Not many high school coaches have the
distinction of serving two different schools in two different sports
at the same time, but Jim Ebersberger did. When the WPIAL made it
legal for teachers at one school to coach at another, Jim
served as assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator at
Beaver Falls High School from 1982 to 1988. During those same years,
he was head track coach at Rochester High. It is not strange that
Jim should have been offered a football coaching job in his
hometown of Beaver Falls, even though his entire teaching career had
been at Rochester High: he played football for the Tigers and Geneva
College as a star end, earning honors on both levels as a pass
receiver and defensive standout. Following his graduation from
Geneva in 1960, Jim began his long coaching career at
Rochester High in football and track. He was assistant football
coach for seven seasons and then served as head coach from 1968 to
1981, with his gridders compiling a 72-55-6 record. After ten years
as an assistant track coach at Rochester, Jim became head coach in
1970. For three years of that time, he coached both the boys’ and
the girls’ teams. His boys’ track teams at Rochester were WPIAL
champions in 1972 and PIAA state runners-up in 1986. Just to keep
busy, Jim also served as Rochester High School's athletic
director.
Not many high school coaches have the
distinction of serving two different schools in two different sports
at the same time, but Jim Ebersberger did. When the WPIAL made it
legal for teachers at one school to coach at another, Jim
served as assistant head football coach and defensive coordinator at
Beaver Falls High School from 1982 to 1988. During those same years,
he was head track coach at Rochester High. It is not strange that
Jim should have been offered a football coaching job in his
hometown of Beaver Falls, even though his entire teaching career had
been at Rochester High: he played football for the Tigers and Geneva
College as a star end, earning honors on both levels as a pass
receiver and defensive standout. Following his graduation from
Geneva in 1960, Jim began his long coaching career at
Rochester High in football and track. He was assistant football
coach for seven seasons and then served as head coach from 1968 to
1981, with his gridders compiling a 72-55-6 record. After ten years
as an assistant track coach at Rochester, Jim became head coach in
1970. For three years of that time, he coached both the boys’ and
the girls’ teams. His boys’ track teams at Rochester were WPIAL
champions in 1972 and PIAA state runners-up in 1986. Just to keep
busy, Jim also served as Rochester High School's athletic
director.