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12 Years Strong
Updated:  08/20/2009 at 1:12 PM
The Pembroke Pines Optimist Club joined the American Youth Football League in 1997.   In 2008 PPO is proud
to say we rank #1 in the AYFL Power Ranking and will continue to bring the highest level in youth football
competition to the City of Pembroke Pines.   Since 2003, PPO has had over 425 park wins, twenty-one
Super Bowl teams, three Orange Bowl Youth Football League teams (2004), and in 2007 our 135lb team
won the state tournament for the FLYAA.  Also, in 2004 PPO set an AYFL record 74 wins and had three teams ranked in
the top ten out of 400+ teams in the Orange Bowl Youth Football League. Today, PPO has surpassed the 74 wins,
with an AYFL record 84 wins and counting.  PPO has turned their program into a youth football program respected
and feared throughout South Florida. With a high level of coaching, sponsors, great players, and parents, the PPO
Bengals program is a great place to learn discipline and respect, while having a memorable and rewarding football
experience.   Above is the foundation for 12  YEARS STRONG.   Bottom left: Jeff Olkinitsky, Super Bowl winning
coach, 2006 Coach of the Year & 2008 105lb coach;   Andrew Samuel, Super Bowl coach, 2001 Coach of the
Year & current unlimited coach; Jim Ross,   AYFL Life Member & League Representative, current Optimist President
& Football Commissioner from 2000-Present; Keith Cohen, AYFL Life Member & current Asst Football Commissioner.
  Brian Crowe, AYFL Life Member, six time Super Bowl Coach & 2004 Orange Bowl Youth Football League State
Champion coach, 2005 coach of the year & current Director of Administration & Head Coach 115lb team; Carl Ramos,
  former 115lb and 135lb Head Coach, PPO Life Member & Optimist Past President; 2nd row: Ricky Guiterrez,
PPO Platinum Hall of Fame member coach; Marc Berman, eight time Super Bowl coach, 2000, 2002, 2005 Coach of the Year;
 Rich Sabatino, two-time Super Bowl coach: Rich Jospitre,  six time Super Bowl coach, 2004 Orange Bowl Youth Football
League State Champion coach, & current Unlimited Head coach; Kevin Duncan, Super Bowl winning coach;  
Back row: Vinny Carbone, two-time Super Bowl coach; Kevin Peddy, Super Bowl coach; Chuck Bender, Super Bowl coach,
current Director of Football Operations & 125lb Head coach; Not in picture Mike Ryan,   AYFL Life Member, PPO Platinum
  Hall of Fame member, Super Bowl coach, 1999 Orange Bowll Youth Football League State Champion coach, 1999 coach
 of the year & Football Commissioner 1986-1999; Karen Ryan, PPO Platinum Hall of Fame member & long time football
administrator from 1986-1999; Bobby Wood, two-time Super Bowl coach & 2004 coach of the year; John Olkinitsky, Super
 Bowl winning coach & current 105lb head coach; Kevin Berman, five time super bowl player & coach & current 125lb coach.  
 

 

 
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PPO HALL  OF FAME
 
PLATINUM MEMBERS
 
JIM ROSS
FOOTBALL COMMISSIONER 
  PPO & AYFL LIFE MEMBER 1998 - PRESENT
 
COACH / COMMISH
MIKE & KAREN RYAN
OVER 15 YEARS OF
DEDICATED SERVICE
AYFL LIFE MEMBER
 

KEITH COHEN
PPO & AYFL LIFE MEMBER 1998 - PRESENT
 
 
BRIAN CROWE
6 STRAIGHT SUPERBOWL APPERANCES
AYFL LIFE MEMBER  
 
 
 
FORMER PPO BENGAL
JOHN BEASON
CAROLINA PANTHERS
 
FORMER PPO BENGAL
EARL LITTLE
NFL
 
FORMER PPO BENGAL
JERRY SEYMOR
 
SPECIAL THANKS TO
RICKY & LISA
GUTIERREZ & FAMILY
 
 
COACH
MARK BERMAN
OVER 80 WINS
8  SUPER BOWL
APPERANCES
 
 
SUPERBOWL COACH
RICH JOSPITRE 2000 - PRESENT  
 
 
SUPER BOWL COACH
ANDREW SAMUEL 1998-PRESENT  
 
  Jerron Seymour
JERRON SEYMOUR
(MR. PPO) PLAYED IN EVERY DIVISION INCLUDING FLAG FROM 1998 - 2006
 
 
CHUCK BENDER
3 TIME SUPER BOWL COACH
2000 - PRESENT
 
 
 
JOHN OLKINITSKY
PPO COACH 1998 - PRESENT
2 TIME SUPER BOWL COACH
 
 
 
 
 
KEVIN PEDDY
PPO COACH 1999 - PRESENT
2 TIME SUPER BOWL COACH
 
 
KEVIN BERMAN
3 TIME SUPER BOWL PLAYER
3 TIME SUPER BOWL COACH
2007 COACH OF THE YEAR
 
 
BOBBY WOOD
2 TIME SUPER BOWL COACH
2003 COACH OF THE YEAR
 
TRAVIS HOWARD
OHIO STATE BUCKEYE
 
PHILLIP PIERRE-LOUIS
AUBURN TIGERS
 
 
LANCE RIGBY
SUPER BOWL COACH
2000 - PRESENT
 
IN MEMORY OF SEAN TROPEANO
 
GOLD MEMBERS
CAMERON RIGBY
JAMES SKIP OLKINITSKY
DEMARCO HAYNES
JOANN DULANEY
DYLAN MALSON
MYLES GRAHAM
MARIO GRAHAM
JEFF OLKINITSKY
GREG BETHUNE SR.
DANNY HAYNES
TONY SMITH
TYLER CROWE
JOSH OLKINITSKY
RICKY GUTIERREZ JR
KYLE LYNCH
JENNIFER LOMBARD
BRANDON LOMBARD
ERIC COHEN
CARL RAMOS
BOBBY WOOD
DIOVRY EDGECOMB
JOHN BEASON
JASON RYAN
MIKE RYAN JR.
KRIS RYAN
CLEOPHAS EDWARDS
CHRIS POMMELLS
STEVEN WILLIAMS
LEROY GOLDBORNE
NICKY BLUME
JIMMY MCDONALD
JAMIL CLARK
RICK OETTING
BILL COSENTINO

SILVER MEMBERS

BOBBY JONES
Q FLOYD
JOEY VILLAR
MYLES GRAHAM
ANDRE SAMUEL
TEVIN FREDRICK
SEAN GILLETTE
HECTOR VELALQUEZ
ANGEL FERNANDEZ
EAN DAYS
ALTON BELL
MIKE GASS JR
BOBBY WOOD JR
DAREN SMITH
RYAN LEVY
JIMMY ROSS
KYLE RAMOS
ERRICT BRYANT
JP VANDERKUYP
JARVIS JEAN-CHARLES
CHRIS ANDERSON
DAVE OCASEK
LAMAR VERNON
VICTOR MARC
DEVON CHANG
JOSH PRUETT
RICKY SABATINO
BRIAN CROWE JR.
DEONTE HALL
MIKE PEARCE
ANDY GARCIA