Claim: From 1969 to 1970, Robert F. Casciola, a native of New Hyde Park, New York, was a professional football player at Connecticut, before he was promoted as a team captain in December of 1970.
Evidence: He attended college at Princeton University, where he played on the football team from 1955 to 1957. Princeton Robert F. Casciola (born c. 1935) is an American former college football coach, National Basketball Association executive, banking executive, and broadcaster. He was the head coach at the University of Connecticut from 1971 to 1972 and at Princeton University from 1973 to 1977.