# @newsdayhssports on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTMBRSIjDWi
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/50034245-newsdayhssports-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/64ba7fedb8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-06T23:33:15.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Newsday High School Sports (@newsdayhssports) — https://gondola.cc/newsdayhssports

## Caption

Matt Albanese made a lasting impact on the Farmingdale High School football team because of the way he played the game.

"He didn’t tackle you — he ran through you," a former teammate said. "His legacy was that he created a culture that we all followed.”

According to his wife, an autopsy revealed that her husband succumbed to atherosclerosis — a coronary artery disease.

Read more on his life at the link in bio. (Photos: Albanese family and Jim Peppler)
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#longisland #hssports #farmingdale #farmingdaleny

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 3,245
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 111

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Newsday High School Sports | @newsdayhssports | https://gondola.cc/newsdayhssports | Media Company |
| Vinnie Matula | @vinmatula | https://gondola.cc/vinmatula | Content Producer |
| Vinnie Matula | @vinmatula | https://gondola.cc/vinmatula | Social Growth Lead |

## Tags

longisland, farmingdale, hssports, farmingdaleny

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