Dom Quinto, Sr., who coached Masuk to its first football state championship games in 1985 and 1986, died Thursday. He was 83.
Before he established Masuk football?s tradition in the 1980s, Quinto was a pioneer of the town?s sports tradition. He began the Monroe Lions Pop Warner program in 1966, and guided the 7-8 grade teams to five consecutive unbeaten seasons and Candlewood Valley League titles. He also took the 1978 team to the Walt Disney World Bowl. Quinto also served as the CVL President.
The football field at Wolfe Park is dedicated to him.
He started as an assistant coach at Masuk in 1979 and took over as coach in 1984. Masuk was 1-9 his first year, but in the second Masuk won nine straight games and played in the Class MM championship vs. Hillhouse. Masuk lost 16-6.
The next season Masuk again reached the MM title game, losing to East Catholic 42-3.
Quinto was a man about town. He was one of the original owners of the Monroe Sports Center and the first maintenance superintendent of the Town of Monroe?s Parks and Recreation. He started the town?s first youth recreation basketball league and served as its director for 23 years. Quinto also began the town?s recreation girls softball league and served as its director. He was Masuk?s softball coach in 1989 and 1990.
Source: http://blog.ctnews.com/hssports/2012/10/21/dom-quinto-1929-2012-monroe-loses-a-sporting-legend/
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