TAMPA, Fla., August 5, 2025 – Jay Miller, the USF men's soccer coach from 1987-93, was selected for the Tampa Bay Soccer Hall of Fame's inaugural 11-person induction class that will be honored next month in Tampa.

The TBSHOF's induction dinner is Thursday, Aug. 14 (5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.) at Higgins Hall, 5225 N. Himes Ave., on the campus of Tampa's St. Lawrence Catholic Church.

Miller helped the Bulls to three conference championships (Sun Belt in 1988 and 1990, Metro in 1991). Before arriving at USF, Miller was head coach for 10 seasons at the University of Tampa, which won the NCAA Division II national championship in 1981.

Miller has worked with the United States Soccer Federation as a national coaching coordinator, while also overseeing several U.S. national teams.

The TBSHOF's induction class includes six household-name pioneers from the Rowdies' glorious era in the North American Soccer League, three legendary head coaches, a longtime referee and a journalist who helped to promote the game at an unprecedented level.

Rowdies icons Mike Connell, Derek Smethurst and Steve Wegerle will be inducted, along with Coach Eddie Firmani, team executive Francisco Marcos and team owner George Strawbridge.

Other inductees include Coach Jim DiNobile, who guided two national-championship youth teams and Eckerd College's program; Coach Vicky King, a state champion and four-decade active leader of the Land O'Lakes High School girls program; Mike Mekelburg, a U.S. Soccer National Assignor and former referee; and Jim Henderson, a longtime journalist who began a versatile career in soccer by covering the colorful exploits of the early Rowdies as the Tampa Tribune's beat writer.

The event is open to the public. Individual tickets are $90. Tables of eight are available for $1,000 (including prime location, table signage and program/video recognition). Additionally, there's a chance to join the organization's ground floor through a membership in the Founders Club for ($250 annually, $1,500 lifetime). For more information, call (813) 467-6916 or log onto TampaBaySoccerHallOfFame.org.

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ABOUT USF MEN'S SOCCER
USF Men's Soccer competed in the school's first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including three trips to the Elite Eight.
 
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men's Soccer has three Alumni and a coach in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper, Jeff Attinella, Jeff Cunningham & Dan Holcomb.
 
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