The Coaches
Without these guys there would be no Garity Knights to
remember.
So please send any information you have and it will be
included. That is the purpose of this site. To be a
memorial to those who are no longer with us and to continue
to say thanks for guys who, because of their sheer love of
the game of football, made it possible for us to
participate in that wonderful, uniquely american game of
FOOTBALL.
In alphabetical order.
Dom Affatato (assistant
1957,58,59--intermediate head coach 1967?**
Joe Collarota (Junior asst coach: 1960,
1961, 1962, 1963)
Mattie Croak (junior asst. coach: 1958.)
Jim Dolan (head coach first team
ever 1957 juniors, 1958, 1959**)
Gene Grandinetti (Juniors asst.
coach: 1957,58,59**head coach 1960, 61, 62,
63,64,65,66**,67**)
Bob Klatcher. Juniors, Assistant coach
1966*
Ben Kolb (Rosedale Seniors 19xx, Garity
Seniors 1961,1962*,1963*)
Ted (Ipy) Ipplolito. President of
the Garity Knights Football Clubs (formed in
1959). Teddy was also a major fund raiser supplying ideas
on how to run raffles, fund raising parties. Ippy ran the
awards dinners at the end of the year. These dinners were
major events where trophys were awarded to players from
each of the teams. There was usually a professional player
in attendance. (thanks to Gene Grandinetti for calling this
to my attention).
Eddie Mclean (asst. Seniors 62, Head coach
senors 1964,1965?)
Alex Miller (trainer 1957 and 58)
Clifford Torchy Smith (Juniors
asst. coach 1957,58,59; Seniors: 1961, 62**, 63**)
Roger Smith (asst. coach Garity Seniors
1964, Head coach Seniors 1967)
Mike Stackpole
Steve Thorpe sr. (Seniors 1960 head coach)
Frank Vernie (trainer: seniors 1961,62,63
[maybe more years])
Tommy Wall: (intermediates 1967) Tommy
played for the Woodside chiefs (1957,58 and 59), the
Lynvets (1960*,61) and then coached the intemediates with
Jimmy Gantz at Garity.
Garity Post
* means won championship
** means won championship and was undefeated