having received the position in 1959, and continued serving in the position even after resigning as football coach. He left the program following the 1978 season, and finished with a 66–33–9 record. He was inducted into the Winona State Athletic Hall of Fame in 1989. Later life and death After retiring as a coach, Molinari joined the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, where he worked for several years. Afterwards, he moved with his wife to a retirement beach home in Florida. After living there for around 20 years, he moved back to the midwest, where he spent the final years of his life. Molinari died on October 20, 2011, at the age of 91. Head coaching record College football References 1920 births 2011 deaths American football ends Ripon Red Hawks football players Ripon Red Hawks men's basketball players Winona State Warriors baseball coaches Winona State Warriors football coaches High school baseball coaches in the United States High school basketball coaches in Illinois High school football coaches in Illinois High school football coaches in Michigan High school football coaches in Wisconsin College golf coaches in the United States College men's track and field athletes in the United States College tennis coaches in the United States College track and field coaches in the United States Coaches of American football from Illinois Players of American football from Chicago Baseball coaches from Illinois Basketball coaches from Illinois Basketball players from Chicago Track and field athletes from Chicago