Chuck Kyle – Head Coach, 2009 USA Football Junior National Team
Cleveland St. Ignatius High School
Head football and track coach at Cleveland St. Ignatius High School, Born 11/22/50
Three brothers also attended St. Ignatius...St. Ignatius graduate, 1969...Tailback of 1968 undefeated Cleveland City Championship team...Honor student...Went to Xavier University in Cincinnati for one year, then transferred to John Carroll University, near Cleveland...Graduate of JCU in '73 with a B.A. in English...Coached at St. Ignatius during his senior year of college when he was unable to play due to a shoulder injury...Hired as an assistant football coach at St. Ignatius in '72...Came to teach English at St. Ignatius after graduation from JCU...Popular teacher in Sophomore English and teaches a senior elective course on the literary works of Chaucer and Shakespeare...Received M.A. in Education from JCU in 1977...Was defensive backs coach, then defensive coordinator...Named St. Ignatius' head coach in 1983...Has led the Wildcats to nine Ohio Division I (large school) State Championships: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 and 2001, including undefeated seasons in 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, and 1995; no high school in Ohio has won more football titles since the inception of the state's playoff system in 1972...Teams recognized as Associated Press Ohio State Champions in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, and 1995...Associated Press Ohio High School Football "Coach of the Year" in 1988, 1989...East-West All-Star Coach in 1989...Ohio's head coach in 1994 "Big 33" Game (Ohio vs. Pennsylvania all-star game)...Team achieved 1988 ranking of No. 5 in the nation by USA Today...Team earned "National Champions" recognition in 1989 and 1993 by USA Today...Team crowned "National Champions" in 1995 by ESPN, The Sporting News, the National Sports Service, and the National Prep Poll...Ranked No. 4 in the nation by USA Today in 1992...Recognized as "National Coach of the Year" in 1989 and 1993 by USA Today...Coached team to 39 consecutive victories from 1988-1990...Also coached team to 38 consecutive victories from 1992 -1994...Recipient of the Rossing Award for Excellence in teaching at St. Ignatius in 1987...Torchbearer for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta...Married, father of four...Son, Dan, graduated from St. Ignatius in 1995...Author of The Object Of The Game, available at St. Ignatius Athletic Office and at Cleveland-area bookstores...President of the Greater Cleveland Football Coaches Association, 1992-1993...Chairman of College Recruiting Night...Nike National Coach of the Year, 2001...Cleveland Plain Dealer Coach of the Year, 2001...The Tressel Coach of the Year, 2001.
Head Coaching Record: 248-56-1 (.816); in Ohio state playoffs: 49-11 (.817)