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Pittsburgh Steelers High School Coach of the Week

Pittsburgh Steelers High School Coach of the Week

During each high school football season, the Pittsburgh Steelers select a High School Coach of the Week. This coach is selected by the Steelers as someone who has a big victory, a turnaround season, does extraordinary work in their community, and/or gives great effort to make a lasting positive impact in his student athletes. The Coach of the Week winners are invited to be honored at a Steelers home game and receive a framed certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Head Coach Mike Tomlin; a Steelers Coach of the Week cap; and a $1,000 donation to their football program.

The Coach of the Year is selected following the high school football season and receives a $2,000 donation to his football program.

The Don Shula NFL Coach of the Year is named after Pro Football Hall of Famer Don Shula, the winningest coach in NFL history -- for their character and integrity, leadership, dedication to the community, commitment to player health and safety and on-field success. All Don Shula Award nominees are invited to attend the Pro Bowl and were recognized in special ways during the NFL's week-long celebration of football. Throughout the week, coaches receive VIP access and accommodations at various events such as Pro Bowl practices, the Play Football High School Skills Showdown and Play Football Celebrity Flag game; a chance to interact and engage with various members of the football community; and attend the Pro Bowl.

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Steelers Coach of the Week Past Honorees

2023 Honorees

Week 1: Cort Rowse (Beaver Area High School)
Week 2: Lou Cerro (Montour High School)
Week 3: Ryan Linn (Moon Area High School)
Week 4: Lance Getsy (Franklin Regional High School)
Week 5: Tanner Garry (Fort Cherry High School)
Week 6: Jon LeDonne (Pine Richland High School)
Week 7: Eric Kasperowicz (Mars High School)
Week 8: Luke Travelpiece (South Side Area High School)
Week 9: TJ Plack (Peters Township High School)
Week 10: Dan Knause (Trinity High School)
Coach of the Year: Mike Warfield (Aliquippa High School)

2022 Honorees

Week 1: Donta Green (Westinghouse)
Week 2: Shawn Liotta (Burrell)
Week 3: Mike Brown (Hempfield)
Week 4: Rod Steele (West Mifflin)
Week 5: Jon LeDonne (Pine-Richland)
Week 6: Marvin Mills (Sto-Rox)
Week 7: Brian Cooper (Laurel)
Week 8: John Skiba (Apollo-Ridge)
Week 9: George Messich (Mapletown)
Week 10: Roger Beitel (Ligonier Valley)
Coach of the Year: Jon LeDonne (Pine-Richland)

2021 Honorees

Week 1: Jim Ryan (Shaler Area)
Week 2: Wade Brown (Monessen)
Week 3: Rich Johnson (Bishop Canevin)
Week 4: Matt Humbert (Belle Vernon)
Week 5: Sherman McBride (Ambridge)
Week 6: Dan Bradley (Our Lady of the Sacred Heart)
Week 7: Pat Carey (North Hills)
Week 8: Jacque DeMatteo (Hampton)
Week 9: Gene Matsook (Rochester Area)
Week 10: Rich Kolesar (Laurel Highlands)
Coach of the Year: Bob Palko (Mt. Lebanon)

2020 Honorees

Week 1: Dan Knause (Chartiers Valley)
Week 2: Mike Evans (Canon-McMillan)
Week 3: Matt Morgan (Plum)
Week 4: Greg Perry (Keystone Oaks)
Week 5: Bob Palko (Mt. Lebanon)
Week 6: Scott Heinauer (Mars)
Week 7: Matt Miller (McKeesport Area)
Week 8: Jose Regus (Serra Catholic)
Week 9: Mike Warfield (Aliquippa)
Week 10: Nick Nardone (Beaver Falls)
Coach of the Year: Mark Lyons (Central Valley)

2019 Honorees

Week 1: Dom Pecora (East Allegheny)
Week 2: Art Walker (North Allegheny)
Week 3: Ryan Linn (Moon Area)
Week 4: Dave Keefer (Southmoreland)
Week 5: Bret Colbert (Greensburg Central Catholic)
Week 6: Joe Rossi (South Fayette)
Week 7: Loran Cooley (Baldwin)
Week 8: Ed Dawson (Cornell)
Week 9: Donta Green (Westinghouse)
Week 10: Joe Greco (New Brighton)
Coach of the Year: Bill Cherpak (Thomas Jefferson)

2018 Honorees

Week 1: Jim Render (Upper St. Clair)
Week 2: Russ Barley (Freedom)
Week 3: Charlie DiNardo (Shady Side Academy)
Week 4: Ed Dalton (McGuffey)
Week 5: Mark Collodi (Elizabeth Forward)
Week 6: Mark George (Leechburg)
Week 7: Duke Johncour (Avonworth)
Week 8: Jason Marucco (Greater Latrobe)
Week 9: Mark Lyons (Central Valley)
Week 10: Tim Bostard (Woodland Hills)
Coach of the Year: Jon LeDonne (Penn Hills)

