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Bob Howard
HEAD COACH

Webster City Head Football Coach Bob Howard enters his fifth season leading the Lynx. A native of Madrid, Iowa, Howard previously coached at Sigourney-Keota from 1978-2006 where he won three Class 2A state titles in 1995, 2001, and 2005. As well, his Savage Cobras qualified for the playoffs ten other times. Coach Howard has earned numerous honors throughout the course of his career which include being inducted into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1995 while also being named the Iowa Football Coaches Association “Coach of the Year” in both 1995 and 2001.

Hired in the spring of 2007 to resurrect a once-proud-but-now-dormant program, Howard’s wealth of experience and knowledge had an immediate impact upon Lynx football. Installing his vaunted single wing offense, the 2007 Lynx squad responded by rushing for over 2200 yards and for the first time since 2003, the Lynx defeated a team with a winning record by knocking off Humboldt—the defending 3A state champions—27-20. Although the Lynx only finished 3-6, his impact as the head coach was made known.

For an encore in 2008, Webster City was picked by most "expert polls" to finish near the bottom of District 2; however, after a close 22-21 non-District loss to Union-LaPorte City, the Lynx then won six of their next seven games including a 50-14 drubbing over Iowa Falls-Alden to play for the District Championship in the season finale against #2-ranked and undefeated Clear Lake. Although the Lynx lost, 31-6, they finished as the District 2 Runner-up and in the Substate game against Dallas Center-Grimes, the Lynx’s stout defense overshadowed its high-octane offense to win 20-6 to advance to the Class 3A playoffs for the first time since 1996. In the 1st Round, the Lynx found themselves down, 21-0, to a very good Carroll squad but battled back to narrow the score to 28-20 in the second half before eventually losing, 41-26, to finish 7-4 on the season.

In 2009, Webster City lost its opening game to Union of LaPorte City, 50-13, but then rattled off five straight wins (for the first time since 1996) including a come-from-behind 14-13 win over Eagle Grove; during this 5-game win streak, Webster City outscored its last three opponents 90-12 including a 35-0 pounding over Waverly-Shell Rock—the first time a Lynx defense recorded a shutout since 2001. However, Webster City then hit a wall and dropped the next 4 games including a 21-13 heartbreaker over rival Iowa Falls. Although the Lynx finished third in the District and qualified for the Substate game, they faced a very good Ballard-Huxley team and lost 37-7.

In 2010, to no surprise, the Lynx were again been picked to finish near or at the bottom of newly-aligned District 3 despite the return of some key players. Of course, what happed was Webster City went 8-1 during the regular season with a lone loss to eventual District Champion Clear Lake; this was the first time since 1994 the Lynx won eight (or more) regular season games. In the 1st Round of the 3A playoffs, the Lynx met a buzzsaw when they played Waverly-Shell Rock and bowed out with a 8-2 record. However, two juniors, RB Keagan Parks and OL Nick Errit, earned All-State honors and with a large core group of returning players, let's just say we'll wait to see what 2011 brings.

MARTY SEGO
ASSISTANT COACH

Coach Sego is a 1979 graduate of Clarion High School where he played and wrestled for the Cowboys. Sego attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, from where he graduated in December of 1985. A coach and teacher for the past 22 years, prior to coming to Webster City in 1998, Marty was an assistant middle school football coach at in Lamoni while performing his student teaching assignment at Mt. Ayr High School. Sego then went to Clarion-Goldfield High School where he taught Special Needs students while coaching both football and wrestling. Since coming to Webster City High School, Mr. Sego has taught Special Education, Industrial Teach, and Physical Education while also serving as both the 9th grade head football coach and a varsity assistant.

