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Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association announced that Tony Padmore has been inducted into the Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame.
From left to right: Hall of Fame chairperson Ken Gulmi, Tony Padmore, US Youth Soccer chairperson Tina Rincon, ENYYSA 2nd vice president Bill Smith
Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association announced that Tony Padmore has been inducted into the Eastern New York Soccer Hall of Fame.
The induction ceremony took place at our Hall of Fame Banquet on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Marina del Rey in the Bronx.
Padmore grew up in Trinidad and Tobago. After emigrating to New York in 1970, he started playing soccer in a league in Prospect Park. In 1986, he began coaching his children, Rhonda and Michael, in the Staten Island Youth Soccer League. From 1986-1996, Padmore coached intramural teams at St. Rita’s. In 1994, when the club needed a new director, Padmore stepped up and ran the club for two years while also continuing to coach.
In 1990, Padmore also started coaching at Staten Island United, doing so for the next 14 years, plus serving as club Secretary in 1998 and 1999.
Padmore is best known today as a referee, which he has done with a passion for over three decades. He was president of the Staten Island Soccer Referees Association from 2003-2005, and has been the SIYSL assignor for the past two decades. He was inducted into the SIYSL Hall of Fame in 2012.