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In March 2002, Fitzgerald returned to the college ranks, this time with the [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] [[UCLA Bruins]].<ref>[http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030502aaa.html Tom Fitzgerald Named UCLA Head Men's Soccer Coach] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308170136/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/030502aaa.html |date=2012-03-08 }}</ref> In his first season at UCLA, Fitzgerald led the team to an [[NCAA Men's Division I Soccer Championship]]. He became the first [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Division I coach to win a title in his first year with a program. He was also just the third coach to win both Division I and II NCAA titles. He was named the 2002 NSCAA/adidas National Coach of the Year.
In 2004, Fitzgerald left UCLA to rejoin the University of Tampa where he began the season 6–9–1. Tom's main motivation for moving back to Tampa was to be closer to his family. On December 4, 2004, Fitzgerald was driving his [[motorcycle]] to scout players at a youth soccer festival in [[Bradenton, Florida]] when he was struck by an [[Sport utility vehicle|SUV]]. Fitzgerald initially seemed to be alright, calling his wife after the accident. He was taken to [[Tampa General Hospital]], but [[hemorrhage|hemorrhaging]] occurred and Fitzgerald died during surgery to repair his torn [[aorta]]. A memorial stone for Fitzgerald was unveiled at [[Columbus Crew Stadium]] on April 2, 2005.<ref>{{Cite web |last=mlssoccer |date= |title=Crew to honor and remember former head coach Tom Fitzgerald in 2005 and beyond {{!}} MLSSoccer.com |url=https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-honor-and-remember-former-head-coach-tom-fitzgerald-2005-and-beyond |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906235645/https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/crew-honor-and-remember-former-head-coach-tom-fitzgerald-2005-and-beyond |archive-date=2023-09-06 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=mlssoccer |language=en}}</ref>
[[Image:Tom Fitzgerald Memorial.jpg|right|250px]]
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041218020111/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/headlinenews?id=318572&cc=5901 ESPNSoccernet.com: Former Crew coach Fitzgerald dies]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041021160450/http://uclabruins.collegesports.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/fitzgerald_tom00.html Fitzgerald's biography at UCLA]
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[[Category:American soccer coaches]]
[[Category:American men's soccer players]]
[[Category:Columbus Crew head coaches]]
[[Category:Motorcycle road incident deaths]]
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[[Category:UCLA Bruins men's soccer coaches]]
[[Category:Columbus Crew non-playing staff]]
[[Category:Major League Soccer head coaches]]
[[Category:Soccer players from Florida]]
[[Category:Men's association football players not categorized by position]]
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