Sporting News · Aug 23, 2016
UCF approves statute for former coach George O'Leary
George O'Leary (Getty Images) Former Central Florida coach George O'Leary is about to be immortalized at his former school.
UCF is preparing to honor O'Leary with a statue outside Bright House Networks Stadium in 2017, organized by private donors, the Orlando Sentinel reported, citing an unidentified source with knowledge of the situation.
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The former coach is credited with being one of the key figures in bringing the school its first on-campus stadium, which opened in 2007.