VIDEO: EDWARD JEFFRIES HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
Edward Jeffries was an excellent athlete and student during his time at Bridgewater College. Ed graduated in three years with a degree in Health and Physical Education. During his years at BC, he played three years of baseball and two of football. He was captain of the 1957 baseball team and carried a batting average of better than .300 for his career. Ed was president of the senior class and served on the Honor Council and Student Government.
Following graduation, Ed began his coaching career at the high school level. In 1966, he began his coaching career at Florida Southern College where he spent 33 years before retiring in 1999. He coached soccer, baseball, and tennis during his years at Florida Southern, earning national acclaim for his work with the women's tennis program. His 18-year record at Florida Southern in women's tennis was 251-149, and three of his teams advanced to the NCAA tournament. He coached six All-Americans and his team won nine conference titles. He was named the Sunshine Conference Coach of the Year seven times. In 1991, Ed was named National Coach of the Year by the Wilson-International Tennis Association, and, in 1993 was inducted into the Sunshine State Hall of Fame.
Ed placed a great amount of emphasis on academics during his years as a coach. He coached one Academic All-American, and 100 percent of his athletes graduated. In 1999, Omicron Delta Kappa named him the Professor of the Year at Florida Southern College.
Ed Jeffries' outstanding career as a college coach and professor, along with his athletic accomplishments while a student-athlete at Bridgewater College, merit induction into the Bridgewater College Athletic Hall of Fame.
