Chick was a lifelong coach, educator, and boxing enthusiast, whose retirement was declared “Chick Rosnick Day” in the City of Bridgeport and who was honored by the State Legislature for a lifetime of achievement.

A five-sport athlete with a special passion for boxing that he passed along to his son and grandson, Chick trained and coached generations of kids in football, baseball, basketball, swimming, and volleyball. He instilled lessons of good sportsmanship and good character in thousands of kids over his lifetime, and was loved by all those he coached.

In 1937, for his Master’s Degree at University of Massachusetts, Chick wrote a thesis outlining his vision for the ideal physical education program that would promote wellbeing throughout the entire community. He implemented that vision for 36 years as Director of Health and Physical Education at the former Jewish Community Center on Park Avenue in Bridgeport, which later established the state-of-the-art Chick Rosnick Fitness Center in his honor.

Now, Chick’s legacy of promoting health, discipline and competition is continued through the new boxing club and gym that bears his name.