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11 Facts About Robert Casciola

1.

Robert Casciola was the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1971 to 1972 and at Princeton University from 1973 to 1977.

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Robert Casciola held assistant coaching positions at Princeton and, Dartmouth College.

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Robert Casciola became president in 1996, serving in the role until his retirement in 2005.

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Robert Casciola played college football at Princeton as a tackle.

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Robert Casciola attended college at Princeton University, where he played on the football team from 1955 to 1957.

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Robert Casciola was named to the All-Ivy League team in 1957.

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Robert Casciola then joined the Princeton varsity coaching staff, where remained through the 1965 season.

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Robert Casciola served as an officer in the United States Army and attained the rank of captain before being discharged in 1965.

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In June 1978, Robert Casciola became the assistant vice president for government banking at the First National State Bank of New Jersey.

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Robert Casciola worked as a color analyst for Princeton football broadcasts starting in 1981, and later announced for the New Jersey Generals, Rutgers University athletics, and Ivy League athletics.

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In July 1991, Robert Casciola resigned from the Nets to become the executive director of the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame.