Madeo Molinari

Madeo Molinari
Biographical details
Born(1920-03-23)March 23, 1920
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 20, 2011(2011-10-20) (aged 91)
Playing career
Football
c. 1938–1942Ripon
Basketball
c. 1938–1942Ripon
Track and field
c. 1938–1942Ripon
Position(s)End (football)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
c. 1943Ripon HS (WI)?
1946Ripon (ends)
c. 1948–1952Sandwich HS (IL)
1954–1955Iron Mountain HS (MI)
1956–1957Winona State (assistant)
1958–1970Winona State
Basketball
1946–1947Ripon (JV)
c. 1948–1953Sandwich HS (IL)
Tennis
1946Ripon
Track and field
c. 1948–1953Sandwich HS (IL)
1955–c. 1956Iron Mountain HS (MI)
Baseball
c. 1948–1953Sandwich HS (IL)
c. 1954–1956Iron Mountain HS (MI)
1957–1958Winona State
Golf
1954–1956Iron Mountain HS (MI)
1959–1978Winona State
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
c. 1948–1953Sandwich HS (IL)
1954–1956Iron Mountain HS (MI)
Head coaching record
Overall49–53–4 (college football)
66–33–9 (college golf)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
3 NSCC/NIC (1962, 1964, 1968)

Madeo "Moon" Molinari (March 23, 1920 – October 20, 2011) was an American athlete and sports coach. He was best known for his time at Winona State University, where he coached football, baseball, and golf for many years.

A native of Chicago, Molinari graduated from Steinmetz College Prep in 1938 and afterwards played three sports at Ripon College in Wisconsin. An all-conference end and participant in the discus throw and basketball player, Molinari graduated in 1943. He served in World War II, and after being discharged, began coaching multiple sports and serving as athletic director at Sandwich High School in c. 1948, with which he served through 1953.

After a stint at Iron Mountain High School which lasted from 1954 to 1956, Molinari became assistant football coach and head baseball coach at Winona State University. After helping the football team win two consecutive conference championships, he was promoted to head coach in 1958, a position in which he served through 1970. He developed some of the most successful teams in school history, winning three conference championships as head coach before resigning after his 13th season. An inductee into the school's hall of fame in 1989, he lived in retirement in Florida and died in 2011.

Early life and education

Molinari was born on March 23, 1920, in Chicago, Illinois,[1] to an Italian family.[2][3] His father died when he was young and his older brother had to work to support the family. Molinari attended Steinmetz College Prep[1] where he was a star athlete.[3] He graduated from Steinmetz in 1938 and afterwards enrolled at Ripon College in Wisconsin.[3] Molinari majored in biology and physical education and played for the school's football, basketball,[4] and track and field teams.[3] It was here where he acquired his lifelong nickname "Moon."[3] Playing end in football, he was an all-conference selection and helped them to two consecutive conference championships, while serving as team captain in his senior year.[1] He also threw discus for the track team and was a member of the graduating class of 1943.[1][3] Molinari received a bachelor's degree from Ripon.[5]

Molinari served in World War II after his time at Ripon, eventually achieving the rank of captain.[3] He served for a time at the Miami Beach OCS, before being sent to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, where he was the Base PT Officer.[4] At Barksdale, he married his college sweetheart Rosemary Middleton,[3] whom he had three children with and remained married to until his death.[6] Molinari was later reassigned to Morris Field in North Carolina.[4]

Coaching career

External videos
video icon Madeo "Moon" Molinari (2008). Video about the life of Molinari.

According to Barksdale's Bark, Molinari coached a high school team in Ripon, Wisconsin, after his graduation from college but before serving in the war.[4] In 1946, he was hired by his alma mater of Ripon as a physical education instructor, football end coach, junior varsity basketball coach, and head tennis coach.[7] Molinari served in these positions for one year, before leaving in May 1947 to study at Indiana University Bloomington.[7]

Around 1948, Molinari became head football coach, track and field coach,[8] baseball coach,[9] basketball coach,[10] athletic director, and boys physical education teacher[11] at Sandwich High School.[3] He led his football team to four consecutive undefeated seasons and conference championships,[3] before resigning in 1953 to study at the University of Wisconsin–Madison,[12] from which he received a master's degree.[5]

Molinari returned to coaching in 1954 as head of the football team at Iron Mountain High School in Michigan.[13] He also served as athletic director, baseball coach, and golf coach, and in his second season added the role of track coach.[14] After being told by a friend about an opening at Winona State University, he resigned from Iron Mountain in June 1956 to accept the job.[3][14][15] "I didn't know anything about it," Molinari later said, "but it turned out to be ... perfect."[3]