MARTY McKINNEY
ASSISTANT COACH

Coach McKinney is a 1994 graduate of Webster City High School who played football for legendary Lynx head coach, Dick Tighe. McKinney was a two-time 1st Team All-District running back in 1992 and 1993 who also earned 3rd Team All-State honors in 1993 as a defensive back by the Des Moines Register. As a senior, McKinney rushed for 1,066 yards and 14 touchdowns which ranked him in the Top 20 of all Class 3A ball carriers. Historically for the Lynx, Marty currently ranks #8 for career rushing yards (1,839 yards) and tied with #11 for touchdowns (23 TDs). After high school, McKinney attended Northern Iowa from where he graduated in 1999 and began his teaching career in the Fort Dodge Public School System where he taught grades K-8 Behavior Disorder students while also coaching football at Phillips Middle School. McKinney also coached football at St. Edmond in Fort Dodge in 1999 and from 2002-03 with Dick Tighe. McKinney, who came to Webster City in 2004, currently teaches 4th Grade at Sunset Elementary School and is the Head Boys' Basketball coach; in his first season—2008-09—McKinney led the squad to a 14-4 record in the NCC where they took 2nd behind St. Edmond. Overall, the boys' team finished 15-7. McKinney, who also has coached track, is entering his fifth season as an assistant varsity coach. Both he and his wife, Lynn, have two children: Taylor and Ty.

CHAD HISLER
ASSISTANT COACH

Chad Hisler, a 1992 graduate of Webster City High School, is the second coach on staff who has chosen to come back to his alma mater to both teach and coach. A 1st Team All-Conference Utility player for the Lynx in 1991 who caught 17 receptions for 404 yards and 3 touchdowns, Chad attended Buena Vista College from 1993-97 after leaving WCHS. Hisler also played football for the Beavers and was a captain on the ’96 squad as well as the team’s offensive M.V.P. After graduating from Buena Vista, Chad taught 5th grade at St. Edmond Fort Dodge from 1997-2003 where he also coached football. Hisler came to Webster City in 2004 and currently teaches K-4 physical education. His wife, Jama—also a teacher who instructs at Webster City Middle School—have two sons: CJ and Keegan.

ANDY BRIM
ASSISTANT COACH

Andy Brim, a 2004 graduate of Webster City High School, enters his fourth season as a Lynx football coach where his main duties are with the 9^th graders. As a prep, Andy played both football and basketball and was a 3-year starter and letterman on the offensive line from 2001-03. As a senior in 2003, Andy earned 1st Team All-District honors as an offensive lineman. Andy, who recently married the former Brittany Hill, currently teaches at Sunset Heights Elementary School in Webster City.

DON BURTON
ASSISTANT COACH

Don Burton is probably one of the best players ever to suit up for the Lynx as he collected 16 letters—four each as a track, basketball, football, and baseball player—during his high school career. One of the only freshmen to ever letter in football, Burton’s career was full of great accomplishment; on the football field as a senior, Burton rushed for 619 yards and threw for 487 for a total of 1,106 yards; however, more impressive is the 5,079 yards of total offense he accumulated for the Lynx from 1950-53. A two-way starter, Don also was an impressive linebacker in Harley Rollinger’s 5-4 scheme and is only 1 of 15 Lynx preps to earn All-State honors twice: as a junior he was an Honorable Mention All-State selection before being named to the 3rd Team as a senior. Don ultimately decided to attend Iowa State on a football scholarship but unfortunately during the third week of football practice as a freshmen, he sustained a serious injury that ended his gridiron career. Burton then returned to Webster City to attend Webster City Junior College where he played both basketball and baseball. After two years Burton then transferred to Northern Iowa from where he graduated in 1961. Don coached track for 24 years and both football and basketball for 31 years coach whose stints include Fort Dodge, Northeast Hamilton, and South Hamilton; Burton’s 1969 SHE squad took 3rd at State while finishing with an overall record of 27-1 and his 1987 South Hamilton squad were the State Runners-up. Don also had two other SH squads qualify for State and he has won over 300 games as the boys’ basketball coach. Don, who has been married to his wife, Karen, for over fifty years, has coached football at Webster City for seven years.

KENT BAHRENFUSS
ASSISTANT COACH

Kent Bahrenfuss, a 1980 graduate of Webster City High School who played for legendary Lynx coach Dick Tighe, is serving in his second coaching stint at his alma mater. As a prep quarterback, Kent not only led the Lynx to back-to-back 6-3 seasons in 1978 and ’79, but in Tighe’s run-oriented offense, threw for 559 yards in ’79 which still ranks in the Top 10 of all Lynx passers. After graduating from high school, Bahrenfuss attended the University of Iowa and returned to the Lynx as a volunteer coach in 1985 and ’86 and then as a full-time assistant from 1987-96. Kent, who is married to Diane, has two children, Robyn and Kelsey, and three step-children: Dalton, Marlyn, and Madeline.

