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Hall of Fame

Thomas Conroy

  • Class
    1970
  • Induction
    1978
  • Sport(s)
    Soccer
Forward ... Three-year starter ... Team's leading scorer each season ... All-ICAC three times ... Set numerous school records, including goals in a game (5), goals in a season (20), and goals in a career (49) ... Team played in NCAA Tournament in injury-plagued senior year ... Scored game-winning goal with 11 seconds left in overtime in win over Hobart ... Scored two goals in 5-3 tournament game loss to Hartwick ... Team was 10-2 ... 1969 team was “the best soccer team we’ve had at RPI in my time,” said long-time coach Al Goodyear ... Team's MVP as a junior despite battling injuries ... Team was 8-3 ... Team was 8-2 as sophomore ... Goodyear on Conroy: “One of the toughest competitors I’ve ever had. He did anything to score a goal. He had tremendous speed and acceleration. He’s probably the best forward I’ve ever coached.” ... Olympia ... Delta Phi ... Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Aeronautical Engineering ... Master's ... New Jersey native ... Attended Notre Dame International High School in Rome, Italy.
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