNT debut in 2002 and went on to make 121 appearances for the national side. He was part of the U.S. teams that competed at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and won the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2007 and 2017.
“You can’t think of these moments,” Howard said after learning about his induction into the Hall of Fame. “You get your head down, and you work hard, I’ve always said I’m just a kid from New Jersey who enjoyed playing soccer and learned how to compete and learned how to love the game.”
