Franklin to bestow highest honor on recently departed football coach
Franklin will not only remember late football coach Len Rivers in ceremony prior to Saturday’s game, but will make announcement for even bigger honor
Len Rivers, the former Franklin High School football coach who passed away in March at the age of 91, will be posthumously recognized with a pregame ceremony before the team's game against North Brunswick this Saturday. The school has announced that the stadium will be named in his honor at a later date, with the ceremony to be held next season.
Athletic director Anthony Brito praised Rivers' impact on the community, stating that his legacy went beyond football successes, as he helped shape the lives of the town's residents, one player, one coach, and one generation at a time. During his nine-year tenure from 1980, Rivers led the Warriors to a 59-30 record, including two state championships and three sectional finals.
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