This week we recognize our new head football coach John Lemmons. We’ll brag up his high school football accomplishments so that our current Pirate players listen up during practice.
John’s education began at Bunker Hill Elementary for kindergarten. For the next 5 years of elementary education he attended Milner Crest. He spent three years at Sunset Middle School. Then finally in 1989 became a Marshfield Pirate, and was part of the 1993 graduating class.
John attended the University of Montana after high school, and later transferred to Southern Oregon University where he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Health Promotion, Fitness management and Physical Education.
While attending MHS, John was a four sport letterman earning 10 varsity letters.
- As a sophomore he led the 1990 Mid-Western League in tackles.
- As a junior he led the league in rushing and was named first team all conference running back and linebacker.
- His senior year Johns was:
- again named to the first team all conference as a running back and linebacker.
- named the Mid-Western League defensive player of the year.
- named first team all state linebacker.
- the MVP of the 1992 State Championship football game, where he led the team in tackles, had two interceptions and scored four touchdowns.
- named Oregon USA Today football player of the year.
- He was named Prefontaine athlete of the year for Coos County.
- John also shares a common award with Steve Prefontaine as the only Marshfield athlete to win Oregon’s Johnny Carpenter Prep Athlete of the year.
John was inducted into the Marshfield Hall of Fame in 2015. He was announced as the new head coach (see The World article) of the football team in June of 2017.
I’m sure he would appreciate your donation towards the Raise the Roof project. Just click on that donation button at the top of the right column. Also, don’t forget the field dedication for Lemmon’s former coach, Kent Wigle, this October 13 & 14. Details and signup here.
