Dino Garr Sets State Wins Record

With Rye’s 42-28 win over Clarkstown North on Friday, coach Dino Garr now has 365 career wins to his name, passing Bethpage’s Howie Vogts for the most in New York high school football history.

Garr, who graduated from Rye High School in 1966, first took over as the team’s head coach in 1976. After three seasons leading the Garnets, he coached Westlake for six years before returning to his alma mater in 1985. In the 40 years since his homecoming, Garr has fielded consistent winners.

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This year’s team is no exception. After Friday’s win against previously unbeaten Clarkstown North, the Garnets are 4-0 at the regular season’s halfway point. But the number in the win column has never been the sole focus of Garr’s tenure.

“He wants the entire school and community to be successful,” said Tom Proudian, who joined Garr’s coaching staff 10 years ago. “If there was a perfect example for the phrase, ‘Once a Garnet, always a Garnet,’ it’s Dino.”