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Thomas Graham
Thomas Graham
  • Induction Year:
    2014
  • Induction Type:
    Soccer
  • Graduation Year:
    1982

Bio

A four-year men's soccer letterwinner in high school, Graham was also a five-year member of the men's varsity soccer team. He also participated for one year on the men's varsity track and field team (100, 4x100 and 200). He was named Honorable Mention All-Metropolitan Soccer Team.

At UT, Graham was a three-year starter and four year letterman for the men's soccer team. Upon graduation, he held all significant school single-season and career goalkeeping records. He was a member of the 1981 NCAA National Championship Team and was inducted in 2008 to the UT Athletic Hall of Fame. With the Spartans, his team established or tied two NCAA records (least goals allowed in NCAA playoffs and most consecutive wins without a loss) and was named All-State and All-Sunshine State Conference with a career record of 48-5-3 as a starter.

He went on to become a 1982 Member of the US Olympic South Sports Festival Team and professional player with the Jacksonville Tea Men. In the pros, he was a member of the 1983 American Soccer League Championship Team. He also played as an amateur for the 1985 US Open Cup Eastern Region Championship Team and the 1986 US Amateur Cup Championship Team.

As a coach, Graham was a goalkeeper coach for Georgetown University from 1986-2005. He was part of the staff for the 1994 Big East Regular Season Championship Team. He was also the Goalkeeper Coach for the Maryland Olympic Development Program for 10 years, coached five Maryland State Youth Championship Teams and one Eastern Regional Youth Championship and National Runner-up.