TIM ANDERSON
ASSISTANT COACH

Tim Anderson, a 1984 graduate of Webster City High School, is living proof of Lynx Football history. First, of the 110+ Webster City players who have earned All-State honors, Tim is only 1 of 15 Lynx players to do so twice: an outstanding noseguard on defense, as a junior he landed on the 2nd Team squad in 1982 before earning 1st Team honors his senior year in 1983. Second, Tim helped guide the 1982 Lynx to its first 9-0 record since 1970 and a berth into the Class 3A playoffs—the Lynx’s first-ever playoff appearance in school history. The next season in 1983, Anderson again led Webster City to 9-0 regular season record en route to the school’s fifth consecutive North Central Conference championship and another playoff qualification. The 1982 squad's defeat of St. Edmond in the 1st Round not only garnered the first playoff win in school history, but also set new record for most wins in a season that—to date—has only been matched by the 1985 and ’86 squads. Tim played in the 1984 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star game before suiting up for legendary Iowa coach Hayden Fry from 1984-88 in which he was a four-year letterman (1985-88) and was also part of five bowl teams: the ''84 Freedom Bowl, '85 Rose Bowl, '86 Holiday Bowl, '87 Holiday Bowl, and '88 Peach Bowl. This is Tim’s second stint of coaching for the Lynx and he first did so from 1991-97 with his former high school coach, Dick Tighe. Anderson, who works at Town & Country Insurance in Webster City, has three daughters with his wife, Kathy.

CLINT HOWARD
ASSISTANT COACH

Clint Howard, son of Lynx Head Coach Bob Howard, joined the staff in 2009 and his knowledge of the game, especially the Single Wing offense, will greatly help Webster City. Clint is a 1999 graduate of Sigourney High School where he played football for his father in 1996 and 1997. As a junior in 1996, Clint quarterbacked the team to an 8-1 record and a 5-4 mark in 1998. Coach Howard then attended Central College in Pella, IA, where he also played football for two years. Clint coached for his father from 2005-06 before taking over as Sigourney-Keota's Head Coach in 2007; that season, the first-year head coach went 7-3 while also advancing to the 1st Round of the Class 2A playoffs. Howard is in his first year of teaching at Hamilton Regional High School and most recently played quarterback for Webster City’s own Minor League football team, the Midwest Rampage, and helped lead the team to a 2-2 record before suffering a season-ending concussion. In the five games Clint played for the Rampage, he passed for 735 yards and 7 touchdowns. Clint is married to the former Jess Kaster, who is the Lynx’s head softball and volleyball coach, and the two are expecting this first child early next year.

DR. JAMES KUMM
TRAINER & TEAM PHYSICIAN

Dr. James Kumm, a 1986 graduate of Harlan High School, first earned his Bachelor of Science in Science Education from the University of Iowa in 1991 before attending Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota, from which he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 1994. Dr. Kumm also attended NWCC in 1998 and is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. Dr. Kumm first began helping out athletics at Webster City High School in the fall of 1997 when he began to assist Dan Willard and the football squad; since then, he has become the official Volunteer Trainer and Team Physician for Webster City Athletics. Dr. Kumm has practiced his profession at North Central Chiropractic since 1997, a business in which he is the President, and is a member of the Webster City Sports Boosters and was the past President of the United Fund.

DAN WILLARD
TRAINER

Daniel “Doc” Willard has been with the Lynx Football program for over 38 years since he first came to Webster City in 1970 after graduating from William Penn College. A 1964 graduate of Marshalltown High School (IA), Willard was employed by the Webster City School District for 32 years as an elementary physical education teacher and athletic trainer. Willard both earned his Masters from Northern Iowa University and was recognized by the National Athletic Trainer Association as being a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1976. Since then, he had been a Certified Athletic Trainer for countless events such as the 1993 NCAA Division I Wrestling Meet, 1995 AAU Junior Olympics, and the 2008 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. As well, Willard has provided Trainer Coverage for the Drake Relays since 1978 as well as the Iowa High School Girls’ Softball Tournament. In 2005, Mr. Willard earned the “Distinguished Service Award” from the Iowa High School Football Coaches Association for his long service of athletic training help. For the past 20 years, Dan has been an EMT for both Hamilton Hospital and Trinity Regional Hospital in both Webster City and Fort Dodge. Recently married to Diane, Mr. Willard has two sons from a previous marriage: Mark and Chad.

