Chuck Kyle

Chuck Kyle (born November 22, 1950) is an American football coach. Since 1983 he has coached his alma mater St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland, Ohio, 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.

Chuck Kyle and his wife, Patricia, who also teaches at Saint Ignatius High School as an art teacher, have been married for 37 years. Chuck and Patricia have four children: Dan, a junior high English teacher in San Francisco, California. Maureen, a reporter at Cleveland's WKYC Channel 3. Anne is a studio artist in New York City. Bridget is a production assistant on the Family Guy TV show, and she lives in Los Angeles.

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