Paul Moro had an incredible record that few will ever surpass or even equal. Coach Moro garnered 13 state football titles and 5 runners-up in 29 years as the head football coach at Blue Ridge High School. Coach Moro played linebacker in college and was a scholarship golfer. He was the Arizona State Republic Coach of the Year for small school football on several occasions. In the 1990's Coach Moro's teams won 65 games in a row. Players from his small school program have gone on to play major college football, play in the NFL, and some are even high school coaches to this day. Coach Moro won his 13th state title AFTER being inducted into the Hall of Fame. Moro was selected as the National High School Athletic Association's Football Coach of the Year in 2011. Coach Moro left the White Mountains and relocated in Poston Butte (2 years) and was the head coach at Tempe's Marcos De Niza High School. Moro finished his career as the leader with all time wins in Arizona with 336. (Vern Friedli, inducted in 1986, retired in 2011 with 331, and Larry Fetkenheir also has 331). Coach Moro passed away after battling 2 strokes and cancer on January 26, 2019.