Coach Pat Farrell was a dynamic and intuitive head football coach at St. Mary's High School in the 1980's and 90's. His Knights were the State Champions in 1984, '85, '91, and 1995. The 1994 Knights were the State Runners-Up to Doug Shaffer's Scottsdale Horizon Huskies. Coach Farrell was heavily involved in the ACA Coaches Association and participated in the All Star Football Games. Pat was a very familiar face at the media nights for the old Skyline conference. Farrell was inducted into the National High School Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2012.