3 months ago
St. Joe's is looking for a new head coach. Bob O'Connor is stepping down as the head football coach for the Marauders.
The School's web site says a comprehensive search is already underway.
O'Connor has coached the Marauders since 1981. He was an assistant coach for seven years before taking over the program.
The St. Joe's website (http://www.sjci.com/o-connor-65-steps-down-as-head-football-coach.php) says the decision was made before this season.
In his 29 years as head coach O'Connor won 169 games and 13 league championships. O'Connor is stepping down as the winningest football coach in the school's 149-year history.
O'Connor won has numerous awards during his time at St. Joe's.
Here is a list of some of them. WNY Football Coaches Association "Coach of the Year" (1998, 2005, 2006), the WNY High School Sports Joe Foyle Award as "Coach of the Year" (1996, 1998, 2005), the Buffalo Bills "Coach of the Year" (1998), and, in recognition of his 62-30-1 mark during the 1990's, the WNY High School Sports Large School "Coach of the Decade."
O'Connor was a special education teacher in Amherst for 32 years, 25 of them as department chair. In 2004 he was named Amherst's High School's Outstanding Educator of the Year.
