St. Lawrence University Athletics

Tom Fay came to St. Lawrence as the head baseball coach and assistant football coach in the fall of 1972. His baseball coaching career couldn't have had a more auspicious start, as Kevin Dooley threw a no-hitter in his first career game as the Saints' manager.
 
Tom went on to coach at St. Lawrence for 37 years. He played an integral role in expanding the Saints' schedule from 15-20 games to the roughly 35-40 that are scheduled today. He helped establish St. Lawrence as a destination for baseball players by planning an annual spring break trip to Florida long before it became standard at the Division III level.
 
The Saints won several conference titles over Tom's long career, which spanned St. Lawrence's time playing in the ICAC, the UCAA and the Liberty League. He won multiple conference Coach of the Year awards and was recognized by other various professional organizations. His baseball teams won a total of 522 games, a total that may stand atop the Saints' all-time coaching wins list for the rest of time.
 
In addition to coaching baseball and football, he also spent several years coaching the JV basketball team.
 
Beyond coaching, Tom was also a valued member of the Saints' faculty, serving as the curriculum coordinator and practice teaching supervisor for the University's department of sport and leisure studies. His legacy will live on for decades, both in the players he coached, the students he taught, and with the baseball players who will continue to play on the field named in his honor in 2002.
 
Tom and his wife Pam raised two daughters, Tawnya and Melinda, in Canton, and are proud grandparents of their four grandchildren.