by Warren Kozireski
Ron BroadbentFormer Spencerport high school boys soccer head coach as well as College at Brockport player and coach Ron Broadbent was inducted into the National Soccer Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame in ceremonies held January 18 as part of the organization’s national convention in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Broadbent led the Rangers for 21 seasons – the longest tenure of any soccer coach – winning eight Section Five titles over an 11-year span between 1969 and 1980. Included was the magical 1974 season with the Rangers finishing 17-1-1 and number one in New York State.
Broadbent was a member of the 1955 National Champion Men’s Soccer team when the Golden Eagles were declared the co-National Champions with Penn State University compiling a perfect 10-0 record. He later coached the Golden Eagles for three seasons starting in 1981.
He was the New York State Section Five Soccer Chair and held several positions for the NSCAA; a Board of Directors member 1977 to 1992, including the Convention program chair (1980-84) and President in 1992. Broadbent also served as High School History and Records chair in 1995-96 and chair of the High School Long Term Achievement Award committee in 1998.
Broadbent earned many honors over the years, such as the NHSACA High School Coach of the Year (1980), NSCAA Letter of Commendation (1997) and Robert W. Robinson Award (2000).
He was inducted into the Spencerport Athletic Hall of Fame in 1984, is a member of the Section V Soccer Hall of Fame and the Golden Eagles Athletic Hall of Fame as a member of the 1955 team that was inducted in 2005.
