Danny O'Rourke (2024) - Indiana University Athletics Hall of Fame

Danny O'Rourke

Induction:
2024
Class:
2004

One of the most accomplished players in IU Men’s Soccer history, O’Rourke won the 2004 MAC Hermann Trophy Award as the national player of the year after leading the Hoosiers to a second straight NCAA title. O’Rourke served as the captain of IU’s 2003 and 2004 NCAA Championship teams and anchored an IU defense that recorded 22 shutouts during those championship seasons. During his IU career, he was a two-time First-Team All-American, a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten honoree, and was named the 2004 NSCAA Scholar Athlete of the Year. The Hoosiers went 69-15-9 during his career, won six Big Ten team championships (four regular season, two postseason), and advanced to three College Cups to go along with the two national titles. Following his college career, O’Rourke was the fourth overall pick in the 2005 Major League Super Draft and started 186 of 200 matches during an 11-year professional career. He returned to IU in 2018 and served as an assistant coach on the Men’s Soccer staff from 2018-21.