[1] Born in New York City in 1952, Starsia attended Valley Stream Central High School, where he played football at the wide receiver position.
[2] In 1974, he was captain of the Brown lacrosse team that reached the NCAA playoffs and was selected to play in the annual North-South Senior All-Star Game.
Through 2011, Starsia had compiled a career record of 329 wins and 118 losses in 29 seasons (228-72 at Virginia and 101-46 at Brown), making him the winningest coach in Division I history.
[3] Starsia coached all-time greats including Darren Lowe, Doug Knight, Michael Watson, Conor Gill, Jay Jalbert, Tillman Johnson, Matt Ward, and Ben Rubeor.
[8] In a 2018 interview with The Daily Progress, Starsia recounted that then-athletic director Craig Littlepage indeed told him the day after the 2016 season concluded that the university was not extending his contract, which expired at the end of the calendar year, and gave him an opportunity to resign.
Starsia countered that he retained the confidence of players and alumni and asked for a five-month extension to coach the 2017 season, after which he would resign if Littlepage remained unsatisfied with the team's results.
[10] On November 12, 2020, Starsia was announced as the new head coach of the boys lacrosse team at the Blue Ridge School in St. George, Virginia.