12 Facts About Gerry Faust

Gerard Anthony Faust was an American high school and college football coach.

Gerry Faust was offered a partial scholarship to Notre Dame, but enrolled at Dayton, where he graduated in 1958.

On June 8,2024, Gerry Faust was inducted into the National High School Football Hall of Fame.

Gerry Faust had a highly successful run at Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1962 to 1980, where he built the program from scratch.

Gerry Faust was inducted into the National Federation of State High School Associations Hall of Fame in 2004.

For Gerry Faust, a devout Roman Catholic, it was a dream come true.

Gerry Faust had coveted the head coaching job at Notre Dame for years and said all along that he would never leave Moeller for anything else.

Gerry Faust inherited a solid squad that included nine of his former players from Moeller.

Gerry Faust switched the team's home jerseys from green back to blue, although initially it was a lighter Madonna blue shade than the navy blue that had been previously worn, and kept the players' names on the backs.

Gerry Faust was succeeded by University of Minnesota head coach Lou Holtz.

In 1986, Gerry Faust was hired by the University of Akron after the school fired head coach Jim Dennison.

Adams and Muse felt that Gerry Faust was more prepared to lead the Zips as they transitioned into a I-A institution.