31-01-2025
Rob DiLoreto is back at the helm of Everett football and is ready to re-establish the program as a power
'I'm feeling really good right now,' he said. 'I'm very humbled. Very honored. Very emotional day.'
DiLoreto ('86) was a baseball and football star at Everett, playing quarterback and safety as a senior before attending Notre Dame. He served as an assistant in 2017, John DiBiaso's final season, then served as offensive coordinator in 2018 under Theluxon Pierre.
'My heart is in Everett now and was and always will be,' DiLoreto said. 'When I stepped away from coaching two years ago, I became the biggest fan again of Everett football and when the opportunity came up and the job opened I jumped in 100 percent. I'm honored they have the faith in me to lead this program again.'
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Everett is coming off a 4-6 record in 2024, its second losing season in 32 years, and was 13-8 in two seasons under Justin Flores, who stepped down in November.
'In Rob DiLoreto, we have an established leader who can create a winning environment that extends from the classroom to Veterans Memorial Stadium,' Everett superintendent William Hart said in a statement. 'He has a vision for every aspect of our program, from X's and O's to culture and community. It's a big job, and I can assure our legions of fans that Coach DiLoreto is up to the task.'
Rob DiLoreto poses with his children, Corey (from left), Kasey, and Robert following the announcement he would be re-taking the reins of Everett football.
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Having reflected on the lessons he learned taking over the same program five years ago, DiLoreto's to-do list features four items: 1. Build relationships with the players, 2. Earn the players' trust. 3. Always act with humility, 4. Focus on self improvement.
'One of the things I have always felt is very special about Everett high school football is what we call the Everett football family,' he said. 'That's a culture that was built long before I was even born and will continue for many generations to come. I am most proud of being able to, hopefully, have a positive impact on the Everett family culture.'
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He has begun building a staff and will meet his players on Monday. This fall's seniors were freshmen during his final season, which saw the Crimson reach the Division 1 quarterfinals.
'I feel like I have a really solid familiarity with the program and with some of the players,' he said. 'I look forward to meeting all of the new players and assembling a staff of coaches who share the same values as I do.'
DiLoreto got his coaching start at Pope John XXIII, where he won the 1998 Division 6 Super Bowl and was named Globe Coach of the Year. He spent the next five years as head coach at Arlington, before serving as an assistant at Austin Prep and Malden Catholic.
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In 2008 he joined the Reading staff as offensive coordinator, helping spur a stretch in which the Rockets recorded seven Middlesex League championships, reached three Super Bowls and took home a pair of titles. From there, he joined DiBiaso's staff at Everett, helping the program claim its 12th Super Bowl with an undefeated season.
After one season under Pierre, DiLoreto returned to Arlington as head coach in 2019 before his alma mater in 2020.
'This is Rob DiLoreto's team now,' said Hart, 'and it gives me great satisfaction to say that.'
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