Bob Sexton graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1943 and then went on to Iona Prep where he played on the undefeated Prep football teams of 1946 and 1947. He attended Villanova University and then transferred to Iona College where he completed his degree in 1953. Bob married Nora Collins in 1952, and they had three children together. He returned to the Prep in 1958, where he taught English and coached the football, baseball, and swimming teams. His 1961-'62 swimming team went undefeated and won the Metropolitan Championship. He had a congenital heart defect and died during open heart surgery at age 33 in 1962. His wife Nora remarried and relocated to California. She died 55 years after Bob and was interred with him in New York.
The "Most Typical Ionian" award has been presented every year since 1963 and is named for him.
Bob Sexton graduated from Iona Grammar School in 1943 and then went on to Iona Prep where he played on the undefeated Prep football teams of 1946 and 1947. He attended Villanova University and then transferred to Iona College where he completed his degree in 1953. Bob married Nora Collins in 1952, and they had three children together. He returned to the Prep in 1958, where he taught English and coached the football, baseball, and swimming teams. His 1961-'62 swimming team went undefeated and won the Metropolitan Championship. He had a congenital heart defect and died during open heart surgery at age 33 in 1962. His wife Nora remarried and relocated to California. She died 55 years after Bob and was interred with him in New York.
The "Most Typical Ionian" award has been presented every year since 1963 and is named for him.
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