MINNESOTA FOOTBALL COACHES ASSOCIATION Records & Awards • Hall of Fame • State Tournament • Conference Recaps A Publication of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association BEFORE THE GAME BEGINS CHAMPIONS ARE MADE Lev Sled Brute Rack yOuR START TO A wINNING SEASON Our innovative line of football and strength training equipment promotes proper technique and is designed to produce cham- pions. Rogers Athletic will help improve player performance on the field. 800-457-5337 RogersAthletic.com Chutes Cambria Salutes the 2009 Minnesota High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame Inductees Dave Hylla Dwight Lundeen Proctor High School Becker High School DeWayne Johnson Mike Mahlen Roger French Anoka High School Verndale High School Brigham Young University Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association PRSRT STD 901 East Ferry Street AUTO Le Sueur, MN 56058 U.S. POSTAGE PAID Hutchinson, MN 55350 Permit No. 60 COACHES ASSOCIATION COACHES MINNESOTA FOOTBALL A Publication of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Coaches of the Minnesota Football A Publication Records & Awards • Hall of Fame • State Tournament • Conference Recaps • Conference Tournament • State • Hall of Fame & Awards Records High School HALL OF FAME ~ AWARDS MFCA 2008 Coach of the Year 55 MFCA 2008 Assistant Coach of the Year 55 Previous State Coach of the Year Recipients 56 Coach of the Year Questionnaire 57 FOOTBALL MFCA Hall of Fame Inductees 58 Previously Inducted Hall of Fame Members 61 MINNESOTA Hall of Fame Nomination Form 62 A Publication of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association MFCA 2008 Class Coaches of the Year 63 MFCA Service Award Winners 64 Butch Nash Award Information 65 Butch Nash Award Recipients 66 ORGANIZATION INFORMATION Butch Nash Nomination Form 67 Executive Director’s Message 2 2008 MFCA Conference Coaches of the Year 68 MFCA Past Officers 3 2008 MFCA Section Coaches of the Year 69 President’s Message 6 Coaches with 200 or More Wins 70 MFCA Officers and Committee Chairs 7 Active High School Coaches with 100 Wins or More 71 MFCA Clinic 8 Coaches with the Most State Championships 68 University of Minnesota’s Tim Brewster 9 2008 MFCA Clinic Report 10 CONFERENCE RECAPS MFCA Committee Structure 11 Central Minnesota Conference 73 MFCA Code of Ethics 12 Classic Lake 74 MFCA Members 13 Gopher Valley “A” 75 MFCA Retired Life Members 23 Gopher Valley “AA” 76 Coaching Changes 24 Great Poloar 77 Coach to Coach Program 24 Hiawatha Valley 80 Rules Changes 26 Little Sioux 80 The Camp Outreach Program 26 Minnesota River 81 Recruiting Fair 2009 26 Mississippi 8 82 MFCA Conference Representatives 27 Missota 83 Coaches Checklist 28 North Suburban 84 Minnesota Football Conference Standings 29 Northwest Suburban 85 Competitive Section Assignments 32 Pheasant North 85 Prairie North 86 MFCA COMMUNITY SERVICE RECOGNITION Prairie South 86 Community Service Form 35 Southeast 88 Southern Minnesota 90 MFCA SCHOLARSHIP Suburban East 90 MFCA Scholarship Information 36 Two Rivers 92 MFCA Scholarship Application 38 Top of the State 92 West Central South 93 MFCA MR. FOOTBALL Wright County 94 Mr. Football Nomination Form 39 Mr. Football 2008 40 ACADEMIC ALL-STATE All-State Football Team Concept 95 FEATURE ARTICLES Team Application 96 NFF-MN Honors Leaders, Legends 41 Individual Application 97 The New Blaine 42 Academic All State Teams 98 Shannon Gerrety, Blaine Academic All State Individuals 99 Ten Days of Commitment 44 STATE TOURNAMENT Mike Kesler, Rochester Lourdes State Tournament Summary 100 2008 Playoff Results 101 Evaluating and Reshaping a Program 45 State Champion Team Photos 103 Dan Essler, New London - Spicer Mankato West’s Sprea dOffensive Philosophy 47 ALL STAR FOOTBALL Mark Esch, Mankato West 35th Annual Game Information and 34th Annual Footbal Game Summary 106 “The X-Factor for Your Football Program” 49 Outstate All-Star Football Roster 107 Jason Freed, Houston Metro All-Star Football Roster 108 Inside Linebacker Play 52 Chad Fredericksen, Breckenridge Minnesota State High School Coaches Association Application 109 Vessey Academy Fields First Charter High School Minnesota State High School Coaches Football Program 54 Association Information 110 Claud Allaire “THE KEEPERS OF T HE GAME ” EXECUTIVE Director’S Message Fellow Coaches, A few years ago, when the leaders of our association altered the organizational structure to include a director, executive committee and several standing committees, we adopted a phrase ‘Keepers of the Game’. The implication