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two season's there he chalked up 17 wins against just three losses. As a four-year college coach, Howard has a mark of 40-13-0 for a winning percentage of.755. Howard began his football career in Long Beach. He played football and baseball in high school and went on to star in both sports at the University of Redlands where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 1957. He earned a master's degree from San Jose State in 1965. He began his coaching career at Lincoln High School in San Jose in 1959 as head coach and in seven years his teams won 45, lost 15, and tied three. In 1966 he moved to Gavilan Junior College in Gilroy, California which had compiled a 2-24-1 record in its three year history. Howard posted a 37-18-0 mark during his six year stint at Gavilan. In 1972 Howard began his four-year college coaching career when he moved to Cal.-Riverside. Howard has had 10 straight winning seasons and only two losing seasons in 18 years as a head coach. 46- Wayne Howard Head Coach Wayne Howard and winning go hand in hand. The native Californian has spent 18 years in the coaching profession (all of them as a head coach) and has rebuilt the football program at three schools. Unlike most coaches Howard has never been an assistant coach, so the Howard football philosophy is strictly his own. The system has worked to perfection as Howard's 18 year wonloss record of 122-46-3 proves. The new Ute coach, who took over the reigns during the first week of December, describes himself as "defensive oriented." Howard believes that the three key ingredients for a winning team are a strong defense, combined with a good kicking game and a consistent and mistake free offense. "We will do a lot of different things on offense," he says, "but we don't want to let our offense get our defense in trouble." Howard moves to Utah from Cal.-State Long Beach (Long Beach State) where he posted an outstanding three-year record of 23-10-0. The year before Howard took over the 49er fortunes the school had chalked up its worst grid season in history. Howard turned the program the first year by going 6-5 in 1974. The next year he tied the Long Beach record for most wins in a season as the 49ers compiled a 9-2 mark. Last season his team was 8-2 on the year. Howard's first four-year college coaching job was at the University of California at Riverside where he went in 1972. In He and his wife, June, have a daughter, Kristen.
RON McBRIDE Offensive Coordinator Offensive Line Offensive coordinator Ron McBride has been the offensive line coach for Wayne Howard the last eight years. He served under Howard at Long Beach State (1974-76), Cal-Riverside (1972-73), and Gavilan Junior College (1969-71). He took over as Howard's offensive coordinator last season at Long Beach. An All-City football and baseball player at South Gate High in California, McBride was a three-year starter at offensive guard and linebacker for San Jose State from 1961-63. The 37 year old McBride also coached at Piedmont High School in San )ose from 1969-71. McBride's offensive lines have always been ranked high and he is rated as one of the top offensive line coaches around. He and his wife, Vicky, have three children, Mike, Jill, and Kelly. TOM GADD Defensive Coordinator Defensive Ends Tom Gadd, Utah's defensive coordinator and defensive end coach, has spent the last five seasons with Wayne Howard, the last three as defensive coordinator. Gadd is a 1969 graduate of the University of California at Riverside and was named Most Inspirational player on the 1968 Highlander squad. After his graduation Tom coached the Riverside freshmen to a combined record of 8-3-1 in 1970 and '71 before moving on to coach the varsity linebackers in 1972 and 1973. During his prep days Gadd was a linebacker on the Kearny High San Diego CIF champions of 1963 and '64 before going to San Diego City College where he played on teams that won 21 out of 22 games. The 30-year old Gadd is married and his wife's name is Carol. 47-
48- JOHN PEASE Linebackers The most familiar name on the Ute grid staff to local football fans is that of linebacker coach John Pease. Pease had an outstanding grid career at Utah. As a linebacker he was All-Western Athletic Conference choice in 1963 and 1964. During his senior season (1964) Pease was named the Most Inspirational Player on a team that went 9-2 on the season and represented Utah in the 1964 Liberty Bowl where the Utes beat West Virginia. John began his football career at Fullerton High and went on to earn Honorable Mention All-America honors at Fullerton Junior College before transfering to Utah. His coaching experience began at Antilles High in Puerto Rico following his graduation from Utah. He then returned to his alma mater during the 1968-69 seasons before moving to Fullerton Junior College from 1970-1973. He joined the Howard staff at Long Beach after the 1973 season. Pease, 33, and his wife, Lyle, are the parents of one daughter Kristin. WAYNE (JUGI) HOGUE Defensive Backs Secondary coach Wayne Hogue, 40, is starting his fourth year as a member of Wayne Howard's staff. He joined the Howard staff at Long Beach in 1974 and has served as his defensive backfield coach since then. Prior to joining the 49er staff Hogue served as the secondary coach at De Anza Junior College near San Jose during the 1971, '72, and '73 seasons. A native of York, South Carolina, "Jugi" came west to attend De Anza College and San Jose State University. He played semi-pro football with the San Jose Apaches from 1960-1967 as a defensive back. Hogue and his wife, Clara, are the parents of three sons, Arnie, Robert, and Sean.
