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John Crowley-Delman ’97
This is the third year for history
teacher John Crowley-Delman ’97 as
an assistant coach for both junior
varsity football and junior varsity
boys’ lacrosse. He played both sports
during his student days and wanted
to have the experience of teaching
and coaching. “When a player finally
understands the play you’re trying to
teach him, it’s an immediate reaction
and success happens faster than in
the classroom—so they score a
touchdown, or they make a gamesaving
tackle. It’s instantaneous,
when hard work pays off immediately,”
he says.
John Crowley-Delman ’97
playing for him for four years—was
one of the reasons he returned to
Pingry. “I was so fond of [Miller when
I was] a player, and learned so much
about soccer, that I knew working for
him and coaching with him would be
an opportunity for me to learn other
life lessons. When I was a student,
I loved the connections that coaches
made with players and I wanted to
experience that from the other side
of the coin,” David says.
One of those connections is the
bond he felt with former faculty
member and coach Adam Rohdie.
“Adam was a mentor. He was a mix
between a brother and a boss. We
loved him, because it was so clear
that he cared about us as people as
well as student athletes, and feared
disappointing him because we all
wanted to keep and maintain his
respect,” David says.
He thrives on trying to make an
impact on the students’ lives and
feels that Pingry’s student-athletes
are mentally advanced and very
mature for their age. “I can [talk to]
a sixth-grader [about] more than
just sports—like the decisions that
[will] impact [his] life. I consider
among my friends many young
alumni whom I’ve coached in
high school,” he says.
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David Fahey ’99
David Fahey ’99, a Pingry
coach since the fall of
2003, is head coach of
Middle School Boys’
Lacrosse and first assistant
coach for Varsity Boys’
Soccer, and he helps the
athletics department with
lacrosse in sixth-grade
physical education. He
played varsity lacrosse and
varsity soccer when he was
a student.
His desire to coach with
Miller Bugliari ’52—after
David Fahey ’99