| Last
Name |
Santorso |
| First
Name |
Joe |
| Address |
80 N. Western Drive |
| City/ST/Zip |
Bristol, CT 06010 |
| Telephone |
Not on form |
| Date
of Birth |
4/23/21 |
| Place
of Birth |
Bristol, CT. |
| Elementary
School |
Park Street |
| High
School |
Central (Boulevard) |
| College |
U.S. Marines |
| Bio
Information SPORTS CATEGORY |
SPORTS
PARTICIPATED IN Football, basketball, baseball at Bristol High; semi-pro / professional started sports hoboes 1930; supervised athletes for our neighborhood for many years. CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS YOU WERE ON Always in contention CCIL winner; CCIL ’37-‘38’39’40. We had good teams ’39 & 40 – baseball CCIL; 39 CCIL football; football CCIL fair; ’40 CCIL basketball baseball ’43; U.S. Marine School football & softball, basketball. ALL-LEAGUE/ETC. YOU WERE ON Always in contention ’39 honorable mentioned football. Coached Wesson heating basketball team at Boys Club two years in a row. Big rivalry. Coached girls softball team Tolland Spring Co. STATISTICS Football ’38-39 captain ’40; baseball pct-bat .268 ’39; baseball pct bat .301 ’40; first base .016 ’40 home runs leader; basketball – defensive leader get the ball – feed shoot played sports at U.S.N. STA. Norman, Okla. ‘33-‘34 Marines. Had a good chance for Holy Cross in my sophomore year. No credits and decided to go to work under pressure. Letter B football – 3 yrs. letters 3 38 & 40; basketball 2 yrs. letters 39 & 40; baseball 2 years letters 2 39 & 40; 1 sweater. Bristol hoboes 1936-42 football; rams, baseball, basketball won Boys Club intermediate league many years. Basketball State Boys Club Champs 1936-37. RECOGNITION YOU HAVE RECEIVED Received PMT Bristol Bees 1939 basketball Bristol Boys Club Champs; semi pro teams – Bristol Hoboes, Bristol Tramps, West End AC softball; football Shamrocks. Boston College success in business. TELL US MORE Officiating at Boys Club & basketball; coaching the sports football, basketball, baseball (Hoboes); semi-pro team softball, Porky’s Service Station 1950. Received honorable mention 1936 Holy Cross; 1939 west to work 1940 Elon College. Started semi-pro teams basketball at Boys Club; started softball teams for restaurants, etc., Bonnies Softball team. Had a chance to play for the Marines at Camp LeJune. Coach? wanted a couple of us to transfer over to Sports Division. I decided to see the world and I enjoyed it. Spent 4 years as a Marine regular service. I hope you can make this letter out. Thank you for inviting me. SCHOLARSHIP/ACADEMICS |