The University of Akron Athletics
Hall of Fame
Stu Parry
- Induction:
- 1975
- Class:
- 1956
INAUGURAL CLASS
1954-69
Men's Soccer Head Coach
In 1954, a transfer from Oberlin College started a soccer club at The University of Akon. A year later, through his insistence, enthusiasm, and keen interest, soccer became the 11th intercollegiate sport on campus. The transfer’s name was Stu Parry.
The “Stu Parry Era” came to an end after the 1969 season.
In those 15 years, Parry compiled an enviable record of 118 wins, 43 losses and four ties. Included in the mark were nine Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Championships. He developed 10 All-America soccer players, including Ed Bender, Fritz Kungl, Pete Milch, Joe Queiroga, Ford Brummer, Jim Malcolm and Eugene Alfred, and numerous All-Ohio and All-Midwest players.
During his 15 seasons at the helm, Akron consistently played the top teams in the country as well as those in Ohio.
In 1961, the Zips were invited to participate in their first NCAA post-season game. On five more occasions, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968, Akron earned NCAA invitations. In 1966 and 1968, Parry’s fellow coaches honored him for his many years of devotion to and promotion of soccer by voting him the Ohio Soccer Coach of the Year.
Long active in the National Soccer Coaches Association, Parry served as the organizations president in 1968 and was a member of the rules committee for six years.
1954-69
Men's Soccer Head Coach
In 1954, a transfer from Oberlin College started a soccer club at The University of Akon. A year later, through his insistence, enthusiasm, and keen interest, soccer became the 11th intercollegiate sport on campus. The transfer’s name was Stu Parry.
The “Stu Parry Era” came to an end after the 1969 season.
In those 15 years, Parry compiled an enviable record of 118 wins, 43 losses and four ties. Included in the mark were nine Ohio Collegiate Soccer Association Championships. He developed 10 All-America soccer players, including Ed Bender, Fritz Kungl, Pete Milch, Joe Queiroga, Ford Brummer, Jim Malcolm and Eugene Alfred, and numerous All-Ohio and All-Midwest players.
During his 15 seasons at the helm, Akron consistently played the top teams in the country as well as those in Ohio.
In 1961, the Zips were invited to participate in their first NCAA post-season game. On five more occasions, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, and 1968, Akron earned NCAA invitations. In 1966 and 1968, Parry’s fellow coaches honored him for his many years of devotion to and promotion of soccer by voting him the Ohio Soccer Coach of the Year.
Long active in the National Soccer Coaches Association, Parry served as the organizations president in 1968 and was a member of the rules committee for six years.
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