USF Athletics Hall of Fame class includes a coach, quarterback, soccer star, and a golfer

USF’s latest selections for its Class of 2024 Athletic Hall of Fame include a beloved quarterback, a highly successful baseball coach, a men’s soccer standout, and a golfer with an international resume.

It wouldn’t be fair to say either of these individuals headlines the inductees because all four made significant achievements while at USF.

The inductees include:

Eddie Cardieri, who served as the baseball head coach from 1986-2006.

Matt Grothe, who was the Bulls quarterback from 2004-09.

Jeff Cunningham, men’s soccer from 1994-97.

Chase Koepka, men’s golf from 2012-16.

Long-time USF watchers will remember Cardieri as the winningest baseball coach in USF history.

After he was elevated from assistant coach to head coach following the retirement of Robin Roberts, Cardieri produced the golden era of USF baseball. He had a career record of 731-546 (.572), the winningest total school record by, well, a lot.

On Cardieri’s watch, Cardieri USF won eight conference titles and had nine NCAA regional appearances.

No other USF baseball coach has come close to those numbers.

He was a five-time coach of the year.

Grothe was beloved by Bulls Nation for his swagger and success.

He was the all-time Big East Conference leader in total yardage until another Bull, Quinton Flowers, broke that mark in 2017.

Grothe engineered victories over West Virginia, Auburn, and Kansas, each of which was ranked 13th or higher in national polls.

He would have generated even bigger numbers if his senior season ended after three games because of an injury.

Cunningham was named the Conference USA Player of the Decade in the ‘90s, as he should have been.

He was also the USF Athlete of the Year in 1997-98 before going on to a successful career in Major League Soccer, playing for 15 seasons.

He had 134 career goals, which was an MLS record when he retired.

Koepka becomes the first men’s golfer to join the USF Athletics Hall of Fame, and he is a fitting choice.

As a freshman, he led the Bulls to the Big East championship and was named the conference’s Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year. USF made four NCAA appearances during Koepka’s career.

He later joined the PGA Tour and the LIV Golf Tour, and his total career winnings were over $6 million.

He is the younger brother of Brooks Koepka, who has won five majors on the PGA Tour.