IT'S NATIONAL COACHES DAY AND A LOOK BACK AT SOME OF CROTON'S MOST NOTABLE COACHES

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IT'S NATIONAL COACHES DAY----Coaches are recognized and honored today for their many contributions. The first National Coaches Day took place in 1972, on the heels of the passage of Title IX, the founding of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women, and the 1972 Olympics. On September 19th of that year, President Richard Nixon issued Proclamation 4157, proclaiming the day to take place on October 6th. read more about it at National Coaches Day | Holiday | Checkiday.com

And now a look back at just a small sample of some of Croton's most notable coaches--with more to follow at a future date.

---COACH TERRY SMITH; INDEX TO ASSORTED ARTICLES: EverythingCroton: CHHS FOOTBALL COACH TERRY SMITH HAS PASSED AWAY + INDEX OF SMITH ARTICLES

---FROM 2013, COACH BILL THOM: EverythingCroton: THE EXAMINER NEWS: CROTON'S CLASSY COACH BILL THOM, 350 WINS AND COUNTING

AND COACH THOM RETIRES, 2016: EverythingCroton: RESULTS, 2016 GAZETTE CUP + COACH THOM RETIRES

---2020, GOOD LUCK COACH OCCHIPITI: EverythingCroton: WRESTLING, LONG TIME CROTON-HARMON COACH SAM OCCHIPINTI TO RETIRE AT SEASON'S END

---2020, COACH DON DAUBNEY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION: EverythingCroton: BIRTHDAY PARADE FOR DON DAUBNEY 7/23 - HELP CELEBRATE THE COACH'S BIRTHDAY!

---1961, COACH JOHN NESTOR: EverythingCroton: 1961 CROTON HIGH CAGERS' NEW COACH JOHN NESTOR

---1966 COACH SPADORA: EverythingCroton: 1966, CROTON HARMON COACH RAY SPADAFORA

---1981, COACH MEL GIAROLO: EverythingCroton: FROM 1981, CROTON TIGERS ARE STATE CHAMPIONS

---1971, COACH DeLUCIA: EverythingCroton: BY SPECIAL REQUEST: CROTON SOCCER, COACH RAY DeLUCIA

---1983, COACH LEN GOBER: EverythingCroton: FORMER TIGERS COACH LEN GOBER HAS PASSED AWAY