Hall of Fame
Tom Fitzgerald - University of Tampa, Soccer Coach
Fitzgerald, a 1973 graduate of the University of South Florida, was assistant men's soccer coach at Tampa from 1981 to 1984 and head coach from 1987 to 1995. He currently is head coach of the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer where he has taken his team to the post-season playoffs both years he has been head coach. He was an assistant coach for the Crew the first one and a half seasons. He was SSC coach-of-the-year four times, Florida State coach-of-the-year three times and South Region coach-of-the-year three times. He was head coach of Tampa's national championship team in 1994, national runner-up team in 1992 and assistant coach when the Spartans won the national crown in 1981. As head coach, he guided Tampa to the Division II post-season playoffs all nine years. His record at Tampa was 132-32-11. Fitzgerald has coached 11 All-Americas, four national players or goalkeepers of the year and one World Cup player.