Jump to content

User:Jeremykushnier/"Uncle" Marty Stern

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Uncle" Marty Stern (born December 11, 1936) is a 43 year championship track coach veteran. Marty started his track career as a hall of fame athlete at West Chester University in the mid nineteen fifties. He began coaching several successful high school programs in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. After winning 3 Pennsylvania state championships, he was named head coach at Villanova University. While coaching at Villanova he led the woman's cross country team to 5 Division 1 Team Championships. Marty was also a coach at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul Korea.

Biography

[edit]

Childhood and Early life

[edit]

Born in York, Pennsylvania on December 11, 1936 to accomplished saxophone player Sidney Stern and former U.S.O. performer Eleanor Sladko Stern. Marty is older brother to Robert Stern. Marty is a graduate and Wall of Fame[1] member of Upper Darby High School.


Coaching

[edit]
  • Villanova University

Awards

[edit]
  • 1989 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions[2]
  • 1990 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions[3]
  • 1991 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions[4]
  • 1992 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions[5]
  • 1993 NCAA Women's Cross-Country Division 1 Team Champions[6]

Family

[edit]
  • Married to Sharon Stern
  • Father to Kenny, Billy, Judy, Jenny Lee, Jill

References

[edit]


[edit]