JERRY CHEEK Quarterbacks and Passing Game Jerry Cheek is the newest member of the Ute staff and probably the coach with the most varied experience. He will be in charge of the Ute passing game and coach the quarterbacks. The 43-year old Cheek is a native of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He attended Tulsa University for two years where he played football under Darrell Royal. He then transfered to Central State Teachers College where he received his B.S. Degree in History in 1957. Following graduation Cheek moved into the high school coaching ranks. His prep coaching experience includes stints at high schools in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and California. In 1967 Cheek moved into the college coaching ranks as the quarterback coach and offensive coordinator at the University of Washington. While in Seattle Cheek coached Huskie great Sonny Sixkiller who led the NCAA in passing in 1970. Under Cheek, the Huskie offense broke a total of 19 school records. In 1973 Cheek moved to Oregon State University where he served in the same positions for two years before getting out of football and going into private business. The lure of the coaching profession called him back, however, when he joined the Ute staff this spring. Cheek and his wife, Merry, have four sons, Don, Toney, Steve, and Todd, and one daughter Temi. GARY LUMPKIN Receivers Receiver coach Gary Lumpkin is one of the bright young coaches on the college scene. He is in charge of the Ute receivers and is the recruiting coordinator. Lumpkin coached the receivers the past two seasons under Wayne Howard at Long Beach. Prior to that he was the head coach at Moreno Valley High in Riverside for one year. He also was a member of Howard's staff at UC Riverside from 1970-72. A native of Lompoc, California Lumpkin, 29, prepped at Lompoc High where he graduated in 1966. He attended UC Riverside where he had an outstanding career as a linebacker in football and was rated one of the top rugby players in Southern California. He graduated from UC Riverside in 1970. He holds a Masters Degree from Cal-State Long Beach. Gary was married this summer to the former Joyce Paxton. 49-
SAM MOORE Defensive Line Defensive line coach Sam Moore is another long time member of the Wayne Howard coaching fraternity. This will be Moore's sixth season as a member of the Howard football staff. Moore coached with Howard for three years at Long Beach and during the 1972 and '73 seasons at UC Riverside. Prior to that Sam was at De Anza Junior College where he moved in 1970 after a stint of high school coaching at Live Oak High School in San Jose. Moore, 33, attended Hillside High in San Mateo where he lettered in football and track. After graduation he attended San Mateo Junior College where he was an All-Golden Gate Conference choice as an offensive lineman. He transferred to San Jose State where he played two years for the Spartans as an offensive guard. Sam is the father of two boys Kevin and Chris. SEAN McNABB Offensive Backs and Special Teams Sean McNabb is one of the busiest men on the Ute coaching staff. In addition to his coaching chores on the field with the offensive backs and the special teams, Sean also serves as Wayne Howard's administrative assistant, a full-time job in itself. McNabb, 27, prepped at Carlsbad High in Carlsbad, California where he was an outstanding football player. He attended Notre Dame University for two years before transfering to UC- Riverside in 1970. He played two years for Riverside as an offensive tackle. Following his graduation in 1972 with a B.A. in Political Science, McNabb joined Howard's coaching staff at Riverside. His 1973 frosh team went unbeaten against tough junior college competition and was the only unbeaten frosh team in the history of the school. Following the 1973 season McNabb moved with Coach Howard to Long Beach. McNabb is single. 50-
PAT HILL Offensive Line Pat Hill, 25, helps Ron McBride on the offensive line, where he is in charge of the guards and centers. He also runs the Ute weight program. Hill graduated from Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, California in 1970. He attended the University of California at Riverside where he played two years under Wayne Howard. As a center for UCR he was named captain two years and was twice named to the All-Conference and All- Coast Teams. In 1973 he was named to the Little All-American team. During two of his seasons he played for McBride whom he is now coaching with. Hill graduated from UCR in 1974 and took a job as offensive line coach at BEN RANDOLPH Defensive Backs Ben Randolph, a former star player for Wayne Howard at Long Beach, will help Jugi Hogue with the defensive backs this fall. Randolph played two years under Howard in 1974 and '75. The 1975 team posted a 9-2 record. He started all 22 games during his Long Beach career as a defensive back and was named captain of the 1975 squad. Prior to coming to Long Beach, Ben played two years at Los Angeles Southwest Junior College where he was an All-Southern Cal Conference Player and captain of the 1973 team. He graduated from Manuel Arts High School in L.A. where he was All-League player. L.A. Valley Junior Coillege until joining the Ute staff this spring. Pat was married this summer to the former Cathy Mielkus. While at Utah Ben will be working on his Masters Degree in Physical Education. He is single. STEVE HALLSEY Defensive Line Former Ute gridder Steve Hallsey, 25, will assist Sam Moore with the defensive line this season. Hallsey lettered three years as a defensive end and was a starter for two of those seasons. A native of American Fork, Utah Hallsey lettered three years in both football and basketball at American Fork High School. He was a member of the Region Four All-Division team and was named the Most Valuable Player in that Region. He and his wife, Deborah, are the parents of Stephanie. children, Jeremy and 51