Bob Ladouceur
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Bob Ladouceur 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 2011, his career record was 371-24-3. His .936 winning percentage is a record among coaches with 200 or more wins. Coach Bob Ladouceur is also California High School Football's All-Time Winningest Coach and also since 1979 Bob Ladouceur 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
(26) 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
(15) California State Championships:
1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010
(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
De La Salle High School (Concord, California)
De La Salle High School is a Roman Catholic Private school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls just over 1,000 students, and roughly 99% of each...
in Concord, California
Concord, California
Concord is the largest city in Contra Costa County, California, USA. At the 2010 census, the city had a population of 122,067. Originally founded in 1869 as the community of Todos Santos by Salvio Pacheco, the name was changed to Concord within months...
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
Winning streak (sports)
In sports, a winning streak refers to a consecutive number of games won. A winning streak can be held by a team, as in baseball, football, basketball, hockey, or by an individual, as in tennis...
record for high school football
High school football
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of 151 consecutive wins – a record matched in amateur sports only by the 159 game winning streak of Passaic High School
Passaic High School
Passaic High School is a four-year community public high school, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades from Passaic, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Passaic City School District...
in men's basketball. Ladouceur was enshrined to the National High School Hall of Fame in 2001. His team has topped the USA Today
USA Today
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rankings five times and he is a three time coach of the year. Entering 2011, his career record was 371-24-3. His .936 winning percentage is a record among coaches with 200 or more wins. Coach Bob Ladouceur is also California High School Football's All-Time Winningest Coach and also since 1979 Bob Ladouceur 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
(26) 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
(15) California State Championships:
1985, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010
(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
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