Tom Monaco

Dr. Monaco is noted for having the most career head coach football victories at Kentucky Country Day. Coach Monaco took over a program that had won only three games in the previous five seasons. He completed his first season with seven wins against three losses. His daily emphasis on effective tackling created many of the best defensive football teams in school history. For five of his seven coaching seasons, the Bearcats recorded three or more games with opponent shutouts. His 1981 gridiron squad brought a school record five opponent shutouts. His 1984 team allowed a school record of just fifty opponent points. Monaco’s 1987 program was ranked as high as tenth in the state for Class A football, another school record. Other school records include nine straight victories, which led to an undefeated nine-win season record and forty career victories versus twenty-nine defeats. He led Country Day to four seasons competing in the postseason state playoffs. Dr. Monaco was named the 1984 North Central Kentucky Conference Champion, and he will be remembered at KCD not only as a football coach, but also as wrestling coach and athletic director. He is the namesake for the top KCD wrestling award, the Monaco Wrestling Award, as well as Country Day’s track and field facility, the Monaco-Walker Track. After his tenure at KCD, Dr. Monaco traveled to Summit Country Day to continue his admirable coaching and teaching career while pursuing a doctorate. Dr. Monaco retired as the upper school director of Summit Country Day. Today, Dr. Monaco is married and has two children who are KCD alumni. He is enjoying his retirement in Cincinnati.

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