Carmel ‘82) played for Gerry Faust’s Irish, and St. Carmel ‘61), Nick Rassas (Loyola ‘62), Joe Farrell (Mendel ‘60), John Meyer (Brother Rice ‘60) and Jay Standring (Leo ’66). Several Catholic Leaguers had a hand in Ara Parseghian’s resurrection of the Notre Dame program, including Tony Carey (Mt. Guard Ed Burke (Mendel ‘59) was also an Oiler, having first been part of a pipeline from the Monarchs’ Roseland campus to Notre Dame, along with end Tom Goberville (‘60) and quarterback Dennis Szot ‘60. Linebacker Gregg Bingham followed him from Gordon (‘69) to the Big Ten (Purdue ‘73) to the NFL (Houston Oilers). Like Tim Foley, Cas Banaszek mastered position switches, playing quarterback at Gordon Tech (‘63), tight end at Northwestern ‘67) and offensive tackle for a decade with the San Francisco 49ers. ‘55, Indiana ‘59) would have won a ring as a guard for the NFL champion Bears. Had the the Super Bowl been around in 1963, Mike Rabold (Fenwick David Diehl (Brother Rice ‘97, Illinois ‘01) can match him, having earned two rings as an offensive tackle with the New York Giants in Super Bowls XLII and XLVI. Tim Foley (‘66) was a quarterback at Loyola Academy, a safety at Purdue (‘70) and a two-time Super Bowl winner with the Miami Dolphins in VII and VIII. Mel graduates Tom Bettis (‘51) and Tom Keating ‘60) were participants in Super Bowls I and II, Bettis on the winning side with the Green Bay Packers after he’d played college ball at Purdue and Keating on losing side with the Raiders after an All-America career at Michigan. It helped Johnny Lattner (Fenwick ‘50) win the Heisman Trophy at Notre Dame in ‘53.Ĭatholic Leaguers were a Super Bowl presence long before Callahan made his mark with Raiders. It helped Bill Callahan (Mendel ‘74) reach the top rung of the coaching profession when he led the Oakland Raiders against the Tampa Bay Bucs in Super Bowl XXXVIII one year earlier. Carmel ‘94) enjoy a standout career as an NFL quarterback, reaching Super Bowl XXXIX with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2005. It’s the Catholic League Way, and it helped Donovan McNabb (Mt. But any college coach who signs a CCL player or any employer who hires one canīe confident he’s getting a determined achiever who will work hard and finish the job while competing with honesty and integrity. The Catholic League might not produce the same sheer volume of talent as, say, the football hotbeds of Florida, Texas or Western Pennsylvania. So, too, are the thousands of youngsters who may have lacked the size or the skill to play football beyond high school, but channeled the lessons they learned on Catholic League playing fields toward success in all walks of their personal and professional lives. Men like Tony Lawless, Jim Arneberg, Tom Winiecki, Lou Guida, Pat Cronin, Frank Maloney, Bob Naughton, Bob Foster, John Hoerster, Tom Mitchell and Frank Lenti, to name a few. So are the dozens of coaches who devoted their professional lives to teaching youngsters the right way to play the game, on and off the field. For more information on the school, or the new coach appointments, call 77.Professional players and enough college stars to stock a good-sizedĬonference are all part of the rich history of Chicago Catholic League football. Rita of Cascia High School is located at 7740 S. Rita community and is excited to begin the season with his team!Ī big Mustang Welcome for Coach Hopkins and Coach Singleton! St. Brandon is very excited to be a part of the St. 23, the new Lacrosse Head Coach, Brandon Singleton had an introductory meeting with his players, all 38 of them!Īfter telling the players a little bit about himself, the new coach outlined his goals for the team and the season. Hopkins announced that former University of Iowa Hawkeye great, Brad Banks, will assume the role as varsity quarterbacks coach while former Mustang standout and University of Notre Dame linebacker Darius Fleming ‘08, who won Super Bowl XLIX as a member of the New England Patriots in 2015, will assist with the defensive line. Rita Head Varsity Football Coach Martin Hopkins ‘09 finalized his inaugural coaching staff this past week adding a former Davey O’Brien Award winning and Heisman Trophy runner-up quarterback and a former Super Bowl champion to his already experienced staff. Martin Hopkins ‘09 will be the new Head Varsity Football Coach for the 2023 football season and Brandon Singleton will be the new Lacrosse Head Coach. Rita of Cascia announces two new coaching appointments for the 2023 sports season!
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