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Bob Ladouceur
Bob Ladouceur (born 1954, Detroit) is the retired De La Salle High School (Concord, California) football coach, 1979-2012, whose 399-25-3 record and national-record 151-game win streak made him California's winningest high school coach; he returned as a freshman coach in 2026.
Gary Gaines
Gary Gaines (1949-2022) was an American football coach who led Odessa Permian to a perfect 16-0 season and the 1989 Texas state championship, later chronicled in Friday Night Lights.
Herman Boone
Herman Boone (1935-2019), American high school football coach at T.C. Williams High School, Alexandria, Virginia; led the integrated 1971 Titans to a 13-0 state championship, inspiring the film Remember the Titans, in which Denzel Washington played him.
Leonard Skinner
Leonard Skinner (Forby Leonard Skinner, 1933-2010), Jacksonville gym teacher and basketball coach at Robert E. Lee High School, namesake of Lynyrd Skynyrd after disciplining members for long hair; later a realtor.
Robert Headen
Robert "Bob" Headen, Washington D.C. high school football and girls' basketball coach at H.D. Woodson, 284-89 football record, eight DCIAA titles, 637-98 girls' basketball record, NFL mentor.
Rush Propst
Rush Propst (born 1957) is an American high school football coach with eight state titles at Hoover, Colquitt County, and Coosa Christian, a 300-119 official record, and fame from MTV's Two-A-Days.