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Kilcoyne passes away

E-mail|Link|Comments (5) Posted by Chris Forsberg, Boston.com Staff November 24, 2008 11:27 AM

Kilcoyne in the St. Peter-Marian weight room. (Tom Rettig / T&G Photo)

Legendary area high school football coach Owen Kilcoyne passed away today at the age of 75.

From the Worcester Telegram & Gazette's Jim Wilson:

Owen Kikcoyne, the legendary high school football coach who won over 250 games and five Super Bowls during a career that spanned five decades, died early this morning. He was 75.
Kilcoyne, who had been in the hospital for about a month, coached St. Peter-Marian High from 1989-2005. His Guardians went 53-3 and won 26 straight games from 1992-96, including a perfect 11-0 record in 1995. Beore that, he coached Hudson Catholic, Clinton, Ayer and Framingham North.

Kilcoyne and 10 former athletes were inducted into the St. Peter-Marian Hall of Fame on Nov. 14. He was also inducted into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1995.

Only eight other Massachusetts high school football coaches won more games than Kilcoyne, who coached former New York Giants running back Joe Morris while at Ayer and former Bears defensive back Jerry Azumah during his time at St. Peter-Marian.

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5 comments so far...

Mr. Kilcoyne was a great man.

Posted by justin November 24, 08 10:45 PM

Coach Kilcoyne leaves a great legacy in Central Mass football and at SPM and will be deeply missed.

Posted by Don November 25, 08 09:26 AM

Coach Kilcoyne taught you more than football, he taught you to be tough, to work hard, and that by doing so you will be able to do much more than you thought possible. A great football coach and a great man.

Posted by Adam November 25, 08 11:47 AM

Coach's first year at Framingham North he had Billy Brooks (Boston Univ.; Indy Colts, Buffalo Bills) on the team.

Posted by Robroy November 27, 08 12:31 PM

He scared the crap out of me when he coached me at Ayer from 1976 to 1979. But his tactics made me a better player, and an all around better person. Rest in Peace you grumpy old son of a gun!

Posted by Mike Young January 27, 09 05:23 PM

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