From High School to College and Back
Since 1935, most of the football coaches at Tempe high schools have been former Arizona
State Bulldogs or Sun Devils. And many local high school graduates have gone on to play
football at ASU. This tradition continues today. The interrelationship between high school
and college football is part of the reason football is so important and exciting for the people
of Tempe.
Some Arizona State football players who stayed in Tempe to coach:
| Ben Cole |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1935-1945 |
| Hascall Henshaw |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1946-1950
Athletic Director, Tempe Union High School District, 1951-1981
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| Bill Boyle |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1951-1953 |
| John Zucco |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1954-1959 |
| Ed Mitchell |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1960-1963 |
| Paul Widmer |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1964-1966 |
| Karl Kiefer |
Head Football Coach, McClintock High School, 1964-1989
Head Football Coach, Mountain Pointe High School, 1990-2005
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| Allen Benedict |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1967-1972
Coach/Instructor, Mesa Community College, 1973-92
Athletic Director, Mesa Community College, 1992-2004
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| Jim Lambeth |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1973-1977 |
| Ron Cosner |
Head Football Coach, Marcos de Niza High School, 1973-1989 |
| Jim Murphy |
Head Football Coach, Tempe High School, 1978-1981, 1988-1989 |
| Jim Denton |
Coach, McClintock High School, 1978-80
Coach, Corona del Sol High School, 1980-89
Athletic Director, Corona del Sol High School, 1989-95
Principal, Corona del Sol High School, 1995-present
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| Gary Venturo |
Head Football Coach, Corona del Sol High School, 1986-present |
| Mike Clupper |
Head Football Coach, Marcos de Niza High School, 1990-1995 |
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