Hails from a family whose name has been closely linked to sports at Illinois College for over a half-century. Was a key figure on the powerhouse football teams of the late ‘70s. Two of the teams Mangieri played on – the 1978 and 1979 Blueboys – posted a combined mark of 15-2 and rank as two of the finest squads in the College’s long football history. Mangieri earned NAIA All-District honors as a senior when he led the squad with eight interceptions and served as co-captain. In addition to four letters in football, he earned four more in baseball. Mangieri was a strikeout artist on the mound, leading the Blueboys in that category his junior and senior seasons.