Howie-Vogts-Obituary

Howie "Coach Vogts" Vogts

New York, New York

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VOGTS - Howie "Coach Vogts", resident of Bethpage since 1952, passed away at the age of 80 on August 7th, 2010. Bethpage Golden Eagles Football Coach since 1953, with 16 CountyTitles, 5 Long Island Titles, 10 undefeated seasons, 3 Rutgers Cups and over 360 wins, he is the NY State's most...

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Coach Vogts lives in my memories, in my heart, and will always have my respect. Ed Buffum

Coach: i stop by every so often to visit your grave site; to offer my respects; Golden Eagles have struggled in recent years, but i am sure they will rise to the top once again; hope they will continue to recognize you and your memory; I wear your Coach Vogts shirt under my game day shirts every game i coach.

The best coach that ever was and a great man, Coach Vogts is still remembered and missed by Ed Buffum (class of 1960).

I had the honor of being the captain of his undefeated team of 1973. He was my second father and he was made of gold. His heart was on his sleeve, and his love for his players was un-waivering. His living room had a carpet that was green and lined like a football field. His wife adored him and so did all the rest of us. He was one of a kind, the best kind. There was nothing he would not do for the Golden Eagles and his true legacy was all of us who knew him and loved him. I have no doubt that...

to all ex coach vogts players / be advised that Nassau County has honored Coach by having each varsity team in the county have HV stickers on the back of their helmets

George Baggio

Words cannot even express the sadness we feel over the loss of our dear friend Coach. We were so blessed to call him our friend. He was a wonderful caring man and we will miss him so much. Rest in Peace Coach.

We are friends of Coach and Murphy from St. Petersburg, Florida. We looked forward every year to their return and the gathering to watch the past football season at Coach's and listen to him detail each and every game and watch the videos. Coach was a great man and will be greatly missed by his friends in St. Pete. Rest in Peace our friend. Steve Belville and Karen Wilder