RICH GIALLELLA CLASS OF '65 / COACH YEAR OF INDUCTION: 2008 A varsity performer in soccer, basketball and baseball in the mid-1960’s, Giallella earned first-team All-City in soccer as a senior, second-team in baseball and third-team in basketball. From there he enjoyed a standout soccer/baseball career at Rider. As centerfielder and leadoff hitter, Giallella helped the Broncos to fifth place in the College World Series in 1967 and was named team captain the following season. He also captained the soccer team and scored 33 career goals and 16 in one season – both school records at the time. Giallella was drafted by the Phillies in 1969 and played six years in the minor leagues, earning MVP honors in the Carolina League in 1970 and the Eastern League All-Star game in 1974. Once his career ended, he returned to Steinert as a teacher in 1975 and became the head baseball coach in 1983 and embarked on one of the most successful coaching careers in Mercer County history. In 17 campaigns, the skipper guided Steinert to a 401-111 record, thirteen 20-win seasons, nine CVC championships, eight Mercer County Tournament titles, six Central Jersey Crowns and five state titles. He was the The Newark Star Ledger’s Coach of the Decade for the 1990’s and was named CVC Coach of the Year six times. Giallella is a member of the Rider Athletic Hall of Fame and has won the Father Clarence O’Shea, NJSIAA Baseball Coaches and Trenton Select Committee awards. He is also a top Division I basketball official. “G” became the school’s athletic director in the fall of 2000 and is still there overseeing a program that continues to churn out championship teams in boys and girls sports. RETURN TO THE HALL OF FAME MEMBERS PAGE