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Colonel Joseph Andrew Molitoris, USMC, Retired (Coach Mol was a football coach and military officer. Molitoris coached the Boonton High School football team in Boonton, New Jersey that won the 1968 Group II State championship during an undefeated season. During he early 1960s, he  coached Jim Kiick, a running back who went on to win two Super Bowl championships with the Miami Dolphins. Kiick played on the  1972 Dolphins team that attained an undefeated NFL season (including the  regular season and the  NFL playoffs).

Early Life and Education
Molitoris was born in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania in 1928. He graduated from Morristown High School in Morristown, New Jersey in 1946. Molitoris then studied at Norwich University in Northfield, Vermont and Bethany College in Bethany, West Virginia. He was on the football and track teams.

He was married to the former Dorothy Claire O'Neill of West Orange, NJ. Together they raised three children Andrea P. Nafziger, Lieutenant Colonel Patricia M. Molitoris, USMC (Retired), and Thomas Molitoris. They have seven grandsons and one great grandson. Their grandson Ryan served four combat tours in the USMC, and he is currently serving as a combat medic in the Army National Guard.

Coaching Career
Molitoris guided his teams to winning seasons in 19 of 20 years coaching high school football in northern New Jersey. He coached for 15 years at Boonton High School and and 5 years at Morristown School (now Morristown-Beard School) in Morristown, New Jersey.

Military Career and Post-Military Career
During his 37 year-military career, Molitoris served with the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. He reached the level of Colonel with the Marines. Following his military career, Molitoris served as a founding vice president of the Marine Corps-Law Enforcement Foundation.