For years, the games between the city’s schools were intense, and often heated. While the level of camaraderie has changed, the former coaches believe that upholding the Big 5 brotherhood is worth it.
Jack Hibbard, a Burlington County native, was the club’s chaplain from 1990 to 2000. It was a dream job — one full of colorful moments, especially in 1993.
Love, an instructor with Peloton, is known to give her riders words of encouragement. Davis gravitated toward her approach, and it's helped lead to the best season of his career.
Gary Varsho met Daulton 30 years ago with the Phillies. “Dutch” made such an impact that he named his son after him. Now, the catcher’s namesake is playing on the game’s biggest stage.
She has been by her husband’s side for 33 years as his coaching career has taken him to an array of places. Now, the former teacher brings comfort to the Eagles — and some baked goods, too.
Cahillites coach Rick Prete once turned to football in a moment of need. Now it has become a community for him and his wife, Gabriela, to lean on after their daughter Arianna died in a car crash.
Bader took an interest in art history in high school and still paints. It’s helped him get through the highs and lows of his major league career, while keeping him in “the present moment.”
Dave Dombrowski, the Phillies’ president of baseball operations, said he believes the positive drug test came from Alvarado's use of a weight-loss drug.