Ninety-four minutes into the first MLS Cup, on a flooded Foxborough pitch on 20 October 1996, the 22-year-old rookie met Marco Etcheverry's corner with his head and won it for D.C. United after they had trailed 2-0. Two more MLS Cups followed at D.C. United, with two Supporters' Shields, the 1998 Concacaf Champions' Cup and Copa Interamericana, then the 2005 Gold Cup, three World Cups and a place in the MLS All-Time Best XI. Career record: 82 caps and 8 goals for United States; club career at D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake.
| 1996–2002 | D.C. United |
| 2003–2004 | New York Red Bulls |
| 2005–2007 | Real Salt Lake |
| — | North Carolina Tar Heels football |
| — | North Carolina Tar Heels men's soccer |
| United States | 82 caps, 8 goals |
United States legends whose careers overlapped Pope's
One rank above: Brian McBride at #7.
One rank below: Kasey Keller at #9.
United States's editorial top five: Clint Dempsey · Landon Donovan · Christian Pulisic · Claudio Reyna · Tim Howard.