When folks across the state recall Dick Fossa’s remarkable career as a high school football coach, they easily identify it with the 15 seasons he spent as Narragansett High’s head coach, which included four Super Bowl appearances, two Division IV championships, and four Providence Gridiron Coach of the Year honors.

But what some people tend to forget is that Fossa’s high school career actually began at North Providence High in the 1990s and saw him spend the 1995-1998 seasons as the Cougars’ head coach.