Class of 2009
Amsterdam Rams, Coach
Patrick Reilly served the Greater Amsterdam School District as a varsity wrestling coach, varsity softball coach and junior varsity softball coach for Amsterdam High School. He retired from coaching after the 1993-94 season.
Reilly founded Amsterdams wrestling program in 1964. During his time at AHS, Reilly achieved various accomplishments: 267 team dual meet victories Top 10 all-time in Section 2 and Top 50 all-time in New York state, at the time; three team Section 2 Class A championships; nine team Big 10 Conference championships; coached 10 individual Section 2 champions, 25 individual Class A champions, and six state-place finishers.
Reilly had such a profound impact on Amsterdam athletics, that AHS renamed its wrestling room the Patrick H. Reilly Hall of Fame Wrestling Gymnasium in 2008. Reilly was inducted into the Section 2 Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2009 and the New York State Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2010.
