The POZ 5

Marple-Newtown Former Head Football Coach Ray Gionta

The POZ 5 Season 3 Episode 19

On today's episode, the Poz brothers, along with Coach Gall and Coach Muff, sit down with a longtime football coach in the area, whose career spanned five decades. A true Delco's Finest, 

Coach Ray Gionta 


Ray Gionta began playing football in grade school with the Folcroft Boys Club in 1963 and later excelled as an offensive guard/defensive tackle at West Chester University 

  Gionta launched his coaching career in 1975 as an assistant at St. James Catholic High School and became head coach at St. John Neumann in 1986 before arriving at Marple Newtown in 2003 
  Over 11 seasons at Marple Newtown (2003–2013), Gionta compiled a 65–55 record, earning recognition like the 2009 Delco Athletes Hall of Fame and the 2011 Philadelphia National Football Foundation Outstanding Contribution Award 

  After stepping down, Gionta continued his football journey by taking the head coaching position at Sun Valley High, illustrating a decades‑long dedication to responding to youth through sport.

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