Robert "Bobby" Hurring III

December 13, 1966 - March 5, 2021

Robert "Bobby" Hurring III, age 54 of Orlando, Florida passed away March 5, 2021. Bobby was born December 13th, 1966 in Orlando Florida to Bob and Bonnie (Simmons) Hurring. He attended St. James and St Andrews elementary school followed by Wm. Boone High School where he excelled in soccer. While at St. James Bobby was the only sixth grader chosen for the eighth grade varsity team which created a uniform size problem as his uniform was noticeably big for him. In the seventh grade he was chosen athlete of the year. During his Jr. season Bobby was named to the district 10 All Tournament Team. He also set a school record for assists, with 14 while helping his team reach the elite 8 before falling to Coconut Creek. This year was also good to Bobby outside of school as he was selected for the Olympic Developmental Program (ODP). He was chosen to represent Florida in ODP Southern Regionals in Shreveport Louisiana. As a senior Bobby was recognized for his performance on the field both with High School and Club. In 1984 Bobby was selected to: Orlando Sentinal Sweet Sixteen All Star Team, All Metro Conference First Team, All District Team, All state First Team and was chosen to represent Boone High School at the Sunshine State games for the North squad. Bobby was the first Boone High School player to be chosen as District 7 “Player of the Year”, which includes Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties. He was also the first Boone High School player to be chosen Orange County “Player of the year” and Metro Conference “Player of the Year”. He was also selected to Florida Athletic Coaches Association Super Select Eleven, a listing of the eleven best High School Players in the State of Florida. After High School Bobby was recruited and played soccer at UCF, Spartanburg S.C. Methodist and finished his college soccer at University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Bobby had a very successful soccer career at Boone High School. Bobby went on to play soccer on scholarship with UCF, Spartanburg Methodist and The University of Arkansas at Little Rock. While at Spartanburg Methodist, Bobby led his team to the National Tournament and was chosen NCAA All American. Bobby continued his soccer career at the coaching level. He was an assistant coach at Boone High School. He then started the Boys soccer program at Winter Springs High School. He moved on and headed the girl’s soccer program at Bishop Moore Catholic High School. In six years he won five District Titles in a row and won the 2007 FHSAA4A State Championship. In 2010 Bobby was inducted in the William R Boone High School Athletic Hall of Fame. The first soccer player to achieve this honor. Bobby coached many Club Players at various clubs around the central Florida area. He produced eleven Final Four appearances in nine years and also won a State Championship in 2002 with his U18 girls team, the Seminole Ice. Bobby became Director of Coaching for Florida Soccer Alliance in Lake Mary before re-locating to Brevard N.C. to aid his aging Dad. While in N.C. he coached at Highland Football Club (HFC), and Carolina Elite Soccer Academy (CESA) Bobby enjoyed all sports and was an avid Miami Dolphins fan as well as a Liverpool FC supporter. He also loved the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins hockey team. Bobby is survived by his Father Robert (Bob) G Hurring Jr. and a sister Suzanna Simmons-Hurring. His Mother Bonnie J. Hurring predeceased him in 2011. Bobby and his Dad were very close. They ushered together at Daytona Speedway for over 20 years and even played on the same soccer team in the Central Florida Amateur League. They attended many sporting events together and just enjoyed each others company.