The man who built a small school football program on Montgomery Road into a national high school powerhouse by the mid-1970s died Monday at age 89. Gerry Faust was Moeller High School's first head coach.

Former longtime Moeller football coach Gerry Faust has died at the age of 89. He led the Crusaders to four mythical national championships and five state titles.

Former Notre Dame coach Gerry Faust, who was hired directly from the high school ranks in the 1980s, died on Monday, the school confirmed in a statement. He was 89. Faust was hire