Bob Mangine, the absolute legend who has literally kept the Cincinnati Bearcats’ football and men’s basketball programs firing on all cylinders for more than two decades, is officially getting the Cincinnati Athletics Bob Goin Service Award. This dude has been a force in sports medicine for over four decades, tirelessly working behind the scenes. On October 23, they’re finally going to make sure he gets the massive recognition he’s earned.
This Ain’t No Participation Trophy, This Is Real Recognition
Let’s be real, this isn’t some throwaway award; this is the Bob Goin Service Award, and it’s a huge deal. Mangine, who has served as the Bearcats’ Senior Associate Athletic Director and Physical Therapy Residency Director, not to mention being the former Head Football and Basketball athletic trainer, is set to be honored right alongside the 50th anniversary class inductees into the James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame. Picture this: it’s the Friday night before Cincinnati’s football game against Texas Tech, the atmosphere is going to be electric, and Mangine will be front and center. We’re talking about a man who even worked side-by-side with Dr. Angelo Colosimo, the former UC team orthopedic surgeon who also snagged the Bob Goin Distinguished Service Award back in 2023. More details on the event itself are coming soon, so you know we’ll be watching for those!
From Pittsburgh Condors to the Olympics, This Guy Has Seen It All
Mangine’s resume isn’t just long; it’s absolutely stacked. He’s got more than forty years in sports medicine, and he’s done it all. This guy started way back in 1976, his first year at UC, working with both amateur and professional athletes. He was even instrumental in launching the nationally-recognized Cincinnati Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center back in 1982. After about ten years there, he launched his own practice before merging with NovaCare Rehabilitation in 1998. He even started his career as an assistant athletics trainer for the Pittsburgh Condor Basketball Club and was head trainer at the Community College of Allegheny County before graduating in 1977. Mangine’s seen it all, from working on guard Sencire Harris’s leg during a tight 74-62 win for the Bearcats against Dayton in 2025, to supervising a year-round program that ensures the health and well-being of Bearcats athletes today. He knows how to recognize, treat, and prevent injuries like nobody’s business.
More Awards Than Your Trophy Case Has Space For
And you think the Bob Goin Service Award is his only hardware? Nah. This dude is a 25-year award recipient of the National Athletic Trainers Association. He was the head athletic trainer for the aquatic teams at the 1996 Olympics. The freakin’ Olympics! Not just that, he also led the aquatic teams at the Goodwill Games in 1986, 1990, and 1998. He’s a charter member of the Sports Physical Therapy Section Hall of Fame AND the Covington Catholic (Ky.) High School Athletics Hall of Fame. Right now, he’s the National Director of Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Residency for NovaCare and runs MBM Consultants. The list just goes on and on.
Mark your calendars, because on October 23, before the Cincinnati football squad rolls up against Texas Tech, Bob Mangine is going to get the respect he’s earned. You know more details are coming, so stay tuned, because you won’t want to miss seeing a true legend get his due.
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