Steve Guthoff is the new head coach of the Tyrone football team.

Born and raised in Queens New York, Guthoff went to an all-boys school at Holy Cross High School where he played football and was all city offensive line. He was an honorable mention all-star and academic honor student at Saint Johns.

Guthoff is replacing Coach John Franco. When asked how he plans to replace Franco, Guthoff said, “You don’t replace a guy like Franco, you can only hope to lead on the tradition that he led on at Tyrone.”

Originally Guthoff was going to go to Altoona with Franco and help coach him, but then when Tyrone called him and offered him the head coaching job he just couldn’t say no.

For the future of the overall football program Guthoff says that not much is going to change.  Gutoff says “were still going to shoot for playoffs and state playoffs.”

Guthoff said, “I can’t really say yes for sure but I can at least say we will always have a chance to go and win.”

Guthoff said that he will be the head coach for at least five years that’s when he can retire from being a guidance counselor.

A long time Golden Eagle player Max Soellner was a player when coach Guthoff was a helper of Franco.  Soellner said that “Guthoff was a high energy guy he always knew how to get us ready for the game Friday night .Guthoff was the defensive coach. He was the first to give me my shot in a Friday night game. He then put me on the starting team defense and worked with me a lot. Although they were both great coaches the only difference I could say is Franco was a little stricter and Guthoff was the more fun one.”

Ben Makdad said “Franco was a good coach and so is Guthoff. They are good in different ways.

Makdad says I hope Guthoff stays here awhile for the next generation of football players because he’ll teach them the right way.”