ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐn ɐsˈɪstənt kˈoʊtʃ æt dˈeɪvɪdsən fɔːɹ wˈʌn jˈɪɹ bᵻfˌoːɹ ɹᵻtˈɜːnɪŋ tə hˈaɪ skˈuːl bˈɔːl æt lˈɔŋ ˈaɪlənd lˈuːθɜːɹən mˈɪdəl ænd hˈaɪ skˈuːl ɪn bɹˈʊkvɪl.
In 1978 he became an assistant coach at Davidson for one year before returning to high school ball at Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School in Brookville.