Marzano's legacy lives on at home

 
Skip Wilson, former head coach of the Temple baseball Owls, was like a second father to John Marzano. Wilson, 78, who coached the team for 46 years, was, like so many in the Philadelphia area and the baseball world, dazed when he heard the news of Marzano's death. [link]

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