Legendary Providence College golf coach Joseph "Joe" Prisco passed away on May 6.  Prisco, who was born in 1919, was 101.  He was born and raised in East Providence.

Prior to retiring in 2012, Prisco spent 60 years as the Friars' golf coach and was instrumental in bringing the club golf team to varsity status in 1960. Prisco led the program to a 403-119-1 mark while guiding eight squads and 16 individuals into the NCAA Championships over a 42-year span. Prisco also claimed two BIG EAST titles and eight NCAA Division I Coach of the Year accolades.

A 1949 graduate of Providence College, Prisco served as the team captain and coach of the golf team in 1948 and 1949.  In addition to coaching at the College, he was a professor in the business department from 1953 until he retired in 1989.  He continued teaching courses at Providence for another 20 years after his retirement.  

In 2015, Prisco was one of six inductees into the Rhode Island Golf Hall of Fame.  Prisco also was a Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) Hall of Fame inductee in 1987.  In 1989, he was inducted into the Providence College Athletics Hall of Fame. Prisco finished the final 10 seasons of his coaching career with the Providence College club program from 2002-12.

Prisco proudly served with the US Army Air Corp during World War II; with the 434th Squadron of the 12th Bomb Group. He organized many yearly reunions of the 434th Squadron.