Bob Howard HEAD COACH Webster City Head Football Coach Bob Howard enters his fifth season leading the Lynx. A native of Madrid, Iowa, Howard previously coached at Sigourney-Keota from 1978-2006 where he won three Class 2A state titles in 1995, 2001, and 2005. As well, his Savage Cobras qualified for the playoffs ten other times. Coach Howard has earned numerous honors throughout the course of his career which include being inducted into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame in 1995 while also being named the Iowa Football Coaches Association “Coach of the Year” in both 1995 and 2001. Hired in the spring of 2007 to resurrect a once-proud-but-now-dormant program, Howard’s wealth of experience and knowledge had an immediate impact upon Lynx football. Installing his vaunted single wing offense, the 2007 Lynx squad responded by rushing for over 2200 yards and for the first time since 2003, the Lynx defeated a team with a winning record by knocking off Humboldt—the defending 3A state champions—27-20. Although the Lynx only finished 3-6, his impact as the head coach was made known. For an encore in 2008, Webster City was picked by most "expert polls" to finish near the bottom of District 2; however, after a close 22-21 non-District loss to Union-LaPorte City, the Lynx then won six of their next seven games including a 50-14 drubbing over Iowa Falls-Alden to play for the District Championship in the season finale against #2-ranked and undefeated Clear Lake. Although the Lynx lost, 31-6, they finished as the District 2 Runner-up and in the Substate game against Dallas Center-Grimes, the Lynx’s stout defense overshadowed its high-octane offense to win 20-6 to advance to the Class 3A playoffs for the first time since 1996. In the 1st Round, the Lynx found themselves down, 21-0, to a very good Carroll squad but battled back to narrow the score to 28-20 in the second half before eventually losing, 41-26, to finish 7-4 on the season. In 2009, Webster City lost its opening game to Union of LaPorte City, 50-13, but then rattled off five straight wins (for the first time since 1996) including a come-from-behind 14-13 win over Eagle Grove; during this 5-game win streak, Webster City outscored its last three opponents 90-12 including a 35-0 pounding over Waverly-Shell Rock—the first time a Lynx defense recorded a shutout since 2001. However, Webster City then hit a wall and dropped the next 4 games including a 21-13 heartbreaker over rival Iowa Falls. Although the Lynx finished third in the District and qualified for the Substate game, they faced a very good Ballard-Huxley team and lost 37-7. In 2010, to no surprise, the Lynx were again been picked to finish near or at the bottom of newly-aligned District 3 despite the return of some key players. Of course, what happed was Webster City went 8-1 during the regular season with a lone loss to eventual District Champion Clear Lake; this was the first time since 1994 the Lynx won eight (or more) regular season games. In the 1st Round of the 3A playoffs, the Lynx met a buzzsaw when they played Waverly-Shell Rock and bowed out with a 8-2 record. However, two juniors, RB Keagan Parks and OL Nick Errit, earned All-State honors and with a large core group of returning players, let's just say we'll wait to see what 2011 brings.

MARTY SEGO ASSISTANT COACH Coach Sego is a 1979 graduate of Clarion High School where he played and wrestled for the Cowboys. Sego attended Graceland College in Lamoni, Iowa, from where he graduated in December of 1985. A coach and teacher for the past 22 years, prior to coming to Webster City in 1998, Marty was an assistant middle school football coach at in Lamoni while performing his student teaching assignment at Mt. Ayr High School. Sego then went to Clarion-Goldfield High School where he taught Special Needs students while coaching both football and wrestling. Since coming to Webster City High School, Mr. Sego has taught Special Education, Industrial Teach, and Physical Education while also serving as both the 9th grade head football coach and a varsity assistant.

MARTY McKINNEY ASSISTANT COACH Coach McKinney is a 1994 graduate of Webster City High School who played football for legendary Lynx head coach, Dick Tighe. McKinney was a two-time 1st Team All-District running back in 1992 and 1993 who also earned 3rd Team All-State honors in 1993 as a defensive back by the Des Moines Register. As a senior, McKinney rushed for 1,066 yards and 14 touchdowns which ranked him in the Top 20 of all Class 3A ball carriers. Historically for the Lynx, Marty currently ranks #8 for career rushing yards (1,839 yards) and tied with #11 for touchdowns (23 TDs). After high school, McKinney attended Northern Iowa from where he graduated in 1999 and began his teaching career in the Fort Dodge Public School System where he taught grades K-8 Behavior Disorder students while also coaching football at Phillips Middle School. McKinney also coached football at St. Edmond in Fort Dodge in 1999 and from 2002-03 with Dick Tighe. McKinney, who came to Webster City in 2004, currently teaches 4th Grade at Sunset Elementary School and is the Head Boys' Basketball coach; in his first season—2008-09—McKinney led the squad to a 14-4 record in the NCC where they took 2nd behind St. Edmond. Overall, the boys' team finished 15-7. McKinney, who also has coached track, is entering his fifth season as an assistant varsity coach. Both he and his wife, Lynn, have two children: Taylor and Ty.

