Sports
Early Years: The Formation of a Legend
Check out part two of our seven-day video series, featuring interviews with Bottone's players and coaches, and their stories from Frank's early years of coaching.
More than 200 people attended a retirement dinner for Head Football Coach on Friday evening at Mayfair Farms in West Orange.
Throughout the night, many individuals made remarks about Frank and his career at New Providence for 48 years, as well as his early years of coaching in Madison.
New Providence Patch met with Bottone's past and present players, coaches, family members and friends to learn more about the man behind the name, known by many both near and far.
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Every evening this week, New Providence Patch will feature one video from our seven-day video series, honoring Coach Bottone and taking you through his tremendous career.
Part two of our series takes a look back at the beginning of Coach Bottone's career. From his start with the first season in 1963, to the first state title in 1967, New Providence football was quickly put on the map.
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We also take a look at the powerhouse 1976 team that went undefeated en route to a state title.
If you missed our first video in this series, see it .
