North Carolina Soccer Hall of Fame
Class of 2023
Tom O‘Shea
Tom O’Shea has spent his lifetime advocating and building Soccer in NC and the USA at all levels. His contributions and devotion to the various aspects of Soccer is remarkable. A brief overview of the multiple soccer endeavors include:
Outstanding collegiate player; development, building, and leadership of the North Carolina Soccer League; Founder, Manager, and Player of NC Adult Soccer Teams; US Veterans Cup Regional & National leadership; organization and sponsorships roles with the Greensboro Youth Soccer Association; NC Regional Select coach to Recreational & Challenge Youth coach; HS referee and director of youth soccer camps with HOF Bill Utter…
Specifics on these most impressive efforts and accomplishments of Tom O’Shea are listed below:
Ryken High School (Leonardtown, Md) & East Carolina University
Greensboro Youth & Adult Soccer
North Carolina Adult Soccer & US Adult Soccer Association (USASA)
Unquestionably, Tom O’Shea made and continues to make countless positive impacts on an unbelievably broad spectrum for the Good of Game in North Carolina. Many fellow NCSHOF members are grateful and appreciative of Tom’s devotion to Soccer in NC, which is simply outstanding - critical for building and developing NC Soccer. Representative of this is the attached endorsement from NCSHOF & National Soccer HOF member – Hank Steinbrecher.