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Message: [QUOTE="Woof 101, post: 2926511, member: 1432"] Nick Vitale on the roster taking fair catches for Wacky Bob....Good kid. Could use a few on the roster right now like his father Rich. Held the state record in tackles for a couple of decades....Maloney of Meriden. -[B]Rich Vitale:[/B]A 1983 grad, Vitale was one of the premier football players and wrestlers in school history, competing in both for four years. In football, Vitale was All-Colonial Conference for three consecutive years.He holds individual records for 185 assisted tackles and 89 solo tackles. His state record of 515 career tackles was broken in 2002, but he remains second in that category. Vitale was Stoddard Bowl Defensive MVP in his junior year and also the recipient of the Fred Biestek Award as the most outstanding football player. As a senior, he was an All-State linebacker, the New Haven Register’s Player of the Year, and named in Who’s Who in American High School Football. Vitale’s wrestling accomplishments were equally noteworthy. He was on coach Ray Mainville’s 1980 state championship team and completed his four-year career with a record of 105-3-2. He was All-Conference and a Class M champion for three consecutive years and won State Open titles in 1982 and 1983. He also holds New England and National titles in folk and freestyle wrestling. [/QUOTE]