Ron Naclerio
# Ron Naclerio

Ron Naclerio is an author and all time winningest coach for the PSAL league. He coaches at Benjamin Cardozo High School.

## Early life

Naclerio was born in 1958. His father Emil Naclerio was a thoracic surgeon. Naclerio played baseball at St. John’s University and later spent three years in the Chicago White Sox system. This included the Gulf Coast League White Sox.

## Coaching

Naclerio started coaching in 1981. After years as an assistant under Al Matican. In his first season he went 1-21. The second year he went 21-4. By 2011 he had reached 600 wins and eventually broke the record of wins by a PSAL coach when he reached 723 passing Chuck Granby. Eventually he reached 748 wins and counting. During this time he won two city titles.

## Author

Naclerio cowrote Swee'Pea and Other Playground Legends: Tales of Drugs, Violence and Basketball with John Valenti

## Notable players

* Duane Causwell
* Rafer Alston
* Royal Ivey
