Kathy Auriemma, who graduated from Cheltenham High School, has supported her husband, Geno Auriemma, throughout all 41 seasons of his coaching career with UConn women’s basketball, writes Emily Burback for Town & Country.
They first met at Montgomery County Community College in 1972 and married six years later. They have three children, Alysa, Jenna, and Michael, and four grandchildren.
“My mom’s independent streak is what makes her marriage to my dad work,” said Alysa. “When Dad isn’t coaching during the season, he’s running conferences or going recruiting. Someone more accustomed to co-dependency would not be OK with all that alone time. But my mom shrugs it off.”
Kathy, a former English teacher, continues to stay deeply involved in the lives of her husband’s players. She has attended multiple weddings of former players and even played a role in some of them.
“While the culture of family within the UConn community is only one reason why the team is successful, it’s a pretty large, important cog in the machine,” said Alysa. “My mom is able to talk to them in a way Dad might not be able to.”
Read more about Cheltenham alum, Kathy Auriemma and her support for her husband, Geno, in Town & Country.
