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High school football coach Bob Palko announces his retirement

January 7, 2023 / 6:36 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

Bob Palko announces his retirement

MT. LEBANON (KDKA) - A local high school football coach, known for his successes in the WPIAL, has announced his retirement.

According to our news partners at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Bob Palko has informed the Mt. Lebanon School District of his plan to retire on Friday morning.

He has been the Blue Devils coach for the past four seasons and prior to that, he led West Allegheny for 24 years.

While Palko has said it's possible he could return to coaching one day, for now, we're wishing him a happy retirement.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.