Southern Connecticut State University Athletics

Lawrence N. Ciotti, ’66, was captain of the Owls’ 1965 team, leading them to the Eastern Football Conference Championship and earning All-New England honors at center. He went on to a position as head football coach at Daniel Hand High School in Madison, as well as serving as director of athletics and physical education and coaching wrestling and track. He amassed a career coaching record of 141-41-2, with 13 conference championships and four state championships. Ciotti went on to coach football as an assistant at Yale University, serving as offensive backfield coach, linebackers coach, backfield coach and head freshman coach.