Most people would agree that coaches such as Vince Lombardi and Don Shula were in a league of their own in this regard. Now, certainly not to minimize the accomplishments of Lombardi or Shula, but simply for the purpose of putting things into perspective, Jim Costello has been at the head of the Hawthorne Caballeros for fifty years; two-thirds of his life, and in that time, the corps has been in championship form more years than not. He has given of himself untiringly and unselfishly. Just as an example, in 1974, while planning for a trip to Miami to compete in the American Legion Championship, it became obvious that there wasn't enough money in the budget. Costello quietly took a second mortgage on his house in order to finance the trip.