Frank Nascimbeni
Frank Nascimbeni
Frank was a three-sport athlete who played on Avon’s first varsity football, basketball and baseball teams. Known to most as “Chuck”, he was a captain for all three Falcon teams during his senior year.
On the baseball diamond, he was a member of the Falcons 1962 state championship team that beat Coventry, 8-2 at Muzzy Field in Bristol in the Class C final. Chuck went 3 for 4 in the title game with a grand slam home run, a triple and four RBIs. He hit over .300 in each of his three seasons for Avon, including a team-leading .455 in 1962 after hitting .405 as a junior the year prior. Chuck had at least one hit in each varsity game of his scholastic career and was an All-Charter Oak Conference selection as both a junior and senior.
In basketball, he was the starting guard as a junior on the Avon High team that went undefeated in the regular season (16-0) and won the Charter Oak Conference Southern Division title. Coming back for his senior season, he averaged a team-high 16.0 points a game and earned All-League honors.
On the football field at Avon, Chuck was a two-year starter on both sides of the ball for the Falcons playing guard and linebacker. During his senior season, he led the team in tackles.
After finishing his exemplary Falcon career, he attended the University of Hartford where he played on the freshman basketball and baseball teams. Once out of school, he continued playing baseball for many years in the Greater Hartford Mens Twilight League.