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Coach Bob Farrell Honored With Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award
The legendary former Seton Hall Prep basketball coach, Bob Farrell, is being presented the prestigious Morgan Wootten Lifetime Achievement Award, an honor bestowed on a select group of scholastic hoops coaches around the nation, at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame at Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., this weekend in conjunction with the Spalding Hoopball Classic.
The Wootten Award is named after Coach Morgan Wootten, the only coach enshrined into the Hall of Fame that exclusively coached at the high school level. This award honors high school coaches that have dedicated their life to the game and have had a tremendous influence on their players and community.
Coach Bob Farrell, who amassed 777 wins, two NJSIAA Tournament of Champions titles, and 12 Parochial A state crowns during his 34-year tenure with the Pirates, is just the second New Jersey high school coach to receive this award, joining former St. Anthony head coach Bob Hurley.
“I had the pleasure of being a part of his career during my tenure as The Prep's Certified Athletic Trainer, and seeing the intensity, accountability, and class that he ran his program with was inspiring," commented commented Athletic Director, Larry Baggitt H’18. "I am thrilled that the Naismith Hall of Fame is recognizing him for this prestigious award.”
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