Joe Lettera, 2014

Roslyn High School, Section 8

 

Joe Lettera directed the Varsity Basketball Program at Roslyn High School for 30 years and won 405 games from 1958 to 1989. He was selected by the New York Daily News as Nassau County “Coach of the Year” in 1973. Joe was two time President of the Nassau County Basketball Coaches Association and received two “Sportsmanship Awards” from the Long Island Basketball Officials Association. Coach Lettera won the North Shore Championship two times. Roslyn was twice a Nassau County Basketball Finalist. His teams won 7 Division Championships and had 28 of 30 winning seasons. Joe served for many years on the Section 8 Basketball Tournament Committee.