James L. May

On October 9, 2004, North Tonawanda resident James L. May was one of seven distinguished members of the SUNY Brockport Athletics family to be inducted into the Golden Eagle Athletic Hall of Fame. The official description covering his induction follows:

JAMES L. MAY (Soccer)
Owner & President, Sportsplex, Inc., North Tonawanda, New York
SUNY College at Brockport ’74 - Majors: Marketing & Finance
SUNY Cobleskill ’72 - Associate's Degree

Two-year starting goalkeeper for the men's soccer team at the College; named an All-American in 1972; first-team All-SUNYAC and All-State in both 1972 and 1973; led team to a 19-5 record in two seasons, including a 10-1 mark and number four national ranking as a senior; team captain in 1973; played two years at Cobleskill before transferring to Brockport; also was an All-American there and inducted into Cobleskill's Hall of Fame. Selected in the first round of the 1974 North American Soccer League (NASL) draft by the Rochester Lancers; played 12 seasons of professional soccer with the Lancers (including all-star appearances in 1975 and 1976) and three Major Indoor Soccer league (MISL) teams: Cleveland Force (1979), Buffalo Stallions (1980-84), and Baltimore Blast (1984-85); was the player-coach in Buffalo in 1983-84; also was an MISL all-star in 1980-81 while with the Stallions. Currently is the President and owner of Sportsplex, Inc., the largest and longest running indoor sports complex in western New York; served previously as head coach, vice president and general manager of the Buffalo Blizzard of the National professional Soccer League (NPSL) in the 1990s; involved heavily in youth sports in the region.