Nacinovich, Raoul (Unknown)
Person
Dates
- Existence: Unknown
Biography
Raoul Nacinovich came to FIT in September of 1959 to start the physical education program. He coached the basketball team until 1973 and served the FIT community in the Health and Physical Education department. He retired after 58 years of service in 2017 and passed away in 2019.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Interview of Marc Rosenberg and Raoul Nacinovich of the Physical Education Department, circa 1994-1995, circa 1994-1995
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.19
Scope and Contents
This is an interview with Marc Rosenberg and Raoul Nacinovich of the Department of Physical Education and Dance. Rosenberg and Nacinovich met while teaching at DeWitt Clinton High School. Nacinovich was the basketball coach at FIT and would later become the athletic director of the school. The two discuss the familial feel of FIT in the 1960s and how much of that intimacy has been lost, perhaps due to the fact that the school is moving toward more part-time employees. They fondly remember...
Dates:
circa 1994-1995
Marvin Rippy interview, 1994 November 23, 1994 November 23
Item
Identifier: SC.FITA.3.20.4.9.4.23
Scope and Contents
Marvin Rippy, a classroom technologist, basketball coach, and recreation supervisor at FIT, graduated from the school in 1967. Though he majored in Textile Administration and Sales, physical education was always his first love. Rippy discusses his start as the assistant basketball coach to Raoul Nacinovich in 1971 and how he took on the mantle of head coach in 1973. He discusses the competitive recruiting push that followed shortly thereafter. At the time of this interview, the team was...
Dates:
1994 November 23