Hail to the Chief
Coaching History: NHS Football (Minimum 30 Wins)
1. Ed Gaudiano (1988- 2015)
In 28 seasons at the helm Coach Gaudiano led the Clippers to an overall record of 175 wins and 125 defeats. The 175 wins places him first all time in NHS history. Coach Gaudiano announced his retirement after a legendary Thanksgiving Day thriller in 2015 in which the Clippers won 36-34 in overtime against the rival Amesbury Indians. (Click Here for Daily News article on the announcement)
In 2007 Coach Gaudiano passed legendary NHS coach Jim Stehlin to become the winningest coach in NHS history. Always putting his team, his players and his staff first, coach was quoted,
"I've said all along, this has been a distraction more than anything else. I'm happy to move forward. It'll be nice to get the focus back on the players because we still have some work to do this season."
-Ed Gaudiano on breaking the all time wins record as a coach (Nov.02.07.)
"A Victory Away" Article
"Historic Win" Article
A product of Tufts University, where he was a standout in football and lacrosse as well as a coach for both programs in the 1980's; Ed brought a defensive minded approach and attitude to Newburyport and produced some of the best teams in school history. The famed "Sea Wall Defenses" of 95' and 97', and the player coined "No Name Defense" of 98' provided nightmares for opposing offenses.
With Super Bowl appearances in 93', 95', 97' and 98', wins coming in both 95' and 97' and 8 overall Cape Ann League titles (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998 -CAL; 2004 - Baker Small; 2007 and 2008 shared Small title and 2011 NEC/CAL Div. 3 title); Ed has set the bar for future coaches. His 175 career wins is a milestone number for the MIAA. He has coached the annual Harry Agganis All Star Game, been an assistant for the Shriner's All Star Game, has been named CAL Coach of the Year five times (93', 95', 97', 98', 11') and the Boston Globe Division 4 Coach of the Year in 1997. In 2019 Coach Gaudiano was elected into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame as well as joining the 2019 Newburyport Wall of Fame class.
Coach Gaudiano is also credited with writing the Clipper Football Fight Song c.2012 which is sung by the players after a win. The tune is to "For Boston" (the official fight song of the Boston College Eagles) (Click Here for lyrics.)
In 28 seasons at the helm Coach Gaudiano led the Clippers to an overall record of 175 wins and 125 defeats. The 175 wins places him first all time in NHS history. Coach Gaudiano announced his retirement after a legendary Thanksgiving Day thriller in 2015 in which the Clippers won 36-34 in overtime against the rival Amesbury Indians. (Click Here for Daily News article on the announcement)
In 2007 Coach Gaudiano passed legendary NHS coach Jim Stehlin to become the winningest coach in NHS history. Always putting his team, his players and his staff first, coach was quoted,
"I've said all along, this has been a distraction more than anything else. I'm happy to move forward. It'll be nice to get the focus back on the players because we still have some work to do this season."
-Ed Gaudiano on breaking the all time wins record as a coach (Nov.02.07.)
"A Victory Away" Article
"Historic Win" Article
A product of Tufts University, where he was a standout in football and lacrosse as well as a coach for both programs in the 1980's; Ed brought a defensive minded approach and attitude to Newburyport and produced some of the best teams in school history. The famed "Sea Wall Defenses" of 95' and 97', and the player coined "No Name Defense" of 98' provided nightmares for opposing offenses.
With Super Bowl appearances in 93', 95', 97' and 98', wins coming in both 95' and 97' and 8 overall Cape Ann League titles (1993, 1995, 1997, 1998 -CAL; 2004 - Baker Small; 2007 and 2008 shared Small title and 2011 NEC/CAL Div. 3 title); Ed has set the bar for future coaches. His 175 career wins is a milestone number for the MIAA. He has coached the annual Harry Agganis All Star Game, been an assistant for the Shriner's All Star Game, has been named CAL Coach of the Year five times (93', 95', 97', 98', 11') and the Boston Globe Division 4 Coach of the Year in 1997. In 2019 Coach Gaudiano was elected into the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame as well as joining the 2019 Newburyport Wall of Fame class.
