PAUL WALKER AWARD
ROBERT GUINTA - 1988 RECIPIENT
Coach Guinta graduated from Jamestown, NY High School in
1949; Marietta College in 1958 and a Master Degree from Bowling Green State
University in 1965. Bob got a late start on his coaching career because of
the Korean War. Born April 13, 1930 in Jamestown, NY, Guinta left the
service and enrolled at Marietta College where he played basketball.
He
started his coaching career in 1958 at Wapakoneta St. Joseph and stayed for five
years, moving to Celina Immaculate Conception for three and to Elyria
Catholic for 22, retiring after the 1988 season. In 30 years his teams were
433-235, including a 329-154 mark at Elyria Catholic. His teams won 15
conference, 16 sectional, nine district and two regional championships. His
1964 team was state runner-up in Class A and he was voted state Coach of the
Year. He also reached the Class AA State Semi-Finals in 1973 with Elyria
Catholic.
Six times he was District Coach of the Year and twice he coached in
the North-South game (1964 and 1978). For 20 years in two districts he served as a
Director
of District 8 and District 3 of the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association. He
was elected into the Elyria Sports Hall of Fame.
Guinta and
his wife Shirley, a member-at-large of Elyria City Council have four
children: Bob, Tracie, Kyle, and David.
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