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Best football coach in Waseca area football?
Jon Bakken - WEM? Hard to omit Jon from any list of candidates for this honor! What a program in Waterville! Waseca area had a few guys in here for their first job and moved on to bigger venues with success.
Jim Korth at Janesville and Sacred Heart, later won big at Mankato Loyola: Rich Chalmers at Sacred Heart then St. Cloud Cathedral and Big Nine titles at Red Wing: Marty Coughlin from the 40s was a sub for the four horseman at Notre Dame in college: Coach Coughlin was the head man at Sacred Heart and a had an undefeated 1945 team! How about Gene Wiebusch and Jack Dahl at Janesville: Bill Marten or Billy Walters at Sacred Heart ( same Bill Walters later was asst. at Waseca High): Waseca Public's Lee Krough, Lloyd Hollingsworth, Neil Davis coached the great teams in late 50s, Lee Storby, Terry Gilbertson( coached in Waseca for 25 years): Don Collins at UMW, Jim Simser won a state title at New Richland before moving to Fairmont. Who did the job in your eyes?
Steven J Conway
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