Including 12 second-place and four third-place finishes, York won 44 state trophies during Newton's tenure. He coached for 63 years overall, including 61 at York, where he also won a state title in boys track in 2000. Newton took over as the Dukes' head coach in 1960 and ran the program through 2015 before cutting back his duties and serving as co-head coach with Charlie Kern Sr. in his final season.