Mike Gaspari joined the Aurora University football staff as an assistant coach in January of 2015. He will serve as the quarterbacks coach for the Spartans.
He comes to AU with a vast coaching experience of 38 years at the high school level, including head coach at Batavia High School for 27 years and three seasons as the offensive coordinator. Â He was part of 18 IHSA playoff teams, the 2013 IHSA 6A State Champions, 2006 IHSA 6A State Runner-up, nine conference championships and coached eight All-State quarterbacks. Additionally he served in an administrative role at Batavia since 1987 when he became the assistant athletic director and was then named the athletic director in 1991.
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As a student-athlete, Gaspari was a standout at Rockford Boylan, earning all-conference honors in football and baseball. He moved on to Rock Valley Community College where he became a NJCAA All-American in football and then was a two-year starter at wide receiver at North Central College.
During his time at Batavia High School he has been recognized with some lofty awards. In 2011 he was inducted into the Illinois Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, in 2006 he was named the Batavia, Illinois Citizen of the Year and in 1996 he received the Kane County Superintendents Award (Kane County Educator of the Year Banquet).
He earned a bachelor's degree from North Central College in physical education/social studies and added a master's degree in secondary education from Chicago State University in 1986.
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