Mark Rhynard played six years for the Warren Youth Football Redskins and in his final season, coached by future “boss” Ron Silva, helped his team reach the league championship finals before losing to New Bedford.

In baseball he was named to both Majors and Seniors All Star teams, and his regular season Seniors nine captured the league championship.

At Mt. Hope High School he captained the Huskies football team and as a fullback, broke several of the school’s rushing records.  With his senior year team winning the Class B Co-Championship, Mark was named “Back of the Year” by   the Providence Gridiron Club and received All State and All Division B honors.

Moving on to the wrestling mat, he became one of a handful of Warren Athletic Hall of Fame members to achieve All State status in two sports.  Wrestling as a heavyweight, Mark was named both All State and All Division A One.

Following high school, he played football for the Dean College Bulldogs, coached Pop Warner football for four seasons, and starred for the semi-pro Tri-Boro Renegades eleven in 2001 and 2002, being named “Linebacker of the Year” in the latter season.

For the last two seasons Mark has joined up with his old Youth Football coach Ron Silva (who is also a member of the Hall's 2009 class) and served as Mount Hope High School’s junior varsity coach and assistant varsity coach.  His 2007 junior varsity team finished with a perfect record, at eleven wins and no losses.

And most recently Mark founded a flag football league for underprivileged children at the North American Family Institute.