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Hall of Fame

Francis Reidy

  • Class
    2002
  • Induction
    2008
  • Sport(s)
Athletic Director, Men's Soccer Coach, Sports Information Director
Graduation year: 2002
Induction year: 2008
  • Appointed director of athletics in 2000
  • Has been a member of athletic department since 1987
  • Handles day-to-day aspects of intercollegiate athletic department for each of the 16 varsity teams that belong to NCAA Division II or Sunshine State Conference
  • Retired in 2003 after 16 years as head men's soccer coach with an overall record of 140-134-16 and continues to hold school record for most wins as a head soccer coach
  • Selected SSC men's soccer coach of the year in 1993 and 1994
  • Three of his former student-athletes were named to the SSC Silver Anniversary 23-man soccer team
  • 39 of his former student-athletes made All-Conference, 14 made All-Region, and 5 made All-American. He coached one SSC player of the year, one SSC Male Athlete of the Year and two members of the SSC Hall of Fame
  • Served on the Division II Men's Regional Soccer Committee (1998-99), National Men's Soccer Committee (1999-2002), and Men's Soccer National Ranking Committee (1999-2000)
  • A member of the Board of Directors of the Tampa Bay Sports Commission
  • Has also served as the University's Sports Information Director, Assistant and Associate Director of Athletics
  • Under his leadership as Athletic Director, Saint Leo athletic teams have qualified for 12 NCAA post-season tournaments, that is 12 of the 15 total NCAA tournament trips Saint Leo has taken. He also helped recruit and prepare, and then oversaw the first-ever SSC Championship Team.
  • Developed first athletic strategic plan
  • As director, Reidy has oversaw the addition of eight intercollegiate sports, the formation of the President's Club to recognize the academic achievements and has improved graduation rates
  • He earned his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Saint Leo in 2002
  • Representative of the Division II Athletic Directors Board of Directors
Induction Class of 2008
William Sharp, '48
Trevor Hall, '02
John Kozak, '82
Tracy Roy, '97
Francis X. Reidy, '02 
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