Clyde Metcalf

Class of: 2025

Sport: Baseball Coach

Team: Sarasota High School Sailors

School: FSU

Born in Sarasota, Metcalf returned to his high school alma mater in 1981 to serve as the head baseball coach. In the 41 seasons that followed, the Florida State University graduate coached teams to an incredible 950 wins. He led the Sailors to 23 District Championships, 14 appearances in the State Final Four of which the Sailors won six times (1987, 1989, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2007). His teams were also named National Champions in 1989 and 1993 by USA Today.

An astounding  210 of his players went on to play collegiate baseball and 72 have gone on to play professionally. Sixteen former players reached the major leagues. Clyde is a three-time recipient of the National Coach of the Year award. He was inducted into the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2009 and the Florida High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2019. In 2022, he was, appropriately, inducted into the Sarasota High School Hall of Fame.