[4][5] Aveni began as a health and physical education teacher at Glassboro High School in 1960 during the football off-season.
[2] He then returned to Glassboro High School in 1965 as a teacher in business, health and physical education and a coach for football, basketball and golf.
[1] In 1976, he led the Glassboro football team to the South Jersey Group 1 championship as a rookie head coach.
In 1983, he led the Bulldogs (South Jersey's only undefeated, untied football squad that season) to another Group 1 title.
Running back Gordon Lockbaum later became a Heisman Trophy candidate at College of the Holy Cross.