Bob Ladouceur
| Bob Ladouceur | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Current position | |
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | De La Salle HS (CA) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 3, 1954 Detroit, Michigan |
| Playing career | |
| 1972 1974–1975 |
Utah San Jose State |
| Position(s) | Running back |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1979–present | De La Salle HS (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 384–25–3 |
Bob Ladouceur (born July 3, 1954) is an American football coach. He began coaching the De La Salle High Spartans in Concord, California in 1979, when he was twenty-five years old. He took over a team that had never enjoyed a winning season since the school's founding in 1965 and turned it into a perennial winner. From 1992 to 2004, he guided the team to 12-consecutive undefeated seasons, setting a national winning streak record for high school football of 151 consecutive wins—a record matched in amateur sports only by the 159 game winning streak of Passaic High School in men's basketball. Ladouceur was enshrined to the National High School Hall of Fame in 2001. His team has topped the USA Today rankings five times and he is a three time coach of the year. Entering 2012, his career record was 384–25-3. His .936 winning percentage is a record among coaches with 200 or more wins. Ladouceur is all-time winningest coach in California high school football's and has led the De La Salle Spartan football program to:
(3) Catholic League championships: 1982, 1983, 1984
(2) Golden Bay League championships: 1986, 1987
(10) Bay Valley League championships: 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997
(4) East Bay League championships: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
(27) CIF North Coast Section championships: 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
(16) California State Championships: 1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
(7) National Championships: 1994 ESPN National Champions, 1998 USA Today National Champions, 1999 National Sports News Service Champions, 2000 USA Today National Champions, 2001 USA Today National Champions, 2002 USA Today National Champions, 2003 USA Today National Champions
[edit] Notable players and assistant coaches
- T. J. Ward, defensive back for Cleveland Browns
- Jackie Bates, defensive back for Kansas City Chiefs
- Maurice Jones-Drew, running back for Jacksonville Jaguars
- Kevin Simon, linebacker for Washington Redskins
- Matt Gutierrez, quarterback with Omaha Nighthawks
- D. J. Williams, outside linebacker with Denver Broncos
- Doug Brien, placekicker with San Francisco 49ers
- David Loverne, guard with New York Jets
- Derek Landri, defensive tackle with Jacksonville Jaguars
- Steve Alexakos, assistant line coach (1991–1994), guard for Denver Broncos and New York Giants
- Amani Toomer, wide receiver formerly for the New York Giants and the Kansas City Chiefs
- Aaron Taylor, offensive guard formerly for the Green Bay Packers
[edit] External links
- Legends of HS football: Bob Ladouceur
- Abend, Harold (2008-09-26). "No secrets to De La Salle's success". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/highschool/rise/football/news/story?id=3609896.
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