He served as the head football coach at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri from 1983 to 2019.
He has won the most games as a head coach in Rockhurst High School football history.
Severino was raised in Euclid, Ohio, where he attended Cathedral Latin, an all-boys Catholic high school.
[2] Severino played college football at Kansas State University, where he met his wife, Marilyn.
[2] During the course of his coaching career, Severino led Rockhurst to the state championship ten times, winning seven of those.