SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - The University of San Francisco Athletics family is saddened to acknowledge the passing of Robert A. "Bob" Braghetta, a former student-athlete and coach for the USF men's soccer team who also was a 1973 USF Athletics Hall of Fame inductee.
Born in San Francisco on July 14, 1935, Braghetta attended Saint Ignatius College Prepatory before coming to the Hilltop, where he played basketball, baseball, soccer and track in addition to being elected senior class president.
During his time on the Hilltop, Braghetta served as a goalkeeper for the men's soccer team and graduated from USF with a bachelor's degree in marketing in 1957.