Julie Foudy Biography

Fast Facts

• Accepted into Stanford Medical School in 1996 but decided not to pursue a career in medicine after deferring for two years
• Traveled to Pakistan in 1997 to verify that her sponsor, Reebok, was not violating child labor laws in manufacturing soccer balls
• Foudy was awarded the FIFA Fair Play Award for her actions, becoming the first woman and first American honored
• Scored 45 goals for the U
• S
• National Team in 271 appearances (1987-2004), serving as co-captain from 1991-2000 and as captain in her final four years
• Won two World Cup titles (1991, 1999), two Olympic gold medals (1996, 2004) and an Olympic silver medal (2000) with the U
• S
• team
• Keeps her Olympic medals in a clothing drawer
• Founded the Julie Foudy Sports Leadership Academy in 2006, aimed at building leadership skills for teenage girls through sports and other activities
• Inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2007 as part of the first all-female class (along with Mia Hamm)