Union College Athletics

In 18 seasons at the helm of the Union men's soccer team from 1973-90, Bob Magee helped to establish a tradition of success and guided the program to many of the best years in school history.
 
Inheriting a team that had won 13 games in the previous three seasons combined, Magee guided the Dutchmen to a winning season in his first year and to a 13-2-0 record by his third year in 1975, a mark that is tied for second on the school single-season wins list. In all, he posted a 148-93-18 (.641) record in 18 seasons, ranking as the program's career leader in winning percentage and sitting second in total wins. His .641 winning percentage ranked third-best of any Union coach ever when he left in 1990, and it still ranks ninth all-time among coaches with a tenure of at least five years. Five of Union's seven NCAA Tournament appearances and three of Union's four All-America selections occurred during Magee's mentorship.
 
Three of the five highest single-season win totals came under Magee's watch, including a remarkable four-year stretch from 1983-86 that saw the Dutchmen go a combined 48-10-5 and reach four straight NCAA Tournaments. The 1983 team won two NCAA Tournament games to reach the third round for the first and only time in school history, while each season saw Union ranked in the top-10 of the Intercollegiate Soccer Coaches Association of America national poll.

Magee also spent 15 years at the helm of the Union men's swimming and diving team from 1973-88, helping to guide the program through the two-year renovation of Alumni Gym during the 1985-86 and 1986-87 seasons that deprived the teams of an on-campus pool.