2017 Honorees

Week 1: Jeff Metheny (Bethel Park)
Week 2: Tom Loughran (Fox Chapel)
Week 3: Darrin Dillow (California)
Week 4: Jerry Veshio (Quaker Valley)
Week 5: TJ Plack (Peters Township)
Week 6: Mark Druga (Burgettstown)
Week 7: Rod Huffman (West Greene)
Week 8: Donnie Militzer (Charleroi)
Week 9: Matt Miller (McKeesport)
Week 10: Jerry Haslett (Allderdice)
Coach of the Year: Jerry Veshio (Quaker Valley)

2016 Honorees

Week 1: Joe Lamenza (Blackhawk)
Week 2: Jeff Beltz (Beaver)
Week 3: John Ruane (Penn-Trafford)
Week 4: Terry Fetsko (Chartiers Houston)
Week 5: John Gaillot (Freeport)
Week 6: Tim Sweeney (Derry Area)
Week 7: Ron Sciarro (Riverside)
Week 8: Bob Palko (West Allegheny)
Week 9: Wayne Wade (Clairton)
Week 10: Tom Liberty (Freedom)
Coach of the Year: Rod Steele (Steel Valley)

2015 Honorees

Week 1: Frank Fabian (Armstrong)
Week 2: Roy Hall (Jeannette)
Week 3: Fred Mozzocio (Neshannock)
Week 4: Steve Sciullo (Deer Lakes)
Week 5: Rod Steele (Steel Valley)
Week 6: Mike Steeber (Frazier)
Week 7: Jason Gildon (Catholic)
Week 8: Terry Totten (Central Catholic)
Week 9: Matt Humbert (Belle Vernon)
Week 10: Rick Murphy (Brashear)
Coach of the Year: Mike Zmijanac (Aliquippa)

2014 Honorees

Week 1: Dave Keefer (Greensburg Salem)
Week 2: Eric Kasperowicz (Pine-Richland)
Week 3: Dave Brozeski (Norwin)
Week 4: John Skiba (Apollo-Ridge)
Week 5: Sam Albert (Highlands)
Week 6: Wayne Wade (Clairton)
Week 7: Bob Palko (West Allegheny)
Week 8: George Novak (Woodland Hills)
Week 9: Scott Heinauer (Mars)
Week 10: Tom Liberty (Riverside)
Coach of the Year: Joe Rossi (South Fayette)

2013 Honorees

Week 1: George Smith (McKeesport)
Week 2: Mark Lyons (Central Valley)
Week 3: Don Holl (Seneca Valley)
Week 4: John Tortorea (Quaker Valley)
Week 5: John Peterman (Penn Hills)
Week 6: Bo Ruffner (Mt. Pleasant)
Week 7: Dave Heavner (Kiski Area)
Week 8: Steve Sherer (Summit Academy)
Week 9: Jim Shiel (Fort Cherry)
Week 10: Lou Berry (University Prep)
Coach of the Year: Bob Ravenstahl (North Catholic)

2012 Honorees

Week 1: Chad Walsh (Valley)
Week 2: Jerry Haslett (Allderdice)
Week 3: Josh Gilliland (West Shamokin)
Week 4: Rich Bowen (Hempfield)
Week 5: Jacque DeMatteo (Hampton)
Week 6: Gene Matsook (Rochester)
Week 7: Pat Monroe (South Allegheny)
Week 8: Bob Palko (West Allegheny)
Week 9: John Bartolovic (Ford City)
Week 10: Stacy Robinson (Union)
Coach of the Year: Mike Zmijanac (Aliquippa)

2011 Honorees

Week 1: Chuck Wagner (Springdale)
Week 2: Matt Taylor (Burgettstown)
Week 3: Brady Barbero (California)
Week 4: John Ruane (Penn-Trafford)
Week 5: Joe Hamilton (Blackhawk)
Week 6: Mike King (Knock)
Week 7: Bill Daniels (Our Lady of Sacred Heart)
Week 8: Rick Murphy (Brashear)
Week 9: Ray Braszo (West Mifflin)
Week 10: Don Holl (Seneca Valley)
Coach of the Year: Tom Nola (Clairton)

2010 Honorees

Week 1: Frank Sacco (Plum)
Week 2: Scott Heinauer (Mars)
Week 3: Don Phillips (Ellwood City)
Week 4: Bob Jacoby (Bishop Canevin)
Week 5: Nick Milchovich (Peters Township)
Week 6: Joe Rossi (South Fayette)
Week 7: John Menhart (Carmichaels)
Week 8: Matt Humbert (Ringgold)
Week 9: Jack McCurry (North Hills)
Week 10: Dave Vestal (Hopewell)
Coach of the Year: Art Walker (North Allegheny)

