Duke Greco | |
Current Title: | Head coach |
Current Team: | West Chester |
Current Conference: | PSAC |
Current Record: | 0–0 |
Player Years1: | ?–2001 |
Player Team1: | Delaware Valley |
Player Positions: | Defensive back, quarterback |
Coach Years1: | 2002–2005 |
Coach Team1: | Delaware Valley (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 2006–2013 |
Coach Team2: | Delaware Valley (AHC/OC) |
Coach Years3: | 2014–2023 |
Coach Team3: | Delaware Valley |
Coach Years4: | 2024–present |
Coach Team4: | West Chester |
Overall Record: | 91–15 |
Bowl Record: | 2–0 |
Tournament Record: | 7–7 (NCAA D-III playoffs) |
Championships: | 6 MAC (2017–2019, 2021–2023) |
Charles "Duke" Greco (born) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the head football coach for West Chester University, a position he has held since 2024.[1] He was the head football coach at Delaware Valley University from 2014 to 2023. Greco played college football at Delaware Valley, first as a defensive back and then as a quarterback.[2] He threw for 3,974 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career as a player at Delaware Valley. Greco served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Aggies for eights years, from 2006 to 2013, under Jim Clements before succeeding him as head coach when Clements left to become the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.[3] Greco left Delaware Valley University after the 2023 season to become the head coach at West Chester University, effective January 22, 2024.[4]
Greco attended Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania.[5] [6]
He graduated from Delaware Valley University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sports Management.
Greco attended Lower Moreland High School in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, where he played football as a quarterback under head coach Mark Mayson.[7] [8]
Greco played college football at Delaware Valley University, first as a defensive back and then as a quarterback.[9] He threw for 3,974 yards and 45 touchdowns during his career as a player at Delaware Valley.
Greco was an assistant for the Delaware Valley Aggies from 2002 to 2005. He then served as assistant head coach and offensive coordinator for the Aggies for eights years, from 2006 to 2013, under Jim Clements before succeeding him as head coach when Clements left to become the head football coach at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania.[10]
In 10 seasons as the head coach at Delaware Valley, Greco's overall record was 91 - 15. He earned a postseason appearance in all 10 seasons, including 6 NCAA Div III tournament appearances, 3 NCAA Div III tournament quarterfinal appearances, 6 consecutive Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) championships, 2 Centennial-MAC Bowl Series championships, and 4 MAC Coach of the Year awards. He leaves the Aggies with a streak of 53 consecutive wins over MAC opponents, dating back to the 2016 season; it is the longest such streak in the 70-year history of the conference. In his final season with Delaware Valley, five of his players were named D3football.com All-Region 1.
Greco left Delaware Valley University after the 2023 season to become the head coach at West Chester University, effective January 22, 2024. He is the Golden Rams' 17th all-time football coach, though only the third in the last 35 years.