Linn-Mar HS Head Football Coach; Associate Principal; Former Director, Iowa Football Coaches Association

Marion, IA
Our final pregame dinner speaker was one of our own- DL Coach Rich Cook. Our players have the highest respect for the passion and energy he brings every day. Thank you Coach, and the TD Club and 30 Hop for an incredible meal. #GoYouLions #FindAWay
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BIG props to our freshmen team for a 9-0 season!!! Great job guys!
9th football completes the undefeated season with a hard fought 35-21 victory over IC West. @TheLMFootball
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Somehow, just like that, it's the last night of the season. Join us tonight as we honor our Seniors before they take on Iowa City West at home. Kickoff at 7:00 pm.
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The team took advantage of the day off school today and got a good walkthrough in this morning! They wrapped things up with breakfast burritos from our Touchdown Club. Appreciate everyone who keeps our guys fueled and ready to go. Go Lions!
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9th football completes the undefeated season with a hard fought 35-21 victory over IC West. @TheLMFootball
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This Friday is Sr Night—a chance to celebrate our graduating Lions and all they’ve given to LM Football. Thank you, SRs, for playing with heart, leading by example, and supporting your teammates. We’re proud of your growth and grateful for the mark you’ve left on our program.
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Linn-Mar alum & @HawkeyeFootball DT, @lgaffney6070 inspired the Lions with the WILL to believe, prepare, sacrifice & persevere. Proud of all Luke is accomplishing on and off the field. Thanks for spending part of your bye week back home with us! #findaway #family #linnmarfootball
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Duane Orr retweeted
NOBODY TALKS ABOUT… the assistant coach who shows up every day, does all the little things, and never gets the credit. Every great program has one. 👏
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A home W over Muscatine!
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Hawkeye roots. NFL experience. Leadership lessons. Thank you to Dan Dickel and Allen Reisner for joining our team dinners and reminding our Lions of the impact they can have on their teammates and school community!
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Meet the Class of 2027 Leaders of the Pride — the seniors helping lead Linn-Mar Football on and off the field. Taylor Sleezer is a Senior Offensive Tackle from Indian Creek Elementary. We're proud to celebrate the leadership, commitment and impact of our Class of 2027.
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Happy National Coaches Day to the Linn-Mar Football coaching staff! Thank you for the time, energy and heart you pour into our players—on the field and beyond. We’re grateful for the example you set for our Lions.
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Football (Freshman) Score Posted - Linn-Mar Lions defeat Pleasant Valley Spartans 41-21.
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It's Game Day! The Lions are on the road tonight to take on Pleasant Valley. 7:15 pm. The Freshmen take the field first at 5:00 pm. See you there.
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Meet the Class of 2027 Leaders of the Pride — the seniors helping lead Linn-Mar Football on and off the field. Jack Dotson is a Senior Defensive Tackle from Westfield Elementary. We're proud to celebrate the leadership, commitment and impact of our Class of 2027.
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Meet the Class of 2027 Leaders of the Pride — the seniors helping lead Linn-Mar Football on and off the field. Aiden Kuennen is a Senior Offensive Lineman from Indian Creek Elementary. We're proud to celebrate the leadership, commitment and impact of our Class of 2027.
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Meet the Class of 2027 Leaders of the Pride — the seniors helping lead Linn-Mar Football on and off the field. Barrett Mieras is a Senior Linebacker from Westfield Elementary! We're proud to celebrate the leadership, commitment and impact of our Class of 2027.
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Duane Orr retweeted
Josh Allen reveals he had zero scholarship offers coming out of high school so he sent 1,000 emails with his highlights attached to every coach in the country, only two responded “The email said something like, Hey, I’m Josh Allen. I’m 6’5”, 220 pounds. I feel like I’d be a great fit for your program. Here’s my Hudl. These are my stats… I literally just went copy, paste, copy, paste and sent it to every single coach I could find an email for.” “I played in a small town called Firebaugh, California. I had zero offers out of high school. I had no preferred walk-ons. A couple Division III schools were trying to give me academic scholarships so I could go play there, but I didn’t want to make my parents pay for me to go somewhere.” “So I went the junior college route. I felt like I was good enough to play, which is obviously why I kept going. I wanted to go to junior college, earn a scholarship and kind of pay my family back for everything they had done for me.” “I also played football, basketball and baseball. I was a three-sport guy, so I didn’t spend my summers going around to every quarterback camp. I got the chance to play different sports, feel different emotions, meet different types of people and learn how to deal with all of it.” “I think that’s something a lot of kids need to continue doing, play more sports. Every sport teaches you something that you can ultimately use later in life.”
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Duane Orr retweeted
High school athletes: these ARE the good old days. The team dinners. The early mornings. The bus rides. The big wins. The tough losses. One day, you’ll wish you could get one of these days back. Don’t wait until it’s over to appreciate it. Soak it in now.
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