Pete Pharis

Pete brings over twenty-nine years of coaching experience to the camp this summer. Pete has made coaching stops at St. John’s Jesuit High School where he was in charge of special teams focusing his efforts on the kickers and long snappers. In his time at St. John’s Pete has individually coached seven players who went on to be named first-team all-Ohio as either punter or place kicker. Those players went on to play at Northwestern, Minnesota, Michigan St. and Cincinnati to name a few. One of Pete’s proteges went on to kick in the NFL (Brandon Fields) where he is currently still playing.

Pete has also coached at the College level making a stop at Siena Heights where he coached the kickers there for three seasons. He has been selected three times to coach in the Northwest Ohio All-Star Game in Perrysburg Ohio. Pete has been Camp Director of Local Toledo Legend Jeremy Lincoln’s NFL Football Camp for fifteen years in Toledo Ohio. Since 2011, he has been awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award from the Corporation for National and Community Service. Pharis is also a registered financial advisor with the National Football League Players Association.