Tom Haney

After graduating from FSU in 1964, Tom Haney, M.D., attended Emory Medical School, was a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force and completed the Emory University Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program. He returned to Tallahassee in 1975 to co-found the Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic, which has grown from two partners to 34 physicians and 425 employees, serving as a regional sports medicine center.

In addition to his clinical and surgical practice, Haney served as team physician for FSU athletes from 1975-2010, including all of Coach Bowden’s head-coaching years. He was chairman of the FSU National Alumni Association Board of Directors in 2000-2001, was named to the FSU Alumni Association’s Circle of Gold and was a Moore-Stone recipient of the FSU Athletics Hall of Fame. Haney served on the FSU Foundation Board from 2020-2023 and is the current chairman of the FSU Emeriti Alumni Board. He was the inaugural recipient of the Ann and Bobby Bowden Family Legacy Award in 2023.

While attending FSU, Haney was a member of the 1960 freshman football team, the first FSU football team to defeat the Florida Gators. He was also president of his junior and senior classes and a member of ODK, Gold Key and the Senior Hall of Fame.

Haney helped create the Noles MD program for the FSU Boosters and was instrumental in forming the Florida Alliance for Sports Medicine (FASMed), a statewide organization of orthopedic surgeons that promotes safety for Florida athletes. He has served on the boards of the United Way of the Big Bend and the Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Foundation Board.

Since retiring, Haney enjoys fishing, playing golf and traveling with his wife, Wendy Walker.