Joe Fracassi
Full Name:  Joseph Gerald Fracassi
     Born:  March 14, 1932, Erie, Pa.
     Died:  March 6, 1995, Erie, Pa.
   School:  Academy High School in Erie, Pennsylvania


FSU Career
Track & Field
Year  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
49-50 PV      5-10 152  Fr   *   Erie, PA                        
50-51 PV      5-10 152  So   *   Erie, PA                        
51-52 PV      5-10 152  Jr   *   Erie, PA                        
52-53 PV      5-10 152  Sr   *   Erie, PA                        


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Joseph Gerald Fracassi Obituary.
Posted on findagrave.com.

Age 62, son of the late Joseph and Antoinette Ruscitto Fracassi.

Mr. Fracassi was a graduate of Academy High School. In high school and college, he was a champion pole vaulter. After gaining post graduate degree, he worked as a meteorologist for the National Weather Service for 32 years, retiring in 1987. He was a member of St. Jude the Apostle Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. Fracassi was preceded in death by two sisters, Jennie Burek and Amelia "Midge" Goodwill.

Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Margaret Ann Fusco Fracassi; two sons, Joseph and Jay Fracassi, both of Erie; two brothers, Albert and Edward Fracassi, both of Erie; four sisters, Carmella Berquist, Yolanda "Vi" Zelenak and Valerie Fracassi, all of Erie, and Edith Ward of Las Vegas, Nev.; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.



Conference Awards
Track & Field
Year  Award
1950  Dixie Conference - Outdoor - Pole Vault - Champion
1951  Dixie Conference - Outdoor - Pole Vault - Champion


FSU Statistics
Track & Field
   Date    Opponent/Meet                  Event                         Place      Results       Points   Comment
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            1950 Season
03/28/1950 Miami                          Pole Vault                      2                        3                         
04/01/1950 Mercer                         Pole Vault                      2T                       1.33                      
04/15/1950 Emory                          Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
04/29/1950 Florida Southern Col           Pole Vault                      1T   11- 0       3.35m   3                         
05/06/1950 Mississippi College            Pole Vault                      1    11- 9       3.58m   5                         
05/13/1950 Howard                         Pole Vault                      1T   10- 6       3.20m   4                         
05/20/1950 Dixie Outdoor Championship     Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
            1951 Season
03/28/1951 Duke                           Pole Vault                      1T   12- 0       3.66m   3                         
03/31/1951 Mercer                         220-Yard Low Hurdles            3                        1                         
03/31/1951 Mercer                         Pole Vault                      1    12- 0       3.66m   5                         
04/21/1951 Davidson College               Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
05/05/1951 Mississippi College            Pole Vault                      1    12- 7       3.84m   5                         
05/19/1951 Dixie Outdoor Championship     Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
            1952 Season
03/29/1952 Florida Relays                 Pole Vault                      3                        2                         
04/05/1952 Davidson College               Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
04/19/1952 Mercer                         Pole Vault                      2                        3                         
04/26/1952 Georgia Tech                   Pole Vault                      2                        3                         
05/03/1952 Mississippi College            Pole Vault                      1    12- 6       3.81m   5                         
05/10/1952 Miami                          Pole Vault                      1    12- 6       3.81m   5                         
05/24/1952 Georgia AAU                    Pole Vault                      3T                       1.50                      
            1953 Season
03/28/1953 Florida Relays                 Pole Vault                      2T   12- 8       3.86m   3.50                      
04/04/1953 Mercer                         Pole Vault                      1    12-10       3.91m   5                         
04/18/1953 Florida AAU                    Pole Vault                      3T                       1                         
04/25/1953 Georgia                        Pole Vault                      1T   12- 6.50    3.82m   4                         
05/02/1953 Loyola-New Orleans             Pole Vault                      1T   12- 6       3.81m   4                         
05/09/1953 Miami                          Pole Vault                      1T   12- 0       3.66m   4                         
05/16/1953 Mississippi Southern           Pole Vault                      1    11- 6       3.51m   5                         
05/23/1953 Georgia AAU                    Pole Vault                      1    12- 8       3.86m   5