Graduated from Bellefonte Area High School where he was a 3 year letter winner in each of the three sports he participated in: baseball, football and basketball.  After graduating high school, Rich continued his baseball career at the collegiate level as an infielder and pitcher at Juniata College.  Rich competed in baseball for over 28 years.  For the past 16 years, Rich has coached Little League baseball and softball, Teener League baseball, youth basketball, junior high boys and girls basketball and varsity football. Rich has been to the State Championship playoffs 5 times as a coach, including two State Runner up finishes.  Additionally, he has managed his team to 9 league titles including two consecutive undefeated seasons and a winning streak reaching 52 games over 4 years.