Molinari began as assistant football coach,[5] and added on the title of baseball coach in 1957.[16] His baseball teams won three conference championships (two NIC, one Bi-State Conference) over a period of two years,[5] and he helped the football team win championships in 1956 and 1957.[3] In 1958, Molinari was promoted to head football coach.[17] He stopped coaching baseball in order to accept the position.[5]

Molinari went on to serve a total of 13 seasons as head football coach, and developed several of the best teams in school history.[5] He led them to conference championships three times as head coach, in addition to several seasons as conference runner-up.[3] They ranked top ten nationally in defense from 1961 to 1962, and in the latter, as well as 1964, went undefeated in conference play.[3][5]

Molinari was named the conference coach of the year in 1968,[5] but resigned two years later after a 2–7 record in 1970.[1] He finished with an overall record of 49–53–4, which is the second-highest number of wins as well as the fourth-highest winning percentage (.481) in school history as of 2021.[18] Molinari was also the golf coach at Winona State, having received the position in 1959,[19] and continued serving in the position even after resigning as football coach.[1] He left the program following the 1978 season,[20] and finished with a 66–33–9 record.[5] He was inducted into the Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989.[5]

Later life and death

After retiring as a coach, Molinari joined the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where he worked for several years.[3] Afterwards, he moved with his wife to a retirement beach home in Florida.[3] After living there for around 20 years, he moved back to the midwest, where he spent the final years of his life.[3] Molinari died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 91.[21]

Head coaching record

College football

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Winona State Warriors (Northern State College Conference / Northern Intercollegiate Conference) (1958–1970)
1958 Winona State 3–4–1 1–3–1 4th
1959 Winona State 2–5 2–3 4th
1960 Winona State 4–3–1 1–3–1 5th
1961 Winona State 4–3–1 2–2–1 4th
1962 Winona State 6–1–1 5–0 1st
1963 Winona State 1–7 0–5 6th
1964 Winona State 6–1 5–0 1st
1965 Winona State 6–2 3–2 T–2nd
1966 Winona State 2–6 2–3 T–4th
1967 Winona State 6–3 4–1 2nd
1968 Winona State 5–4 4–1 T–1st
1969 Winona State 2–7 0–4 6th
1970 Winona State 2–7 1–5 T–5th
Winona State: 49–53–4 30–32–3
Total: 49–53–4
      National championship         Conference title         Conference division title or championship game berth

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Schmidt, Stan (December 10, 1970). "Molinari quits Warrior head coaching job". The Winona Daily News. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Madeo "Moon" Molinari. Winona, Minnesota: Winona State University. January 1, 2008.
  4. ^ a b c d "PT Officer Shipped To Morris Field". Barksdale's Bark. February 10, 1945. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Madeo "Moon" Molinari (1989)". Winona State Warriors. 2023.
  6. ^ "Molinari, Madeo". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 2011. pp. 1–35 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ a b "Three Members Of Faculty At Ripon To Leave College Posts". The Oshkosh Northwestern. May 29, 1947. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "Frosh-Sophs Are Defeated By Sandwich". The Daily Chronicle. April 24, 1953. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  9. ^ "Sandwich Has Heavy Spring Sports Slate". The Daily Chronicle. April 4, 1950. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  10. ^ "Ohio Cagers Face Sandwich". The Daily Chronicle. December 22, 1949. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  11. ^ "Schools Open At Sandwich". The Daily Chronicle. August 27, 1949. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  12. ^ "New Coaching Team For Sandwich High". The Daily Chronicle. August 18, 1953. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  13. ^ "Ironwood Grid Season Opens On Friday Night". Ironwood Daily Globe. August 30, 1955. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  14. ^ a b "Iron Mountain Coach Resigns". Ironwood Daily Globe. June 7, 1956. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  15. ^ "Winona State Names Molinari Assistant". The Winona Daily News. June 5, 1956. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  16. ^ "Molinari New Head Coach: Warriors Need to Fill Gapes on Baseball Team". The Winona Daily News. March 29, 1957. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  17. ^ "Molinari Selected As WSC Grid Coach". The Winona Daily News. June 18, 1958. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  18. ^ "Winona State Warriors Record Book" (PDF). Winona State Warriors. July 14, 2021. p. 23.
  19. ^ "Warrior Golf Squad Begins Play Saturday". The Winona Daily News. April 17, 1959. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  20. ^ "Second Warrior coach resigning". The Winona Daily News. August 27, 1978. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  21. ^ "Molinari, Madeo". Chicago Tribune. October 23, 2011. pp. 1–35 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon

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