Ron Naclerio is an author and all time winningest coach for the

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league. He coaches at

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Early life

Naclerio was born in 1958. His father

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was a

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. Naclerio played baseball at St. John’s University and later spent three years in the

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system. This included the

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White Sox.

Coaching

Naclerio started coaching in 1981. After years as an assistant under Al Matican. In his first season he went 1-21. The second year he went 21-4. By 2011 he had reached 600 wins and eventually broke the record of wins by a PSAL coach when he reached 723 passing Chuck Granby. Eventually he reached 748 wins and counting. During this time he won two city titles.

Author

Naclerio cowrote ''Swee'Pea and Other Playground Legends: Tales of Drugs, Violence and Basketball'' with John Valenti

Notable players

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References

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