Coach Carbonaro Football Foundation/ About the Coach/About the fund...by : Janie, Lauren and Larry Carbonaro The goal of the Coach Vincent P. Carbonaro Scholarship Fund is to identify one or more high school senior football players from Brooklyn, NY who has by his actions, demonstrated academic achievement, service to his community, sportsmanship on the field and an unselfish as exemplified by Coach Carbonaro. Coach Carbonaros dedicated service to John Jay H.S. Community for nearly thirty yeas began very early in his life. He attended John Jay H.S. when it was known as Manual Training. He proudly graduated with four letters: football, track and field, soccer and baseball. He left Bklyn briefly for 4 years to attend, and play football for Ithaca College..of which he spoke about often, frequently sang its theme song and never forgot a donation. He later returned to John Jay H.S. to teach and to coach and he never left..his mind and his spirit were dedicated to, and his passion was, teaching, coaching and mentoring the students who were in his classes, in his hallways and on his field..his kids...this was our Dad. He touched the lives of decades of students from the 60s until the 90s. He saw many changes, but his belief that WITH FEAR COMES RESPECT remained constant; he believed that only then could the learning fall into place. His shout was deafening, cut so was his compassion. It was the balance that made him an effective teacher, coach and mentor. He taught this John Jay kids, as well as his own, that until we as a school, a home or a community practice discipline, we cannot be principled people. The team and the family always come before the individual and, as a result, he made men out of kids whose live might have otherwise taken a fateful course, and this is our Dads Legacy.
Posted on: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 13:29:34 +0000