Biographical details | |
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Born | (1949-05-07)May 7, 1949 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Died | March 20, 2021(2021-03-20) (aged 71) Redondo Beach, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | San Diego State University (1970, 1973) |
Playing career | |
1967–1968 | El Camino |
1969–1970 | San Diego State |
Position(s) | Wide receiver |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1971 | San Diego State (GA) |
1972–1975 | Grossmont (QB/WR) |
1976–1978 | San Diego Mesa (OC/WR) |
1979 | Grossmont (assistant) |
1980–1981 | San Diego State (WR) |
1982 (spring) | California (WR) |
1982–1984 | Santa Ana (OC/WR) |
1985–2015 | El Camino |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 212–100–1 |
Bowls | 8–6 |
Tournaments | 1–0 (CCCAA playoffs) 5–5 (SCFA playoffs) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Championships | |
1 CCCAA (2006) 1 junior college national (1987) 1 SCFA (2006) 1 SCC (1987) 6 Mission Conference North Division (1988–1990, 1992, 1996, 2000) Mission Conference National Division (2005) Mission Conference American Division (2007) NNC (2008) | |
Awards | |
ACCFCA Coach of the Year (2006) El Camino Hall of Fame (2005) Mission Conference Coach of the Year (1988) | |
John Barton Featherstone (May 7, 1949 – March 20, 2021) was an American junior college football coach. He was the head football coach for El Camino College from 1985 to 2015. With the Warriors, he helped lead the team to two national titles in 1987 and 2006. He also coached for San Diego State, Grossmont, San Diego Mesa, California, and Santa Ana. He played college football for El Camino and San Diego State as a wide receiver.
In 2006, Featherstone was named ACCFCA Coach of the Year.
Personal life and honors
Featherstone died on March 20, 2021, from Alzheimer's disease.
El Camino College's Murdock Stadium was renamed to Featherstone Field in honor of Featherson.
Head coaching record
Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
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El Camino Warriors (Pac-9 Conference) (1985) | |||||||||
1985 | El Camino | 5–5 | 4–4 | T–4th | |||||
El Camino Warriors (South Coast Conference) (1986–1987) | |||||||||
1986 | El Camino | 4–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
1987 | El Camino | 11–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W PONY Bowl | ||||
El Camino Warriors (Mission Conference) (1988–2007) | |||||||||
1988 | El Camino | 9–1–1 | 4–0 | 1st (North) | W PONY Bowl | ||||
1989 | El Camino | 10–1 | 9–0 | 1st (North) | L Orange County Bowl | ||||
1990 | El Camino | 9–2 | 4–0 | 1st (North) | W Orange County Bowl | ||||
1991 | El Camino | 6–4 | 5–3 | 2nd (North) | |||||
1992 | El Camino | 8–3 | 3–1 | T–1st (North) | L Southern California Bowl | ||||
1993 | El Camino | 2–8 | 1–3 | T–4th (North) | |||||
1994 | El Camino | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (North) | L Southern California Bowl | ||||
1995 | El Camino | 7–4 | 4–2 | T–2nd (North) | L Western State Bowl | ||||
1996 | El Camino | 8–3 | 4–1 | T–1st (North) | W Orange County Bowl | ||||
1997 | El Camino | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (North) | W Cerritos Strawberry Bowl | ||||
1998 | El Camino | 7–4 | 2–3 | 4th (North) | L South Bay Classic | ||||
1999 | El Camino | 8–3 | 4–1 | 2nd (North) | W South County Bowl | ||||
2000 | El Camino | 9–2 | 4–1 | T–1st (North) | W CHIPS For Kids Bowl | ||||
2001 | El Camino | 5–5 | 2–3 | T–3rd (North) | |||||
2002 | El Camino | 3–7 | 2–3 | T–4th (North) | |||||
2003 | El Camino | 8–3 | 3–2 | 3rd (National) | W Southern California Bowl | ||||
2004 | El Camino | 8–2 | 3–2 | T–2nd (National) | L Western State Bowl | ||||
2005 | El Camino | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st (National) | W National Bowl, L SFCA Semifinal | ||||
2006 | El Camino | 12–2 | 4–1 | 2nd (National) | W American Bowl, W SCFA Championship, W CCCAA Championship | ||||
2007 | El Camino | 8–2 | 4–0 | 1st (American) | L American Bowl | ||||
El Camino Warriors (National Central Conference) (2008–present) | |||||||||
2008 | El Camino | 10–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | W American Bowl, L SCFA Semifinal | ||||
2009 | El Camino | 8–3 | 4–2 | 3rd | L Beach Bowl | ||||
El Camino Warriors (National Northern Conference) (2010–2011) | |||||||||
2010 | El Camino | 2–8 | 2–3 | 2nd | |||||
2011 | El Camino | 8–3 | 3–2 | T–2nd | L National Bowl | ||||
El Camino Warriors (National Northern Conference / League) (2012–2015) | |||||||||
2012 | El Camino | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
2013 | El Camino | 5–5 | 3–3 | 4th | |||||
2014 | El Camino | 3–7 | 1–5 | 6th | |||||
2015 | El Camino | 3–7 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
El Camino: | 212–100–1 | 106–54 | |||||||
Total: | 212–100–1 | ||||||||
National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth |
References and notes
- "John Barton Featherstone". Dignity Memorial. March 20, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "Santa Ana's Featherstone Leaves for El Camino Head Coaching Job". The Los Angeles Time. April 9, 1985. p. 82. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "Ex-Warrior Star to Be Grid Coach". The Los Angeles Times. April 25, 1985. p. 206. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "El Camino College Football Coach John Featherstone to Retire". El Camino College. December 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- McLeod, Paul (December 3, 1987). "Feather Has the Special Touch, and Warriors Win". The Los Angeles Times. p. 14. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "San Diego". North County Times. March 18, 1980. p. 13. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "California hires receiver coach". The Miami Herald. April 3, 1982. p. 60. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Crumpacker, John (July 1, 1982). "Kapp knows why Gilbert wants out". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 65. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Maffei, John (April 29, 1971). "Shaw headlines Aztec grid tilt". Daily Times-Advocate. p. 18. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Calhoun, Damian (March 22, 2021). "John Featherstone, longtime El Camino College football coach, dies at 71". Daily Breeze. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Angel, Randy (March 21, 2021). "Coach Feather, in memoriam: Legendary El Camino football coach John Featherstone left a legacy on and off the field". Easy Reader & Peninsula. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- Calhoun, Damian (May 7, 2021). "John Featherstone's family and friends celebrate his life at memorial". Daily Breeze. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
- "El Camino College Murdock Stadium Field to be Named "Featherstone Field"". El Camino College. August 1, 2019. Archived from the original on October 14, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ El Camino finished the 2010 season with a 6–4 but had to forfeit four wins due to an ineligible player.
- ^ El Camino finished the 2012 season with a 4–6 but had to forfeit one win due to an ineligible player.
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