 He returned to the United States to play in Major League Soccer when that league was launched in 1996, and from 1996 to 1999 he was one of the most prolific goal scorers in MLS.He is the father of Ariel Lassiter, who currently plays for Alajuelense, a team Roy played for.Lassiter was born in Washington, D.C., but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina where he attended Athens Drive High School.