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An Auburn, Maine, native, Frank Drigotas was named to the Eastern College Athletic Conference All-East Division All-Star team in 1962 and to several weekly ECAC teams in 1963. A captain for the Bears, he served as class president and sports editor for the school newspaper. Drigotas was also an Alumni Fund Scholar and holder of the Charles Irwin Travelli Scholarship for contributions to the college as a whole. He maintained a 3.33 GPA as a government major. Drigotas was named to the All-Maine Team as a tight end, and both UPI and AP named him to the All-New England Team. He also was the team’s punter.

Upon graduating cum laude from Bowdoin in 1964 with a degree in government and legal studies, Drigotas received a free agent invitation from the New York Giants, but he declined the offer to attend the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned his MBA in 1966. After graduation he served on the Bowdoin Alumni Council, chairing several reunion committees.  Drigotas held positions as Assistant City Manager in Enfield, Conn., City Manager in Medina, N.Y., Vice president of Depositors Trust Co., Vice President of Northeast Bank and President and CEO of Norway National Bank.

In 1981 he became self-employed and embarked on many projects, including administrator and co-owner of Market Square Health Care Facility, Owner of Paris Heights Real Estate, Dollar Mortgage, and Frank Martin Drigotas Jr. and Financial in Scarborough and Biloxi, Miss. He retired in 2008. His civic contributions were many, including serving as chairman for Rotary International, United Way Fund Drives and various charitable organizations. He passed away on Jan. 3, 2011, at the age of 68.