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Patrovich wears many hats -- and shirts, too

Quick ReadIslip wrestling coach is also Hauppauge's football coach, which can lead to mix-ups, but no conflicts of interest.

Hauppauge football coach Joe Patrovich during his team's

Photo credit: Joseph D. Sullivan | Hauppauge football coach Joe Patrovich during his team's game against Half Hollow Hills West. (November 21, 2009)

Sartorial splendor is not part of the job description when you teach phys ed at one school, at which you also coach wrestling, and you coach football at another school. Welcome to Joe Patrovich's world, in which wardrobe malfunctions are common.

"My car looks like a hamper, with clothes from both schools all over the place," said Patrovich, the Islip wrestling coach and, for the past two seasons,...

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