O’Boyle attended the University of Nebraska on a track scholarship and joined the Pius X faculty in 1968. After 17 years as a PE and health teacher, O’Boyle became Athletic Director, serving in that capacity for 25 years until his retirement in 2009. Coach O’Boyle will take one step closer to his 50th year coaching at Pius X. His resume includes 20 state championships in boys and girls cross country and two state championships in track. He was inducted into the National High School Coaching Hall of Fame in 2016 and into the Nebraska Coaches Hall of Fame in 2009.
Coach O’Boyle has been married to his wife Linda for 51 years. The couple has two children Jenny (’87) and Kevin (’92) and five grandchildren.
Kevin O’Boyle – Class of 1992: “I was lucky enough to have him as both a coach and a father. He was always able to motivate our teams and get us to perform at a high level at the right times. I always recall that running track and cross country for him was fun. We worked extremely hard for him, but the hard work was always mixed in with joking and camaraderie. While one can say that track and cross country are largely individual sports, I believe that my dad made everyone feel part of the team. Regardless of one’s ability, we all celebrated the team’s success together.”
