Hoboken Football Icon Ed Stinson Inducted To NJSIAA Hall of Fame

HOBOKEN, NJ — Legendary Redwing football coach Ed Stinson is now a member of the NJSIAA Hall of Fame.

According to the NJSIAA, Stinson is well-known for his two stints at Hoboken High School, the school where he spent the majority of his career. The first time coaching there, he led Hoboken to consecutive conference championships during 1977-1979, and a state championship in 1980.

He returned back to Hoboken High in 1987, but this time stayed 17 years. In those two decades, Stinson’s Redwings won five state championships and 10 conference championships, finishing with a record of 158-36-1.

In between his two Hoboken periods, Edward coached at Park Ridge and Pascack Hills high schools. At Park Ridge, his teams won two conference championships and were state finalists. Edward also coached at William Paterson University, Queen of Peace High School, Hackensack High School and Bergen Catholic High School, before finishing his career at St. Anthony High School, where his 2014 team finished their season as state finalists.

In addition to the NJSIAA Hall of Fame, Edward has been previously inducted to four other sports Halls of Fames: Hudson County Sports, New Jersey State Coaches Association, Hoboken High School and Jersey City State College.

Stinson was inducted to the NJSIAA Hall of Fame on Dec. 5 during a ceremony at the Pines Manor in Edison.

According to hobokenredwings.org:

“Coach Stinson’s accomplishments at Hoboken High School went well beyond his record as he had countless players go on to play collegiate football — including some at premiere Division I programs such as Penn State, Michigan State, Florida, Syracuse, North Carolina, and Rutgers, just to name a few. Many of those players still fondly recall those playing days and learning to do things the ‘Stinson way.’ He left an impact on our coaching staff as well, as he coached five of our current football coaches.”

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