Vic Kubu - Class of 1960

Football, Basketball, Baseball

Presenter:  Dr. Patrick Buddle

Vic Kubu was a three-sport athlete at Manasquan, earning letters in football, basketball, and baseball- and always seemed to find himself in a leadership role, whether he was playing quarterback, point guard, or shortstop.

Along with team mate Doug Diecke, he earned notoriety as one half of what the Asbury Park Press referred to as the 'Touchdown Twins".  In his junior season, he guided Hal Manson's 1958 team to a Central Jersey Group III title.  In his senior season, he was made co-captain and was honored with All-Shore, All-County, All-Conference, and Newark Sunday News All-State selections, as well as the Peter Blocksom Roetzel Award as the school's most outstanding player.  He earned a scholarship to Murray State, where he went on to play four years in the defensive secondary.  Vic would graduate Manasquan with a legacy of drive and competitive spirit that, when he returned would eventually make him a legend.

Kubu returned to Manasquan after coaching stints at Brick High School, where he headed the defense under legendary mentor Warren Wolf, before taking the head coach's position at Middletown North High School.   As head coach, he would win 67 games and led the Lions to an undefeated 1983 Group IV State Championship. 

Kubu was a master teacher, and was able to motivate often undersized teams to take on the big ones, and win on the field that now bears his name.  In his 22 seasons at the helm of his Warriors, he won more than any other coach at Manasquan, posting 196 victories, an .820 winning percentage, a Shore Conference record 10 state titles, 15 division titles, and 6 undefeated seasons.

He is currently second in all-time wins in the Shore Conference with 263, and a 2003 Inductee of the NJ State Football Coaches' Hall of Fame.  Over the course of his storied career he has coached over a dozen high school and college coaches, and has mentored many more.

Whether as a coach, teacher, or as an athletic director, a position he held from 1989 to 1998, Kubu was always looking to assist Manasquan boys and girls reach their full potential.  He helped usher in boys' and girls' soccer and lacrosse teams, and an ice hockey team.  He established the Doc Nine Scholarship that's awarded annually to a male and female Manasquan athlete.  Additionaly born from his desire to make a difference in the lives of our athletes, he founded the Long Blue Line Scholarship in an effort to help college bound athletes fulfill his or her dreams.  In just eight years, the Long Blue Line Scholarship has awarded over $100,000 to Manasquan athletes.  Today, his old number, #69, is one of only two ever retired at Manasquan High School.