High school football has lost a legend. Tom Mach, Detroit Catholic Central‘s legendary high school football coach has announced that he’s resigning after 41 years at the helm of the Shamrocks.
Mach retires with a lifetime record of 370-97, which puts him third on Michigan’s all-tie wins list. This past season, Mach guided Catholic Central to the Division 1 state championship game, losing to nationally-ranked Cass Tech 49-20. DCC finished 13-1.
Mach led Catholic Central to 17 state championship game appearances, earning ten state titles.