Michael Mangino, 67, St. Anthony's Football Coach, Dies

Deer Park resident spent 35 years at Nassau Health Department and 21 as Friars assistant football coach.

Michael Mangino, a longtime assistant football coach and former teacher at St. Anthony's High School, died suddenly Friday while visiting family in Naples, Fla. He was 67. Mangino, of Deer Park, worked at the Nassau County Health Department for 35 years. But sports was always a passion. You could find him on a golf course or football field most of the year. He started coaching football at St. Anthony's with the freshman team in 1990. He also once served as head freshman boys lacrosse coach. Mangino coached the wide receivers this fall for the varsity football team, which finished a perfect 11-0 season with a Catholic league title on Nov. 20.   "One of the things he always told his guys was, 'If you don't block, you can't play here," St. …

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