2009 Honorees

Week 1: Jerry Holzhauser (Laurel)
Week 2: Derek Bochna (McGuffey)
Week 3: Bob Ravenstahl (North Catholic)
Week 4: John Gaillot (Freeport)
Week 5: Jim Wehner (Baldwin)
Week 6: Art Walker, Jr. (North Allegheny)
Week 7: Kevin Kissel (Brentwood)
Week 8: Larry Taddeo (Center)
Week 9: John Fortugna (Uniontown)
Week 10: Terry Smith (Gateway)
Coach of the Year: Tom Nola (Clairton)

2008 Honorees

Week 1: Sam Cercone (Monaca)
Week 2: Jeff McCafferty (Carrick)
Week 3: Greg Perry (Seton-La Salle)
Week 4: Bill Cherpak (Thomas Jefferson)
Week 5: Jason Ruscitto (Sto-Rox)
Week 6: Frank Bongivengo, Jr. (New Castle)
Week 7: Dave Vestal (Hopewell)
Week 8: Frank Gray (Avella)
Week 9: Jason Kekseo (Avonworth)
Week 10: Terry Totten (Central Catholic)
Coach of the Year: Jeff Metheny (Bethel Park)

2007 Honorees

Week 1: Andy Pacak (Monessen)
Week 2: Ed Dalton (Trinity)
Week 3: Todd Massack (Riverview)
Week 4: Dave Havern (Shady Side Academy)
Week 5: Chris Saluga (Chartiers Valley)
Week 6: George Smith (McKeesport)
Week 7: Derek Bochna (McGuffey)
Week 8: Ron Butschle (Seneca Valley)
Week 9: Ryan Matsook (Beaver Falls)
Week 10: Sam Albert (Highlands)
Coach of the Year: Ray Reitz (Jeannette)

2006 Honorees

Week 1: Chris Haering (Mount Lebanon)
Week 2: Joe Hamilton (Blackhawk)
Week 3: Clair Altemus (Pine-Richland)
Week 4: T.J. Plack (South Fayette)
Week 5: Jacque DeMatteo (Shaler)
Week 6: Ed Woods (Beth-Center)
Week 7: Mike Zmijanac (Aliquippa)
Week 8: Lou Cerro (Montour)
Week 9: Ray Reitz (Jeannette)
Week 10: Scott Heinauer (Mars)
Coach of the Year: Jim Render (Upper St. Clair)

2005 Honorees

Week 1: Denny Fedigan (Deer Lakes)
Week 2: Jeff Metheny (Bethel Park)
Week 3: Greg Botta (Franklin Regional)
Week 4: Tom Loughran (South Park)
Week 5: Bill Cherpak (Thomas Jefferson)
Week 6: Jeff Beltz (Beaver)
Week 7: Jack McCurry (North Hills)
Week 8: Russ Firestone (Steel Valley)
Week 9: Ray Braszo (West Mifflin)
Week 10: Bill Britton (Washington)
Coach of the Year: Tom Loughran (South Park)

2004 Honorees

Week 1: Art Walker (Central Catholic)
Week 2: Pete Rostosky (Elizabeth Forward)
Week 3: Chris Saluga (Chartiers Valley)
Week 4: Ryan Gevaudan (Carlynton)
Week 5: Keith Humphries (Beaver Falls)
Week 6: Bob Flaus (Peabody)
Week 7: Jim Render (Upper St. Clair)
Week 8: Bob Palko (West Allegheny)
Week 9: Muzzy Colisimo (Greensburg Central Catholic)
Week 10: Don Yanessa (Ambridge)
Coach of the Year: Art Walker (Central Catholic)

2003 Honorees

Week 1: Guy Montecalvo (Canon McMillan)
Week 2: Terry Smith (Gateway)
Week 3: Art Tragesser (Penn-Trafford)
Week 4: Mike Silanoff (Baldwin)
Week 5: Ron Wabby (Brashear)
Week 6: Joe Hamilton (Blackhawk)
Week 7: Robert Murphy (Jeannette)
Week 8: Brian Cooper (Shenango)
Week 9: Ron Butschle (Sto-Rox)
Week 10: Don Yanessa (Ambridge)
Coach of the Year: Art Walker (Central Catholic)

2002 Honorees

Week 1: Jim Dumm (Charleroi)
Week 2: Scott Heinauer (Mars)
Week 3: Shawn McCreary (Monaca)
Week 4: Dave Vestal (Hopewell)
Week 5: Rich Hurley (Northgate)
Week 6: Kevin Kissel (Brentwood)
Week 7: Jack McCurry (North Hills)
Week 8: George Novak (Woodland Hills)
Week 9: Bill Gallagher (Perry)
Week 10: Nick Kamberis (Keystone Oaks)
Coach of the Year: Lou Cerro (Seton LaSalle)