Steve Dawson

Steve Dawson

  • Class Year:
    Coach
  • Induction Year:
    2019

From Hall of Honor press release dated Oct. 25, 2019:

Steve Dawson mentored hundreds of student-athletes over the course of more than three decades as head coach of the Tiger men’s soccer program and nearly a decade as head coach of the men’s swimming and diving program. Dawson compiled a men’s soccer record of 297-251-39 in 32 seasons spanning from 1982 to 2014 (making him the longest-serving head coach in Wittenberg athletics history), and he led the Tigers to five NCAA Division III Tournament appearances. Dawson was named North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Coach of the Year three times in his career, and he coached four different players to a total of six All-America awards. While leading the men’s swimming and diving program between 1982 and 1991, Dawson coached multiple All-Americans. Dawson also served as a professor in the Department of Health, Fitness & Sport throughout his Wittenberg career, including multiple stints as chair before retiring from the university’s faculty in 2019. A native of London, England, Dawson currently resides in Springfield and serves as director of coaching for Club Ohio, one of the top youth soccer clubs in the state.