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Cdr. Robert T Trafton

  • Class
    1985
  • Induction
    2002
  • Sport(s)
    Soccer
  • Commander Robert T. Trafton, USN, was a four-year letterwinner in soccer at Randolph-Macon, playing for legendary head coach Helmut Werner. He was a three-time all-South Region selection, and in 1984 was both an All-American and a Virginia all-state pick.
  • At the time of induction Trafton held Randolph-Macon records in both career assists (36) and season assists (14, in 1984), was second in career points (116), and third in career goals (40).
  • Following his days at Randolph-Macon, Trafton continued his soccer career. On the professional level, he played for the Houston Dynamo. Through his career with the United States Navy, Trafton was a member of the U.S. Navy national team from 1986 to 1996. He was also a member of the Armed Forces National Team, which made three Armed Forces World Cup tournament appearances, including a sixth-place finish out of 81 countries in 1992.
  • Trafton has been in the U.S. Navy for 17 years. He was a naval aviator, and has flown in Desert Storm and in Bosnia. After leaving RM-C, he was at the top executive commanding officer with the VT7 Squadron at the Naval Air Station in Meridian, Mississippi. Trafton and his wife, Rhonda, have two sons: four-year-old Zachary and two-year-old Benjamin.
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