OB MUSSARI

A Shore Conference coach for more than 40 years as an assistant and head coach, Bob Mussari molded a generation of players who have gone on to become coaches and educators themselves. His personal story has also served as an inspiration to former players dating back to the 1970s.

Mussari served as the head coach at Monsignor Donovan, now known as Donovan Catholic, from 1985-87 and then again from 1994-96. He was the head man at the now-defunct Admiral Farragut in 1990 and then returned to the head coaching ranks to lead Allentown from 2004-07.

Mussari also worked as an assistant at multiple schools, including Howell and Asbury Park, on his way to being inducted into the New Jersey Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame as an assistant.

A Pennsylvania native, Mussari joined the U.S. Marine Corps after playing football at Olyphant High School. During his service as a Marine in the Vietnam War, he gained worldwide attention after being hit by a live 82-millimeter round in 1968 in defense of the combat base at Khe Sanh. He received Meritorious Military Service recognition after saving the lives of fellow Marines and was also awarded the New Jersey Distinguished Service Medal by