Paul Dillon to be Inducted into Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame

Bronx, N.Y. - Today is day two of the release of the Fordham Athletic Hall of Fame, Class of 2019, and we'll honor another long-time head coach today, golf coach Paul Dillon. He joins head track and field/cross country coach Tom Dewey in the class of 2019 and they will be among the eleven inductees who will be announced over the next week.
 
Dillon will join the likes of Frankie Frisch, Vince Lombardi, Wellington Mara and Vin Scully in the Fordham Athletics Hall of Fame when the new class is inducted on Saturday, April 27, 2019, at 583 Park, during the Fordham Athletics Gala and Hall of Fame ceremony.
 
As part of the Gala, Fordham will also present the Victory Bell Award as well as honor all current Fordham Athletic Hall of Famers. The Victory Bell will be presented to an individual or individuals who have brought distinction and honor to Fordham University Athletics through achievements not related to competition, coaching and/or administration. The honoree(s) will be selected by the Hall of Fame Committee and will embody a sense of leadership and passion for Fordham Athletics and serve as inspiration to the Fordham Athletics Family.
 
Dillon has served as the head golf coach at Fordham for the past 22 years. In 2004, guided the team to a fourth place finish at the Atlantic 10 Championship, the best finish in team history and received the 2004 Atlantic 10 Golf Coach of the Year award as well as the Iron Major Award, as Fordham Coach of the Year
 
More recently, Dillon led the Rams to the team titles at the 2017 Ryan Lee Memorial Invitational and 2016 Lehigh Collegiate Invitational as well as the 2009 ECAC championship.
 
Dillon is very active in the golf community of Westchester County, currently serving as the President of the Metropolitan Golf Association and he has also served as the President of the Westchester Golf Association and the WGA Caddie Scholarship Fund. He has also been on the Executive Committee of the Metropolitan Golf Association and served as the President of the Halfway Houses of Westchester Foundation.