Return To High School Ranks
Commings turned down an offer from the university to take another job within the athletic department. He remained in Iowa City for several months as a representative of an insurance agency. During the 1979 season, he was a color commentator for Iowa football games.
But coaching was always in his blood. In 1980, Commings took a job at GlenOak High School in Canton, Ohio. He coached there for 12 seasons, compiling a 76–44–1 record. Bob Commings was diagnosed with cancer in 1991 and turned his football team over to his son, Bob Commings, Jr. He died within six months, survived by his wife, Sharon, and another son, Don.
In 24 seasons as a high school coach in Ohio, Commings had a 169–66–7 record.
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