Tosches attended Westhill High School in Stamford, Connecticut, and played on the football team as a quarterback.
[2] He attended college at Idaho State University, where as a freshman, he played quarterback on the football team in 1974.
[4] After sitting out one season due to NCAA transfer rules,[4] Tosches played on the football team from 1977 to 1978.
[5] In his final season, he earned places on the All-Yankee Conference, All-New England and All-East Division I-AA teams.
On August 8, 1987, Rogerson died of a heart attack while jogging at the age of 44, and Tosches was promoted as his replacement.