HOMER, N.Y. (WHCU) — Homer’s longtime football coach is moving into a new chapter.

Gary Podsiedlik recently retired after spending decades on the sidelines. He credits his staff for helping his players mature.

“We did a better job probably of making them young men than sometimes we did making them football players,” he said. “So that is like the ultimate gratification.”

Podsiedlik also taught math at Homer High School. He calls his career “fun, exciting, and intense.”

FULL INTERVIEW: Gary Podsiedlik on Ithaca’s Morning News