- November 27, 2024
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Seabreeze High grad Dave Halliday was recently named to the Florida Athletic Coaches Association Half of Fame as part of that organization’s 39th class.
“I’m truly honored and humbled to join such elite company,” Halliday said.
Halliday, the track and field and cross country coach at Flagler Palm Coast, is the first Flagler County coach to be inducted. The only other track and field coach in the hall is Dick Edson, who was Halliday’s coach at Seabreeze.
Halliday began his coaching career at Atlantic High School in Port Orange 20 years ago and took the post at FPC in 2004. In 2009, he led the Bulldogs to a state championship. He also brought home a state title at Columbia High School in Lake City.
“(Lake City’s) mayor actually gave me the key to the city, so that was huge,” Halliday said of that title run.
Since 2009, Halliday has served as the FACA’s track and field chairman, organizing coaches’ clinics.
“What Dave brings is a commitment to whomever’s in his program, to the athletes.” said FPC Athletics Director Steve DeAugustino. “He creates a family atmosphere out there and does a great job of working with each individual kid.”
FPC senior Jimmie Robinson, an all-state sprinter who is receiving college offers in both track and football, remembers how Halliday taught him how to get out of the blocks when he was a freshman.
“He’s an outstanding coach,” Robinson said. “He pushes you to the limit. He’s a coach you want to be around. He makes you want to work every day, to come out and get better.”
And the UF grad won’t forget his roots.
“I am proud to say that I grew up in Daytona Beach and attended Seabreeze High School,” Halliday said.
