With the 2013 season, John O'Grady begins his first year as a Blue Devil assistant coach, working with the tight ends.

To say that O'Grady brings a wealth of experience to the Blue Devils is an understatement - O'Grady brings a gold mine of experience, tallying more than 30 years as a coach at the collegiate level.

O'Grady was the head football coach at UW-River Falls for 22 seasons (1989-2010) where he posted an overall 105-112-3 overall record and a 74-80-3 record in the perennially tough Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. (WIAC).  His overall record currently ranks sixth on the WIAC's all-time coaches list. O'Grady was the WIAC coach of the year in 1995.

O'Grady comes to the Blue Devils after a two-year stint at UW-Oshkosh as the assistant head football coach. O'Grady was named the 2012 NCAA Division III Coordinator of the Year by FootballScoop after helping the Titans to the conference title and to the semi-finals of the NCAA Division III Championship.

O'Grady helped direct a Titan offense that averaged 37.5 points per game. The Titans scored 40-plus points in six games on their way to a 13-1 record. O'Grady helped the Titans with their no-huddle scheme and triple option plays. UW-Oshkosh rushed for 3,363 yards, the fifth-highest total in WIAC history. The Titans eclipsed 600 total yards in five contests while averaging 240 rushing and 240 passing yards per game. UW-Oshkosh scored 70 touchdowns and 525 points while committing just 14 turnovers.

O'Grady played for the Falcons as a linebacker from 1972-75 and earned four letters. He was the team¹s captain and voted most dedicated in 1975 when the Falcons won their first WIAC title in 18 years.

He was inducted into the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association (WFCA) Hall of Fame on April 5, 2008. He was honored with the prestigious award based on a combination of his coaching record, longevity and service to the WFCA.

O'Grady ranks second in all-time football wins among WIAC active coaches with a 104-103-3 overall record. He is seventh in all-time wins of all WIAC coaches. In WIAC play, O'Grady has led the Falcons to one first place finish (1998), three second-place finishes (1994, 1995, 1996) and five third place finishes (1989, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001). He has had winning seasons in 10 of his 21 seasons with the Falcons.

In 1998, the Falcons surprised most WIAC observers. The team finished 7-3 overall and 5-2 in the WIAC, which was good for a tie for first place. In 1996 the team finished 9-2 overall and lost to La Crosse (44-0) in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. In 1995 the Falcons were 9-3 overall. The nine wins tied the school record. In the NCAA playoffs, the Falcons beat Central Iowa (10-7) but then lost to La Crosse (28-14). O'Grady was named the 1995 WIAC Coach of the Year.

He got his start at UW-River Falls as an assistant coach of linebackers, secondary and special teams from 1976-80. From 1981-82 O¹Grady joined the Badgers as a part-time assistant coach for the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While there, he worked with tight ends and special teams. He would return to Madison for two more seasons in 1985 and work as an offensive line coach and special teams coordinator. He had a tenure at Kent State University in Ohio from 1983-84 as the offensive coordinator and the special teams coordinator. He also spent time working with the team¹s offensive line. He coached for two years at Miami University of Ohio as an offensive line coach and special teams coordinator (1987-88).

O'Grady played football at Sullivan High School of Chicago, Ill. From 1968-71. He was team captain, most valuable player and winner of a coach's award as a senior. He is a native of Worcester, Mass.

He earned his undergraduate degree in physical education from UW-River Falls in 1979 and his master's degree in supervision and instructional leadership from River Falls in 1983. O'Grady now teaches classes in the university's health & human performance department.

O'Grady is well known as a speaker and clinician throughout the Midwest. He has given presentations at the Wisconsin Football Coaches Association spring clinic several times and has addressed participants at the Indiana
Wishbone Coaches Association Clinic. He has been invited to give clinics in Wisconsin, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Indiana and Minnesota. For the past 10 years he has worked with former Falcon football player and teammate,
Darryl Herrick, at a football camp in Gilman, Wis. The camp was established by Herrick, who is the superintendent of the Cedarburg school district, in memory of his nephew who was killed in a hunting accident.

He and wife, Jody, have three adult children: Lindsey, Jaclyn, and Logan.

John O'Grady's Head Coach Record

Year	W	L	T	Pct	WIAC	Place
2010	1	9	0	.100	1-6	8th
2009	3	7	0	.300	1-6	7th, tie
2008	3	7	0	.300	2-5	7th, tie
2007	3	7	0	.300	2-5	7th
2006	3	7	0	.300	2-5	6th, tie
2005	3	7	0	.300	2-5	7th
2004	3	7	0	.300	3-4	5th, tie
2003	2	7	0	.222	2-5	6th
2002	3	7	0	.300	2-5	6th, tie
2001	4	5	0	.444	4-3	3rd, tie
2000	6	4	0	.600	5-2	3rd
1999	6	4	0	.600	5-2	3rd
1998	7	3	0	.700	5-2	1st, tie
1997	5	5	0	.500	3-4	5th, tie
1996	9	2	0	.818	6-1	2nd
1995	9	3	0	.750	6-1	2nd
1994	7	3	0	.700	5-2	2nd, tie
1993	6	4	0	.600	3-4	4th, tie
1992	6	2	1	.722	4-2-1	3rd
1991	4	5	1	.450	2-5-1	7th
1990	5	4	1	.550	3-4-1	5th, tie
1989	7	3	0	.700	6-2	3rd
Totals	105	112	3	.484	74-80-3	.480