Coach Gaudiano is also credited with writing the Clipper Football Fight Song c.2012 which is sung by the players after a win. The tune is to "For Boston" (the official fight song of the Boston College Eagles) (Click Here for lyrics.)
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The highlight video of Coach Gaudiano's career was done by Ben Laing (NHS Staff member, Coach and Alumni) This film follows Coaches career which spanned 28 seasons at NHS.
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The video's below are commercials shot by a local company entering the Dorito contest for a SuperBowl spot. Not too bad Coach...
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2. James Stehlin (1964-1983)
"The Master Architect" of NHS football, Jim Stehlin is credited with building Newburyport football into a powerhouse program and maintaining a level of excellence for twenty years. Jim became the head coach with change in mind...
" I wanted to create a winning culture of pride and class... on the football field and in the classroom."
- James Stehlin
Jim led three of the best teams in NHS history, the undefeated's of 66', 75' and 76'; teams which still statistically dominate the leader boards in multiple record categories. Over his Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame career, Jim amassed 126 wins, 64 loses and 3 ties; Including Championships in both the Northeast Conference (NEC) 65', 66' and Cape Ann League (CAL) 73'-77' and again in 80'. With Eastern Mass State Championships coming in 66', 75' and 76'. Jim led the Clippers to two of the longest unbeaten streaks in NHS history (21 games from 1965-1967) and (38 games from 1974-1977).
An eight time Coach of the Year recipient, Jim epitomized what a coach should be. Jim was elected to the Newburyport Wall of Fame class of 1989. Jim continues to be recognized and honored for his contributions to not only Newburyport athletics but academics as well. (Click Here.) for article on Coach Stehlin being honored by the NEF for his years of dedicated service to the city of Newburyport.
On Thanksgiving eve 2015, the newly completed turf field at World War Memorial Stadium was formally dedicated to Coach Stehlin to honor his years of service. This new complex will once again be recognized as one of the premier facilities in the area. (See the Stadium Tab at the top of the page for more information)
"The Master Architect" of NHS football, Jim Stehlin is credited with building Newburyport football into a powerhouse program and maintaining a level of excellence for twenty years. Jim became the head coach with change in mind...
" I wanted to create a winning culture of pride and class... on the football field and in the classroom."
- James Stehlin
Jim led three of the best teams in NHS history, the undefeated's of 66', 75' and 76'; teams which still statistically dominate the leader boards in multiple record categories. Over his Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame career, Jim amassed 126 wins, 64 loses and 3 ties; Including Championships in both the Northeast Conference (NEC) 65', 66' and Cape Ann League (CAL) 73'-77' and again in 80'. With Eastern Mass State Championships coming in 66', 75' and 76'. Jim led the Clippers to two of the longest unbeaten streaks in NHS history (21 games from 1965-1967) and (38 games from 1974-1977).
An eight time Coach of the Year recipient, Jim epitomized what a coach should be. Jim was elected to the Newburyport Wall of Fame class of 1989. Jim continues to be recognized and honored for his contributions to not only Newburyport athletics but academics as well. (Click Here.) for article on Coach Stehlin being honored by the NEF for his years of dedicated service to the city of Newburyport.
On Thanksgiving eve 2015, the newly completed turf field at World War Memorial Stadium was formally dedicated to Coach Stehlin to honor his years of service. This new complex will once again be recognized as one of the premier facilities in the area. (See the Stadium Tab at the top of the page for more information)
3. Walter Sheridan (1952-1956)
Although only with Newburyport for five seasons, Sheridan is credited with helping revitalize a depressed program and re-energizing not just the Newburyport program, but the Newburyport / Amesbury rivalry. Sheridan also brought back to back Class C Championships to Newburyport in 1955 and again in 1956 (Newburyport's first State Championships).
