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A team for the ages: The 1960s

Sal Ciampi won the Thorp Award and All-American

Photo credit: Newsday File Photo | Sal Ciampi won the Thorp Award and All-American honors in 1960 at Lawrence High School.

The Sixties was a decade of great things - and turmoil. It started with the Kennedy presidency and ended with the Jets and Mets winning championships, the Woodstock festival and men on the moon. In between, there were assassinations, protests, the Beatles, the birth and end of the American Football league, and a lot of great football on Long Island.

Players such as future NFL stars John Niland,...

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