Name: Frank Peabody Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6 foot Weight: 155 Birthday: 05/11/1984
Hometown: Louisville, KY Last Club Played For: Javanon
Other Professional Experience: Info Sport Combine.
College: Butler University: 5 year player with 3 years as starting goalkeeper. Led the country in save percentage (SPG 7.80) and Goals Against Average ( GAA 0.250) for Division 1 Men’s soccer in 2005. Posted third best goals against average in Butler men’s soccer history; named to Butler Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. Held single season list for shutouts and lead Butler to a record NCAA ranking of 14th in the nation in winning percentage (.800). Horizon League Men’s Soccer Athlete in 2005.
Club/Prep/High School: All-state goalkeeper at St. Xavier High School, lead team to state title in 2000 and state runner-up in 2001. Team Captain senior year and earned three varsity letters.
Starting goalkeeper Javanon, State Champions, 2001.
Personal: Current General Manager for Mockingbird Valley Soccer Club, Goalkeeper Director and Youth Program Director. Goalkeeper Trainer and Assistant Coach for Bellarmine University. U-10 & U-12 Boys Coach for MVSC Select. Olympic Development Assistant Goalkeeper Coach. Butler Summer Camp Goalkeeper Assistant. Moved back to Louisville in 2006 after graduating from Butler with a BA in Marketing and have been at MVSC since.
Getting to know Frank...
Pregame Superstition: Put gloves on left hand first.
What is your favorite move on the field: Stopping shots
Favorite movie: Top Gun
Favorite pre-game meal: Pasta
Hobbies & Interests: I work a lot!
What is your most memorable soccer moment: Any championship, won or lost, that I have played in.
Who was your favorite coach and why? Mike Sanach, Goalkeeper coach at Butler University (currently at IU). He made me a smarter, better goalkeeper and shared his knowledge of the game with me.
What would you recommend to young players who want to become a professional athlete?: Work ethic will take you anywhere you want to go. It’s not easy - otherwise everyone would do it. But if you’re willing to work for it, you can play at any level.
Favorite music group/artist: Tool, Karnivool, From Autumn to Ashes, Dance Gavin Dance, Saosin
Favorite movie quote: “You must have been sick the day they taught law at law school.” From A Few Good Men
Best part about being a professional athlete: Continuing to play the best game in the world at a high level. Continuing to learn about the game and sharing that experience with the youth in our community. Oh, and getting paid is nice!
Someone you would like to meet: Maynard James Keenan
Where is your favorite vacation spot?: (What’s a vacation?) Colorado snowboarding or Key West and the beach.
Biggest thrill in soccer: Making a game saving or changing save!
