Hall of Fame
Michael Parker (men's soccer, coach)
Parker served as the men's soccer assistant coach from 1972-75 and as the head coach from 1976-83. He led the Bald Eagles to three NCAA Championships in 1977, 1978 and 1980. The 1977 title was the first in program history. Parker led the team to six NCAA tournament appearances in his time at LHU, and he holds the school record in winning percentage at .791. As head coach at UNC-Greensboro (1984-2010), he won three more NCAA titles. In 1993, while head coach at UNCG, Parker became the first men's soccer coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the NCAA tournament in all three divisions. In 34 seasons as a head coach (LHU and UNCG), Parker compiled a mark of 494-191-33 and appeared in the NCAA Tournament 21 times. When he retired in 2010 from UNCG, he was the winningest active coach in NCAA DI men's soccer, and 10th on the all-time list.