is that we, football coaches , accept and share a responsibility to take care of our game in Minnesota; to celebrate it, to preserve it, to improve it, to continue and better its’ course. We are the ‘guardians’, the custodians of something, we all know, is worth keeping. Across our state, the keepers and the kids will soon meet again to teach, Ron Stolski learn,and enjoy our special game; its’ special gifts. There are, of course, legions of Executive Director people who give of their passion, time, and talent to the game and to the MFCA. The pages of this marvelous magazine are filled with the names of coaches who contribute in myriad ways, to the welfare and well being of the game. They are Conference Reps., Committee Chairs, Special Event Chairs, Officers past and present, Hall of Famers, Championship Coaches, Award recepients, et all. I might suggest that there are few State Football Associations across the country that receive as much support as our MFCA. For that, and on behalf of the Executive Committee, I express my heartfelt thanks to all, and invite all of our coaches to continue to participate in and contribute to the many opportunities and programs available to help us be better ‘keepers’. The special contributions made by so many are far too numerous too mention, suffice to say as noted, our pages are filled with them. I do want to give VERY Special thanks to Terry Turek, and his wife, Megan, for the wonderful job they do of gathering, writing, editing and publishing this Summer Manual. It is an outstanding magazine; an interesting and important reference and a complete and marvelous summary of us; today and yesterday. Terry and Megan do an exceptional job that requires hours,days, and weeks of work.Congratulations and, again, thanks. In this Autumn, I am reminded of my own. Enjoy, good friends. See you on the field. Ron Stolski Executive Director MFCA 2 - Minnesota Football Coaches Association 2009 MINNESOTA FOOTBALL Minnesota Football Coaches Association DIRECTOR OF PUBLICATIONS - TERRY TUREK 901 E. Ferry St. Le Sueur, MN 56058 507-665-3305 This publication is issued annually by the MFCA PAST PRESIDENTS 1956-57 Harvey Shew - Brainerd 1983-84 Tony Thiel - Battle Lake 1957-58 Lew Swearingen - Jackson 1984-86 Dick Walker - Richfield 1958-59 Red Wilson - Bemidji 1986-87 Jim Simser - New Richland - Hartland 1959-60 Loren Hagge - Rochester 1987-88 Dave Nigon - Totino Grace 1960-61 Frank Cleve - Minneapolis Henry 1988-89 Keith Swanson - Hoffman-Kensington 1961-62 Lew Barle - Greenway 1989-90 Jerry Peterson - Owatonna 1962-63 Tom Mahoney - Fairmont 1990-91 Dave Brokke - Granite Falls 1963-64 Steve Silianoff - So. St. Paul 1991-92 Con Natvig - Swanville 1964-65 Dale School - Redwood Falls 1992-93 George Larson - Cambridge 1965-66 Bill Hansen - Willmar 1993-94 Buz Rumrill - Silver Lake 1966-67 Bob Roy - St. Louis Park 1994-95 George Tuvey-Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton 1967-68 Marv Gunderson - Winona 1995-96 George Thole - Stillwater 1968-69 Milt Osterberg - Worthington 1996-97 Ken Baumann - Mahnomen 1969-70 Dick Lagergren - Brainerd 1997-98 Dave Hylla - Proctor 1970-7 1 Les Dreschsel - Ada 1998-99 Neal Hofland -Chokio Alberta 1971-72 Don Varpness - New Ulm 1999-00 Ken Belanger -Zumbrota-Mazeppa 1972-73 Ron Raveling - Columbia Heights 2000-01 Bubba Sullivan - Northfield 1973-74 Rollie Bromberg - Cloquet 2001-02 Dick Strand - Southland 1974-75 Don Swanson - Minneapolis Henry 2002-03 Dave Nelson - Blaine 1975-76 Don Stueve - Fergus Falls 2003-04 Mike Mahlen-Verndale 1976-77 Dean Brown - Winona 2004-05 Dwigth Lundeen - Becker 1977-78 Gary Gustafson - North St. Paul 2005-06 Flint Motchenbacher - Detroit Lakes 1978-79 Grady Rostberg - Hutchinson 2006-07 Clay Anderson - Albert Lea 1979-80 Dick Lawrence - Eveleth 2007-08 Wayne Petermeier - Browerville 1980-81 Ron Scott - Coon Rapids 2008- 09 Shannon Gerrety - Blaine 1981-82 Jim Roforth - Lake City 2009-10 Jon Johnson - Litchfield 1982-83 Ron Stolski - Brainerd SECRETARY - TREASURER 1956-57 Frank Cleve - Minneapolis Henry 1983-87 Don Larson - Albert Lea 1957-61 Dwaine Hoberg - St. Louis Park 1987-00 Jim Simser - Fairmont 1961-64 Bob Roy - St. Louis Park 2000-08 Terry Turek - LeSueur-Henderson 1964-74 Chuck Elias - Minneapolis Central 2008- Jim Dotseth 1974-83 Jerry Peterson - Owatonna Minnesota Football Coaches Association - 3 JS370 5/2009 No Art Fees * No Set-Up Fees * Satisfaction Guaranteed Prices are subject to *We have made every attempt to create fliers free from errors. 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