Hall of Fame
DiCillo gave 35 years of his life to John Carroll and its intercollegiate varsity sports program and was a definitive "Man of Carroll". In his time at JCU, he was a football coach, a golf coach, an assistant athletic director and a recruiting director.
He was first an assistant coach with Jerry Schweickert's football team from 1972-76, then became recruiting coordinator for the JCU athletic department when Tony DeCarlo became the Athletic Director from 1987-1998, covering a large number of the sports offered.
He then began to assist both the men's and women's golf teams from 1999 (when women's golf was instituted) until his passing in 2016.
As an assistant coach, he was part of two Presidents' Athletic Conference titles in football, then helped JCU capture OAC All-Sports Trophies on the men's side when he was involved in recruiting in 1992, 1994 and 1998.
Prior to his work at Carroll, DiCillo coached at St. Edward High School with DeCarlo before moving on to West Geauga, where he coached football eight years (the last three as the head coach). He acquired his undergraduate degree from Kent State in 1957 (playing one season for the Golden Flashes) and his Master's in Counseling and Guidance from JCU in 1967.Â
