National Soccer Hall of Famer Kevin Payne dies at 69

Kevin Payne, a member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame thanks to his early work in the front office of inaugural Major League Soccer franchise D.C. United, died Sunday at 69.

His daughter told the Washington Post that he died from a lung illness called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

Payne was D.C. United's founding president and general manager from 1994-2001 and 2004-12. The club won four MLS Cups (1996, 1997, 1999,