Hall of Fame
Dan Gillespie is the all-time winningest high school boys soccer coach in New York State history having tallied a remarkable 773-203-45 career record all while at Maple Hill High School (Section 2) from 1974 through the 2025 season. He has guided his teams to three NYSPHSAA State Championships, 24 Section Championships and 27 league championships. In addition, he led his teams to two undefeated seasons and went 48 consecutive games without a loss between 2000-01. Gillespie was inducted into the New York State Soccer Hall of Fame in 2009 and is a two-time United Soccer New York State Coach of the Year recipient. His coaching success isn’t just in soccer. Gillespie coached varsity boys basketball at Maple Hill from 1995-2008 going 174-101 overall and winning two league championships. He’s has also been the boys varsity outdoor track head coach since 1978 where he’s led the school to 12 sectional championships and nine league titles. Dan has been known for preaching character, hard work and teamwork to all his teams and has seen hundreds of his athletes continue on to college programs, national programs and elite travel programs. A graduate of Cobleskill High School (Section 2), he earned an associate’s degree from SUNY Cobleskill, where he is a member of the Hall of Fame for his accomplishments as a cross country, basketball and outdoor track athlete, as well as a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from University at Albany.