John McCormack (2019) - Athletics Hall of Fame - Florida Atlantic University Athletics

John McCormack

Induction:
2019

John McCormack began his FAU coaching career in 1991 as an assistant, was promoted to associate head coach in 1998, and took over as head coach prior to the 2009 season. In his second year as head coach, he led the Owls to a Sun Belt Conference regular season title, repeated the feat in 2012, and won the league’s postseason championship in 2013. He helped usher the team into Conference USA and again took a regular-season crown in 2016, as well as in 2019. Since becoming the Owls’ head baseball coach, over 30 players have been selected in the MLB draft and over 50 have signed professional contracts. McCormack has picked up these milestone victories along the way: No. 100 (Feb. 17, 2012, at Alabama), No. 200 (Feb. 15, 2014, vs. Notre Dame), No. 300 (April 2, 2017, vs. Rice) and No. 400 (May 25, 2019, in the C-USA Championship vs. UTSA).