STRIDE Adaptive Sports Welcomes New Board Member – New York Giants Offensive Line Coach, Pat Flaherty

STRIDE Adaptive Sports Welcomes New Board Member –
New York Giants Offensive Line Coach, Pat Flaherty

(Albany, NY ) – The New York Giants football team and staff are no strangers to the Capital District, after spending 16 years at SUNY Albany campus for summer training camps.  Pat Flaherty, who has more than 30 years of coaching experience, is in his 13th season as an NFL coach and ninth as the Giants’ offensive line coach, winning two consecutive Super Bowl XLVI and Super Bowl XLVII, will continue good deeds in the region, as an advisory Board member for STRIDE Adaptive Sports. The organization provides sport programs for youth and Wounded Warriors with disabilities.
Executive Director for STRIDE, Mary Ellen Whitney said “The Giants Foundation has been a supporter for STRIDE for many years, and the connection was thanks to Flaherty, a friend from college.” 

Prior to joining the Giants, Flaherty coached for Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, DeLone Catholic High School in PA, from 1978-80. Flaherty coached in the collegiate ranks from 1980-99, beginning at East Stroudsburg University, his alma mater. Flaherty joined the staff at Penn State in 1982, a season in which the Nittany Lions won the national championship. After two seasons at Penn State, Flaherty moved to Rutgers, where he coached the offensive line for eight years. Flaherty was an All-America center at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, where he met Mary Ellen Whitney, STRIDE’s Executive Director  and have been friends ever since. He and his wife, Lynne, have two children, Shawn and Colleen and live in New Jersey.

“Pat has been an advocate for people with disabilities for most of his life. His brother works in the field, and he has a deep understanding for the need; if it relates to sports…he’s in. We are excited to have his endorsement!” said Whitney.

~STRIDE is a not-for-profit volunteer organization dedicated to enriching the lives of children and individuals with disabilities through sports and recreation programs. ~ www.stride.org