Moody Sarno | |
Birth Date: | 21 September 1914 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1933–1935 |
Player Team1: | Fordham |
Player Years2: | 1936 |
Player Team2: | Boston Shamrocks |
Player Positions: | Tackle |
Coach Years1: | 1938–1939 |
Coach Team1: | Everett HS (MA) (assistant) |
Coach Years2: | 1940 |
Coach Team2: | Phillips Andover (MA) (line) |
Coach Years3: | 1941–1942 |
Coach Team3: | Boston College (line) |
Coach Years4: | 1943–1945 |
Coach Team4: | Boston College |
Coach Years5: | 1955–1982 |
Coach Team5: | Everett HS (MA) |
Overall Record: | 11–7–1 (college) 128–116–11 (high school) |
Amerino J. "Moody" Sarno (September 21, 1914 – November 9, 1997) was an American football player and coach. An All-American at Fordham University, he played on the same offensive line as future Pro Football Hall of Famer Vince Lombardi. On March 30, 1941, he was hired as Boston College's line coach. He became the Eagles head coach in 1943 after head coach Denny Myers joined the United States Navy. Sarno himself was the only member of the Boston College coaching staff not to join the United States Armed Forces. In three seasons as head coach at Boston College, he had an 11–7–1 record, including an unbeaten 1943 season. He later served as head coach at his former school, Everett High School in Everett, Massachusetts, from 1955 to 1982. In 28 seasons at Everett, he finished with a 128–116–11 record and won four state championships (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965).[1]