CHAD HISLER ASSISTANT COACH Chad Hisler, a 1992 graduate of Webster City High School, is the second coach on staff who has chosen to come back to his alma mater to both teach and coach. A 1st Team All-Conference Utility player for the Lynx in 1991 who caught 17 receptions for 404 yards and 3 touchdowns, Chad attended Buena Vista College from 1993-97 after leaving WCHS. Hisler also played football for the Beavers and was a captain on the ’96 squad as well as the team’s offensive M.V.P. After graduating from Buena Vista, Chad taught 5th grade at St. Edmond Fort Dodge from 1997-2003 where he also coached football. Hisler came to Webster City in 2004 and currently teaches K-4 physical education. His wife, Jama—also a teacher who instructs at Webster City Middle School—have two sons: CJ and Keegan.

ANDY BRIM ASSISTANT COACH Andy Brim, a 2004 graduate of Webster City High School, enters his fourth season as a Lynx football coach where his main duties are with the 9^th graders. As a prep, Andy played both football and basketball and was a 3-year starter and letterman on the offensive line from 2001-03. As a senior in 2003, Andy earned 1st Team All-District honors as an offensive lineman. Andy, who recently married the former Brittany Hill, currently teaches at Sunset Heights Elementary School in Webster City.

DON BURTON ASSISTANT COACH Don Burton is probably one of the best players ever to suit up for the Lynx as he collected 16 letters—four each as a track, basketball, football, and baseball player—during his high school career. One of the only freshmen to ever letter in football, Burton’s career was full of great accomplishment; on the football field as a senior, Burton rushed for 619 yards and threw for 487 for a total of 1,106 yards; however, more impressive is the 5,079 yards of total offense he accumulated for the Lynx from 1950-53. A two-way starter, Don also was an impressive linebacker in Harley Rollinger’s 5-4 scheme and is only 1 of 15 Lynx preps to earn All-State honors twice: as a junior he was an Honorable Mention All-State selection before being named to the 3rd Team as a senior. Don ultimately decided to attend Iowa State on a football scholarship but unfortunately during the third week of football practice as a freshmen, he sustained a serious injury that ended his gridiron career. Burton then returned to Webster City to attend Webster City Junior College where he played both basketball and baseball. After two years Burton then transferred to Northern Iowa from where he graduated in 1961. Don coached track for 24 years and both football and basketball for 31 years coach whose stints include Fort Dodge, Northeast Hamilton, and South Hamilton; Burton’s 1969 SHE squad took 3rd at State while finishing with an overall record of 27-1 and his 1987 South Hamilton squad were the State Runners-up. Don also had two other SH squads qualify for State and he has won over 300 games as the boys’ basketball coach. Don, who has been married to his wife, Karen, for over fifty years, has coached football at Webster City for seven years.

KENT BAHRENFUSS ASSISTANT COACH Kent Bahrenfuss, a 1980 graduate of Webster City High School who played for legendary Lynx coach Dick Tighe, is serving in his second coaching stint at his alma mater. As a prep quarterback, Kent not only led the Lynx to back-to-back 6-3 seasons in 1978 and ’79, but in Tighe’s run-oriented offense, threw for 559 yards in ’79 which still ranks in the Top 10 of all Lynx passers. After graduating from high school, Bahrenfuss attended the University of Iowa and returned to the Lynx as a volunteer coach in 1985 and ’86 and then as a full-time assistant from 1987-96. Kent, who is married to Diane, has two children, Robyn and Kelsey, and three step-children: Dalton, Marlyn, and Madeline.

