Angelo Marrero

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Angelo Marrero
(Football, 2002)

This 2002 graduate was a letterman in three sports, football, basketball, and track, 2012 Hall of Fame inductee, Angelo Marrero. Over his football career, Angelo scored 48 touchdowns and rushed for 3,030 yards, second in DHS history. He also had 28 career receptions for a total of 848 yards, and he is tied with Jason Lynch (’90) for the school record of longest kick-off return for a touchdown. Angelo earned All-FCIAC honors in both 2000 and 2001 and was football captain in 2000. In basketball, Angelo, was a four-year letterman, and he scored 681 points over his career. His teams went 43-40 and made the state tournament all four years that he was a varsity player. During his senior year, Angelo was team captain and MVP of the Danbury News-Times Tip-Off Classic and named to the all-tournament team in both 2000 and 2001. He was also named to the all-tournament team of the Ridgefield Rebound Club Anaconda Basketball Classic in 1999. During his senior season, Angelo was named to the All-FCIAC West team. Angelo garnered many honors in 2000 for the track team. He was the anchor for the 4 x 100 and 4 x 200 relay teams. He was All-FCIAC in both the 4 x 100 relay and 200 meter dash. Angelo was also All-State LL in the 200 meter dash and the 4 x 100 relay. While at Danbury High, Angelo was a member of the National Honor Society and recipient of the Exchange Club Youth of the Month in December 2001. Angelo was also the 2002 Kiwanis Sportsman of the Year. He also received scholarships from the Hord Foundation and the Danbury News-Times Tip-Off Classic. After his graduation from Danbury High School, Angelo received his BS from Central Connecticut University and his MS from the University of Bridgeport. He is currently a Social Studies teacher at Danbury High School and an assistant football and basketball coach.