WC Lynx Football | Dick Tighe

Head Coaches

DICK TIGHE
1967-97

Nebraska native Dick Tighe, currently the winningest coach in Iowa High School History, has compiled a career record of 363-140-8 and simply is a winner no matter where he roams the sidelines. A 1978 inductee into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, Tighe originally attended Wayne State (Nebraska) where he played quarterback in 1948-49 before transferring to Notre Dame from where he graduated in 1952.

Tighe's first coaching stint was at the Cathedral Boys High School in Hamilton, Ontario (1954-61) where he won three City Championships and was Runner-up on four occasions. He then returned to Iowa and coached football at St. Edmond of Fort Dodge for one season before becoming the head coach at Carroll Kuemper (1962-66). Tighe then took over the Lynx program in 1967 and for the next 31 seasons, amassed an amazing record of 220-72-1 while leading Webster City to 6 undefeated regular seasons and 15 North Central Conference titles. Under his watch, the Lynx also qualified for the Class 3A playoffs 11 times which included 7-straight berths from 1982-88; during this playoff run the Lynx advanced to the semifinals four consecutive times and except for one occasion, lost to playoff-rival Harlan each time. Tighe’s 1985 and 1983 squads still rank #1 and #3 for points scored in a season with 433 and 402, respectively, and his 1994 squad was the first team in school history to win a District Title after 3A teams were reclassified into District Play.

In 1998 Dick left Webster City to become the co-head coach at Iowa Falls and led the Cadets to 3 playoff appearances before once again returning to St. Edmond to rebuild the Gaels’ program; since his return there, St. Edmond has qualified for the Class 2A playoffs on 3 occasions. Tighe, who still currently resides in Webster City with his wife Margot, has earned numerous honors such as Iowa "Central Coach of the Year" in 1970, the 1985 North Central Conference "Coach of the Year", and was a Class 3A “Coach of the Year" finalist in 1996. However, two of his biggest honors just recently occurred: in 2005 he was selected as the Class 2A “Iowa Coach of the Year” by the Iowa Football Coaches Association after leading St. Edmond to the Semifinal Round of the 2A playoffs with an overall record of 11-1 and in 2007 he was named by the Iowa Chapter of the National Football Coaches Association as the “Iowa Coach of the Year.”

DICK TIGHE 1967-97 Nebraska native Dick Tighe, currently the winningest coach in Iowa High School History, has compiled a career record of 363-140-8 and simply is a winner no matter where he roams the sidelines. A 1978 inductee into the Iowa High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, Tighe originally attended Wayne State (Nebraska) where he played quarterback in 1948-49 before transferring to Notre Dame from where he graduated in 1952. Tighe's first coaching stint was at the Cathedral Boys High School in Hamilton, Ontario (1954-61) where he won three City Championships and was Runner-up on four occasions. He then returned to Iowa and coached football at St. Edmond of Fort Dodge for one season before becoming the head coach at Carroll Kuemper (1962-66). Tighe then took over the Lynx program in 1967 and for the next 31 seasons, amassed an amazing record of 220-72-1 while leading Webster City to 6 undefeated regular seasons and 15 North Central Conference titles. Under his watch, the Lynx also qualified for the Class 3A playoffs 11 times which included 7-straight berths from 1982-88; during this playoff run the Lynx advanced to the semifinals four consecutive times and except for one occasion, lost to playoff-rival Harlan each time. Tighe’s 1985 and 1983 squads still rank #1 and #3 for points scored in a season with 433 and 402, respectively, and his 1994 squad was the first team in school history to win a District Title after 3A teams were reclassified into District Play. In 1998 Dick left Webster City to become the co-head coach at Iowa Falls and led the Cadets to 3 playoff appearances before once again returning to St. Edmond to rebuild the Gaels’ program; since his return there, St. Edmond has qualified for the Class 2A playoffs on 3 occasions. Tighe, who still currently resides in Webster City with his wife Margot, has earned numerous honors such as Iowa "Central Coach of the Year" in 1970, the 1985 North Central Conference "Coach of the Year", and was a Class 3A “Coach of the Year" finalist in 1996. However, two of his biggest honors just recently occurred: in 2005 he was selected as the Class 2A “Iowa Coach of the Year” by the Iowa Football Coaches Association after leading St. Edmond to the Semifinal Round of the 2A playoffs with an overall record of 11-1 and in 2007 he was named by the Iowa Chapter of the National Football Coaches Association as the “Iowa Coach of the Year.”