﻿{"id":456294,"date":"2020-12-05T15:52:17","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T22:52:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=456294"},"modified":"2020-12-05T15:52:17","modified_gmt":"2020-12-05T22:52:17","slug":"passages-william-logue-long-time-drexel-swim-coach-dies-at-age-86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-william-logue-long-time-drexel-swim-coach-dies-at-age-86\/","title":{"rendered":"Passages: William Logue, Long-Time Drexel Swim Coach, Dies at Age 86"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Long-time Drexel University swimming coach <strong>William Logue<\/strong> passed away Dec. 1 at age 86.<\/p>\n<p>A native of Meyersdale, Pa., Logue coached at a number of aquatic programs in the state, culminating with a 23-year stretch as the swimming and diving coach for Drexel that ended with his retirement in 1991. He compiled an overall career record of 242-56.<\/p>\n<p>Logue coached the <a href=\"https:\/\/drexeldragons.com\/sports\/2020\/9\/29\/mens-swimming-and-diving-year-by-year-results.aspx?id=1168\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">men\u2019s team<\/a> from 1968-91 and was the women\u2019s coach from 1978-84. With the men, he posted three undefeated seasons and five East Coast Conference titles. Logue\u2019s Dragons finished either first or second in the ECC in nine of his last 10 seasons.<\/p>\n<p>As the women\u2019s coach, he won six conference titles, was twice named the ECC Coach of the Year and was awarded the 1979 Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) Coach of the Year honor.<\/p>\n<p>Logue, who resided in Florida at the time of his passing, was regarded by his family and pupils as a coach who was about action above talk, a \u201cno \u2018bout-a-doubt it\u201d worker. He also served as an associate professor of physical education at Drexel and coached football and track at the school. He was inducted to the school\u2019s Janet E. and Barry C. Burkholder Athletics <a href=\"https:\/\/drexeldragons.com\/honors\/janet-e-and-barry-c-burkholder-athletics-hall-of-fame\/william-logue\/506\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hall of Fame in 1997<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Logue graduated from Slippery Rock State College with a degree in physical education in 1955. He competed in the U.S. Olympic diving trials and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Logue earned 10 varsity letters at Slippery Rock, a three-year starter in soccer and two-time place winner at the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) track and field championships. He was inducted to the S<a href=\"https:\/\/rockathletics.com\/honors\/hall-of-fame\/william-j-logue\/53\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lippery Rock Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While getting his master\u2019s degree at West Chester University, Logue coached football in the Tredyffrin-Easttown School District and coached swimming and diving at Great Valley Swim Club and East Whiteland Swim Club in the Philadelphia suburbs before starting at Drexel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.degusipefuneralhome.com\/obituaries\/William-Logue\/#!\/Obituary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">William Logue&#8217;s obituary and information about services can be found here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-time Drexel University swimming coach William Logue passed away Dec. 1 at age 86. 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