Coach Terry Bocian AQ Athletic Hall of Fame
George Barcheski spent a lifetime educating and mentoring young people both in the classroom and on the playing
fields. After teaching and coaching stints at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (his alma mater) and Northview High School,
he moved to East Grand Rapids High School (EGRHS). Here he spent over three decades as a government teacher
and head football coach teaching "Bar's methods for success." In his 30 years of coaching football at EGRHS he
compiled a record of 238 wins, 53 losses and three ties. He led East to numerous league championships as well as
four state championships(1979, 1983, 1993 and 1995). His coaching record placed him 19th on the Michigan High
School Athletic Association (MHSAA) list for all time victories. His winning percentage of 82 percent earned him 3rd
place on the list of highest winning percentages for high school football coaches in the state. Barcheski was voted into
the MHSAA Football Coaches Hall of Fame and into the Grand Rapids Sports Hall of Fame. Aquinas College
recognizes Coach Barcheski, not only for his outstanding achievements in the record books, but also for the many lives
he has influenced during his career in education. He currently resides with his wife, Catherine, in Grand Rapids during
the summers and in Florida for the winters.
