2022 Sports Hall of Fame Inductee: Jeff Armor

Jeff Armor (1982) was a varsity soccer player, earning three varsity letters, and also served as a coach at Fox Chapel Area High School. He was a team captain in 1980 and 1981, and earned All-WPIAL honors those same years. He was a member of the WPIAL Select Team and played in the Cowal Soccer Festival in Scotland and Allegheny ’80 tournament. His individual statistics at FCAHS include scoring 38 goals and 30 assists.

Jeff earned soccer team varsity letters in 1982-85 at Lehigh University, was selected captain and team MVP in 1985, and earned All-East Coast Conference honors in 1985. While playing sweeper and defense, Jeff scored 12 goals and 14 assists. Following his playing career at Lehigh, Jeff served as an assistant coach at Lehigh University with a “D” license certification.

Jeff has continued his exploits on the field, playing for amateur teams in Bethlehem, Allentown, Boston, Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, and Pittsburgh. His Allentown Sports Club team was a National Amateur Cup quarterfinalist in 1988. His coaching career includes coaching the West Penn Club team from 2001 to 2009, with responsibilities of coaching the International Football Club and the Penns Forest Academy Club. He also coached for nine years at Fox Chapel Area High School under head coach Erik Ingram. From 2008 to 2016, while coaching at FCAHS, the team earned nine trips to the playoffs, two trips to the WPIAL championship finals, and three trips to the PIAA playoffs.

Jeff and his wife, Allison, currently reside in Seabrook Island, S.C, with their three sons, JD, Austin, and Holden.