Chuck Kyle - master teacher/master coach; 11x state champion; 3x national champion

Chuck Kyle has ben the head coach at his alma mater St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio since 1983, owning an overall record of 290-67-1 (.812) and a mark of 61-12 (.836) in Ohio state playoffs. He has led the St. Ignatius Wildcats to a state-record 11 Division I State Titles: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2008, 2011. Kyle's Wildcats have also won National Championships in 1989, 1993, 1995. Kyle was named the head coach of the United States' first junior national football team in 2009, Team USA. The team competed in the International Federation of American Football Junior World Championship, June 27-July 5, 2009, in Canton, Ohio. The event was a first and is slated to be held once every four years. Kyle lead the 2009 Team USA to an undefeated season. Kyle was himself once a running back at St. Ignatius in the late 1960s. He also played football at John Carroll University, where he injured his shoulder. In 1973 he began teaching at St. Ignatius. He continues there today, not only as the varsity football coach but also an English teacher and track coach. Kyle was named High School Coach of the Year by USA Today in 1989 and 1993, while his St. Ignatius squads of those years were named mythical national champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices