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Eugene Zuccarini

  • Class
    1954
  • Induction
    1991
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Eugene Zuccarini (deceased),1991 - Noted by several former WIU coaches as "one of the best all-around Western athletes ever," Gene was a four-year football starter in 1950, 1951, 1953, and 1954. He served as co-captain of the team in 1954. For 27 years, he was a teacher, counselor, and highly successful coach at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, IL.


 
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