Mark Duda has been a member of the football staff at Lackawanna College since the introduction of the sport in 1993. After one season as defensive coordinator, Duda moved up to head coach and has compiled an impressive record of 128-63 while elevating the program to a position of national prominence. In his tenure at the college he has produced over 200 Division I Scholarship Athletes and has had three undefeated seasons. Mark has twice won North East Football Conference Coach of the Year honors.

Under his guidance, Lackawanna College has appeared in nine (9) bowl games and has been ranked nationally in recent years, highlighted by a No. 5 ranking at the end of the 2001 regular-season winning four championships in five years as a member of the Northeast Football Conference.
One of the many beneficiaries of Duda's vast knowledge of football is Bryant McKinnie, who was selected in the first round (No. 7) of the 2002 National Football League Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. McKinnie played at Lackawanna in 1997 and 1998 and went on to The University of Miami ( Florida) where he was the recipient of the prestigious Outland Trophy and a consensus All-American offensive lineman.

Duda starred in the National Football League, spending six seasons with the St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals.  Coach started his coaching career as the Defensive Coordinator for Meyers HS in 1992 and was the Defensive Line coach at East Stroudsburg University in 1990.

He was inducted into the University of Maryland Wall of Fame in 1994 and a year later was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sport Hall of Fame. He was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Education by East Stroudsburg University in 1991. In 2005 he was awarded a Master of Arts in Professional Studies from Thomas Edison College. Mark Duda is currently the Dean of Students and Head Football Coach for the Lackawanna Falcons.