TIM ANDERSON ASSISTANT COACH Tim Anderson, a 1984 graduate of Webster City High School, is living proof of Lynx Football history. First, of the 110+ Webster City players who have earned All-State honors, Tim is only 1 of 15 Lynx players to do so twice: an outstanding noseguard on defense, as a junior he landed on the 2nd Team squad in 1982 before earning 1st Team honors his senior year in 1983. Second, Tim helped guide the 1982 Lynx to its first 9-0 record since 1970 and a berth into the Class 3A playoffs—the Lynx’s first-ever playoff appearance in school history. The next season in 1983, Anderson again led Webster City to 9-0 regular season record en route to the school’s fifth consecutive North Central Conference championship and another playoff qualification. The 1982 squad's defeat of St. Edmond in the 1st Round not only garnered the first playoff win in school history, but also set new record for most wins in a season that—to date—has only been matched by the 1985 and ’86 squads. Tim played in the 1984 Iowa Shrine Bowl All-Star game before suiting up for legendary Iowa coach Hayden Fry from 1984-88 in which he was a four-year letterman (1985-88) and was also part of five bowl teams: the ''84 Freedom Bowl, '85 Rose Bowl, '86 Holiday Bowl, '87 Holiday Bowl, and '88 Peach Bowl. This is Tim’s second stint of coaching for the Lynx and he first did so from 1991-97 with his former high school coach, Dick Tighe. Anderson, who works at Town & Country Insurance in Webster City, has three daughters with his wife, Kathy.

CLINT HOWARD ASSISTANT COACH Clint Howard, son of Lynx Head Coach Bob Howard, joined the staff in 2009 and his knowledge of the game, especially the Single Wing offense, will greatly help Webster City. Clint is a 1999 graduate of Sigourney High School where he played football for his father in 1996 and 1997. As a junior in 1996, Clint quarterbacked the team to an 8-1 record and a 5-4 mark in 1998. Coach Howard then attended Central College in Pella, IA, where he also played football for two years. Clint coached for his father from 2005-06 before taking over as Sigourney-Keota's Head Coach in 2007; that season, the first-year head coach went 7-3 while also advancing to the 1st Round of the Class 2A playoffs. Howard is in his first year of teaching at Hamilton Regional High School and most recently played quarterback for Webster City’s own Minor League football team, the Midwest Rampage, and helped lead the team to a 2-2 record before suffering a season-ending concussion. In the five games Clint played for the Rampage, he passed for 735 yards and 7 touchdowns. Clint is married to the former Jess Kaster, who is the Lynx’s head softball and volleyball coach, and the two are expecting this first child early next year.

DR. JAMES KUMM TRAINER & TEAM PHYSICIAN Dr. James Kumm, a 1986 graduate of Harlan High School, first earned his Bachelor of Science in Science Education from the University of Iowa in 1991 before attending Northwestern College of Chiropractic in Bloomington, Minnesota, from which he earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic in 1994. Dr. Kumm also attended NWCC in 1998 and is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. Dr. Kumm first began helping out athletics at Webster City High School in the fall of 1997 when he began to assist Dan Willard and the football squad; since then, he has become the official Volunteer Trainer and Team Physician for Webster City Athletics. Dr. Kumm has practiced his profession at North Central Chiropractic since 1997, a business in which he is the President, and is a member of the Webster City Sports Boosters and was the past President of the United Fund.

DAN WILLARD TRAINER Daniel “Doc” Willard has been with the Lynx Football program for over 38 years since he first came to Webster City in 1970 after graduating from William Penn College. A 1964 graduate of Marshalltown High School (IA), Willard was employed by the Webster City School District for 32 years as an elementary physical education teacher and athletic trainer. Willard both earned his Masters from Northern Iowa University and was recognized by the National Athletic Trainer Association as being a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1976. Since then, he had been a Certified Athletic Trainer for countless events such as the 1993 NCAA Division I Wrestling Meet, 1995 AAU Junior Olympics, and the 2008 NCAA Division I Track & Field Championships. As well, Willard has provided Trainer Coverage for the Drake Relays since 1978 as well as the Iowa High School Girls’ Softball Tournament. In 2005, Mr. Willard earned the “Distinguished Service Award” from the Iowa High School Football Coaches Association for his long service of athletic training help. For the past 20 years, Dan has been an EMT for both Hamilton Hospital and Trinity Regional Hospital in both Webster City and Fort Dodge. Recently married to Diane, Mr. Willard has two sons from a previous marriage: Mark and Chad.