- A graduate of McKeesport High School and Bethany College
- Head football coach at Clairton High School for 18 years
- Won six WPIAL titles and four consecutive PIAA State championships
- Led Clairton High School to Pennsylvania state record of 66 consecutive wins
- Overall coaching record is 160 – 69
- His Clairton teams were 141 – 22
- Pennsylvania AP Coach of the Year two times
