
“Mr Z” was an aspiring football coach when he was asked to fill in for the ailing Phil Weiss in the Spring of 1962. With the passing of Coach Weiss, Z was appointed head coach that Fall.
He coached the boys track & field and cross country teams from 1962 to 1984. His teams won 15 PSAL City Championships. He coached two Triple Crown teams (1969-70 and 1978-79) and three Championship of America Relays at Penn: the Distance Medley Relay in 1968 (10:09) and 1980 (10:05.6), and 1980 4x800 (7:44.43). His athlete, Estaban Diaz was named the High School Athlete of the meet at Penn Relays in 1980.
After Tech: Z went on to very successful 30 year stint as head coach at Hunter College where he produced 3 National Champions, 23 All Americans and was named CUNYAC Coach of the Year 33 times. He was elected to the Hunter College Hall of Fame in 1996


