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"It was a hard decision (to retire)," said Gualco, a first-team All-City pitcher at St. Ignatius in 1962 and 1963, and at USF ace from 1965-1966 when the Dons were independent. He won the Green and Gold Loyalty Award for Baseball in 1967. "I left coaching in 1994 to spend time with my two kids. Now that they're grown up, I started thinking I'd like to go here, go there, with my wife, and I can't while teaching (SFGate)."

Gualco, came to Washington High in 1981 as coach and also taught for 34 years. Gualco leaves with four city baseball titles in 1982, 1991, 1993, and 1994. The 1991 and 1993 teams also won the San Francisco-Oakland crowns, and he guided the Eagles to a city Softball Championship in 1981.