Brian McCloskey OPC '82
Resigns as PC Football Coach

After 21 years coaching Penn Charter football, including 13 of those years as head coach, Brian McCloskey OPC '82 has decided to resign from the team's coaching staff. A member of PC's mathematics department, McCloskey will continue to teach math in Upper School.

McCloskey decided that, at this point in his teaching career, he wants to explore the application of technology to teaching mathematics. A father of two young children, he also wants to dedicate more time to the increasing needs of his family.

In a letter announcing McCloskey's decision, Head of School Darryl J. Ford described him as a model of a teacher-coach in a Quaker school.

"His success at winning games and league titles is only a piece of his remarkable tenure," Ford wrote. "Brian's professional demeanor, his care for each player as an individual, his commitment to collaboration and to excellence make him a powerful example for our students and his fellow coaches."

Ford acknowledged the history of the school's football program and announced that Director of Athletics Paul Butler would begin a search for a new head coach.

Read more online:
Ted Silary OPC '69 in the Philadelphia Daily News
Don Beideman in the Philadelphia Inquirer
View photos and film of PC/GA Day in the Media Gallery