When he was hired at the age of 22, he became the youngest coach to ever head a women's varsity program at Villanova.

[3] At the time, the women's head coaching position was part-time, and Perretta frequently came to practices wearing the work boots he wore in his morning job laying cement.

[7] Following his retirement, Perretta began broadcasting with FOX Sports and the BIG EAST Digital Network.

Perretta was also part of the coverage team[8] at the 2022 BIG EAST Tournament, calling games and working as a studio analyst.

[4] Every June, Perretta and his wife visit the Poor Clares convent in Alexandria, Virginia to deliver supplies to the cloistered nuns living there.

As part of an arrangement he made with the order, they visit with arguably the greatest player he coached—Shelly Pennefather, now known as Sister Rose Marie, who lives at the convent.