Earl “Mickey” Duffy

Earl “Mickey” Duffy

Earl “Mickey” Duffy

(Class of 1955)

Mickey Duffy served for 32 years in various capacities as an administrator, teacher and coach at his Alma mater Wheeling Central Catholic High School. During his high school days, Duffy was a three-year letterman playing football for the Maroon Knights. He was the fullback on two Ohio Valley Athletic Conference championship football teams (1953 and 1954), also serving as a co-captain of the ’54 squad.  Duffy was a two-year letterman in golf, a sport he later coached for 30 years at CCHS. During that span the Maroon Knight golfers captured five OVAC titles and one West Virginia state crown.

  Duffy also coached cross country, wrestling and was an assistant on the football staff. His later coaching days also included serving in the Catholic Grade School Football League as the head coach at Cathedral School and later as an assistant at St. Vincent de Paul Grade School.

  He held down the Central Catholic Athletic Director position for 15 years and was a teacher and dean of discipline for several years. The OVAC Hall of Fame member also was presented the 2017 Distinguished Service Award for his Athletic Director efforts at CCHS and his volunteer work for many years at the Ron Mauck/OVAC Wrestling Tournament. He was also Central Catholic’s representative on the OVAC Executive Board.

  Duffy’s contributions also included serving as president of the CCHS Boosters and he was a member of that group for over 40 years.

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