Sheridan served as an assistant for one year at Newburyport before serving as the head coach from 1952 to 1957. He is largely credited for a quick restoration of the Newburyport football program following its lowest point as a program from 1943 to 1951. That low point included nine straight losses to Amesbury on Thanksgiving Day, the last of which will forever be remembered for its 93-point margin of defeat (99-6 in 1951). Sheridan's teams improved quickly; his first team suffered the 10th consecutive Thanksgiving loss to Amesbury, albeit an easier one to stomach with a 15-12 score. The following season, Newburyport ended the streak with a 42-13 victory, the first of four in a row for Newburyport over Amesbury.
Sheridan commented to The Daily News in 2006 about what he felt was the turning point in the history of the Newburyport football program.
"Those are the two biggest Newburyport/ Amesbury games; They meant so much for Newburyport and Newburyport football."
-Walter Sheridan on the 15-12 loss in 1952 and the 42-13 victory in 1953
Elected to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1974 and the Newburyport High School Wall of Fame in 1989; Walter is also a member of the Salem High School and Melrose High School Halls of Fame. Walter led the Clippers to an overall record of 34-9-2 as a head coach before becoming a coach in Salem and finally in Saugus.
A World War II Veteran of the US Navy, Walter passed away in 2010.
Although only with Newburyport for five seasons, Sheridan is credited with helping revitalize a depressed program and re-energizing not just the Newburyport program, but the Newburyport / Amesbury rivalry. Sheridan also brought back to back Class C Championships to Newburyport in 1955 and again in 1956 (Newburyport's first State Championships).
Sheridan served as an assistant for one year at Newburyport before serving as the head coach from 1952 to 1957. He is largely credited for a quick restoration of the Newburyport football program following its lowest point as a program from 1943 to 1951. That low point included nine straight losses to Amesbury on Thanksgiving Day, the last of which will forever be remembered for its 93-point margin of defeat (99-6 in 1951). Sheridan's teams improved quickly; his first team suffered the 10th consecutive Thanksgiving loss to Amesbury, albeit an easier one to stomach with a 15-12 score. The following season, Newburyport ended the streak with a 42-13 victory, the first of four in a row for Newburyport over Amesbury.
Sheridan commented to The Daily News in 2006 about what he felt was the turning point in the history of the Newburyport football program.
"Those are the two biggest Newburyport/ Amesbury games; They meant so much for Newburyport and Newburyport football."
-Walter Sheridan on the 15-12 loss in 1952 and the 42-13 victory in 1953
Elected to the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1974 and the Newburyport High School Wall of Fame in 1989; Walter is also a member of the Salem High School and Melrose High School Halls of Fame. Walter led the Clippers to an overall record of 34-9-2 as a head coach before becoming a coach in Salem and finally in Saugus.
A World War II Veteran of the US Navy, Walter passed away in 2010.
4. Delmar Borah (1928-1941)
With a record of 43-25-13, Delmer is fourth all time in wins as a Football Coach at NHS. A member of the NHS Wall of Fame, Delmar headed the physical education department and athletics department at Newburyport High School. Inscribed on his Wall of Fame plaque is the phrase, "Loyalty and Commitment to school and team". The annual Delmar Borah scholarship award is given out to a Senior student-athlete who exemplifies the characteristics he promoted and valued while at NHS. Delmar coached legendary wall of fame players such as Warren Page, Spud Pollard and "Howdy" Reed.
With a record of 43-25-13, Delmer is fourth all time in wins as a Football Coach at NHS. A member of the NHS Wall of Fame, Delmar headed the physical education department and athletics department at Newburyport High School. Inscribed on his Wall of Fame plaque is the phrase, "Loyalty and Commitment to school and team". The annual Delmar Borah scholarship award is given out to a Senior student-athlete who exemplifies the characteristics he promoted and valued while at NHS. Delmar coached legendary wall of fame players such as Warren Page, Spud Pollard and "Howdy" Reed.