Ed Gaffney, Hofstra University
Soccer, Baseball - Class of 1970
Ed Gaffney was a two-time All-MAC Northern Division selection (1968, 1969) in soccer, and he was also an All-MAC selection (1970) in baseball. In soccer, he became the first all-America in Hofstra men’s soccer history. Gaffney scored a school-record 19 goals in 1968 to help Hofstra to its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. Hofstra won the overall MAC title and the MAC Northern Division title in 1968. In 1969, he led the squad with 18 goals. He recorded 37 career goals to rank fourth in program history, and 10 assists for 84 points in his two-year career. Gaffney holds the top-two single-season goal scoring records as well. He led the baseball team in stolen bases in 1970 with 18 in 24 games (0.75 per game). Gaffney was inducted into the Hofstra University Athletics Hall of Fame in 2009.
Ed Gaffney's Hofstra Hall of Fame Page