Erin Regan

Erin Regan
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-06-01) June 1, 1980 (age 46)
Place of birth Rancho Santa Margarita, California, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2002 Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Washington Freedom 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Erin Regan is an American firefighter and former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper for Washington Freedom.

Soccer career

While studying at Wake Forest University, Regan played for the school's soccer team. During the WUSA's 2003 season, Regan was drafted to play for the Washington Freedom.

Firefighting

Regan became a firefighter in 2008. In June 2016, she was one of 38 female firefighters among 4,000 who worked for the Los Angeles County Fire Department. She has campaigned for increased participating of women in firefighting, helping develop the "Girls Fire Camp" program for teenage girls.

For her service in the Palisades Fire, Regan was awarded the Pat Tillman Award for Service at the 2025 ESPY Awards.

Personal life

Regan has a wife and son.

Honors

References

  1. ↑ "Washington Freedom - Women's United Soccer Association". Washington Freedom. July 29, 2003. Archived from the original on July 29, 2003.
  2. ↑ "Washington Freedom 2003 Roster". The Washington Post. 2003.
  3. ↑ "Gold Rush: This Goalkeeper's a Keeper". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  4. ↑ "A Day In The Life: Former Deacon Erin Regan". Wake Forest University Athletics.
  5. ↑ Associated Press (May 18, 2003). "Fotopoulos Does It All for Courage". Los Angeles Times.
  6. 1 2 3 Kavilanz, Parija (June 7, 2016). "Only 7% of firefighters are women. She wants to change that". CNN Money. Archived from the original on June 10, 2016.
  7. 1 2 Cowan, Garrett (June 30, 2025). "ESPN Reveals Special Honorees for The 2025 ESPYS Presented by Capital One Airing Wednesday, July 16, at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC and Streaming Live on ESPN+". ESPN.
  8. 1 2 Fioresi, Dean (July 16, 2025). "Two Los Angeles firefighters honored with Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs for response to January wildfires". CBS News.
  9. 1 2 Schaub, Taylor (July 16, 2025). "Two LA firefighters to receive Pat Tillman Award at ESPYs". Spectrum News.
  10. ↑ "Friday Update 7-18-25" (Press release). IAFF Local 1014. July 18, 2025.
  11. ↑ "From Saving Shots To Saving Lives: Former Goalie Erin Regan Turns To Firefighting". WBUR-FM. April 6, 2018.