Sam Marrone

Originally from Frederick, MD, Sam came to the Naval Academy via NAPS as a football recruit. While at NAPS he took up lacrosse and subsequently played on three National Lacrosse Championship Teams during Navy’s “Decade of Dominance” in college lacrosse. Up on graduation Sam was commission ed in the Marine Corps and served as an infantry officer in Viet Nam. After completing service in the Marines Sam began a thirty year career in the fixed income capital markets industry in various trading, sales, and senior executive positions. After retiring from Wall Street, he invested in DHS Technologies, LLC, a defense contractor founded by A.Jon Prusmack, classmate and fellow inductee in the inaugural Navy Rugby Hall of Fame and retired for good in 2015. A. Jon introduced Sam to rugby in the early 1970’s and he played for the Westchester RFC for ten years. His son, Mac Marrone class of 2006, was a four year rugby player at Navy. Sam has been a leader in fund raising for Navy rugby since 2004 and is a member of the NARAA Board of Directors. Sam has been a Trustee for the USNA Foundation Athletic & Scholarship Programs since 2010.