Our Mission
The Al Fracassa Legacy Foundation was created to honor the life and values of legendary coach Al Fracassa, whose dedication to athletics, academics, and mentorship shaped generations of young people. Coach Fracassa believed that the lessons learned on the field and in the classroom extend far beyond high school—they build character, integrity, and leadership that last a lifetime. His legacy is one of excellence, humility, and service, and the foundation carries forward that mission.
Our purpose is to support high school student-athletes and the coaches who guide them, recognizing that both play a critical role in building strong communities. By providing resources, scholarships, mentorship opportunities, and by digitizing and archiving memorabilia from Coach Fracassa’s over 50 years of coaching, we aim to both preserve and promote his legacy and the values he stood for. Through this work, the foundation ensures that Coach Fracassa’s passion for teaching, leading, and inspiring continues to impact lives for generations to come.
Our Purpose.
The Al Fracassa Legacy Foundation was created to honor the life and values of legendary coach Al Fracassa, whose dedication to amateur athletics, academics, and mentorship shaped generations of young people. Coach Fracassa believed that the lessons learned on the field and in the classroom extend far beyond high school, they build character, integrity, and leadership that last a lifetime. His legacy is one of excellence, humility, and service, and the foundation carries forward that mission. Our purpose is to support high school student athletes and the coaches who guide them, recognizing that both play a critical role in building strong communities. By providing resources, scholarships, and mentorship opportunities, we aim to elevate the standard of high school athletics and academics, doing it better than it has ever been done. Through this work, the foundation ensures that Coach Fracassa's passion for teaching, leading, and inspiring continues to impact lives for generations to come. The organization will provide funds to high schools and colleges in furtherance of supporting amateur athletics in local communities. The organization will also provide scholarships to student athletes. Once additional funding and personnel become available, the organization will provide coaching clinics to promote the ideals which Coach Fracassa lived by, including his unmatched ability to elevate the human spirit by developing superior teams through the concern and growth of young people of superior character.
Coach’s Enduring Legacy
Some say Coach Fracassa belonged to Brother Rice. But perhaps the truth is this: Brother Rice belonged to him. Every player who raised a helmet in his locker room, every student who sought his compassion, every colleague who walked the halls beside him, every alumnus who still lives by his mottos decades later — every life he touched is part of the story of Al Fracassa.
We mourn his passing, but more than that, we celebrate a life lived with purpose, humility, and heart. He asked his players to “Do it better than it’s ever been done before.” And he did. In every season of his remarkable life – he truly did.