Richard Mann first received attention for his
excellent play in the Quips’ 1964 WPIAL championship team. He then went
off to Arizona State University on a full scholarship and became a
three year regular, beginning as tight end and switching to flanker,
which gave him a solid background that would come in handy as a
receiving coach. After graduating from Arizona State, Rich returned
to Aliquippa to teach and coach, spending four years with the Quips
before signing on to the Arizona State staff in 1974, where he
molded John Jefferson, Bruce Hardy, and Jerry Bell into future
professional football players. In 1980 Rich began a two year stint
at Louisville, where he coached future Miami Dolphin great Mark
Clayton. Rich left in 1982 for a professional position with the
Baltimore Colts through the 1984 season and then signed with the
Cleveland Browns and worked with such revivers as Ozzie Newsome,
Webster Slaughter, and Michael Jackson. Rich went to the New York
Jets in 1994 and was credited with helping develop number one draft
pick Keyshawn Johnson into a topnotch receiver. During his stint
with the Jets, Rich also worked with talented receivers in Wayne Chrebet, Rob Moore, and Kyle Brady. Rich returned to work for Art
Modell in 1997 (now stationed in Baltimore with the Ravens), and
then moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1999. Rich was a 1983 inductee
into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame and received the Black Image
Achievement Award in 1989.
Richard Mann first received attention for his
excellent play in the Quips’ 1964 WPIAL championship team. He then went
off to Arizona State University on a full scholarship and became a
three year regular, beginning as tight end and switching to flanker,
which gave him a solid background that would come in handy as a
receiving coach. After graduating from Arizona State, Rich returned
to Aliquippa to teach and coach, spending four years with the Quips
before signing on to the Arizona State staff in 1974, where he
molded John Jefferson, Bruce Hardy, and Jerry Bell into future
professional football players. In 1980 Rich began a two year stint
at Louisville, where he coached future Miami Dolphin great Mark
Clayton. Rich left in 1982 for a professional position with the
Baltimore Colts through the 1984 season and then signed with the
Cleveland Browns and worked with such revivers as Ozzie Newsome,
Webster Slaughter, and Michael Jackson. Rich went to the New York
Jets in 1994 and was credited with helping develop number one draft
pick Keyshawn Johnson into a topnotch receiver. During his stint
with the Jets, Rich also worked with talented receivers in Wayne Chrebet, Rob Moore, and Kyle Brady. Rich returned to work for Art
Modell in 1997 (now stationed in Baltimore with the Ravens), and
then moved to the Kansas City Chiefs in 1999. Rich was a 1983 inductee
into the Aliquippa Sports Hall of Fame and received the Black Image
Achievement Award in 1989.