Players tout former Medical Lake football coach who passed away Aug. 25 at age 79
Jerry Connors, seen here in his role as a wrestling coach, was much more than just a coach, former players say. The one time Cardinals' football coach passed away Aug. 25 at age 79.
He was hired as a football coach at Medical Lake back in 1962, but Jerry Connors was much more than that if you ask some of his former players.
For current Medical Lake Mayor John Higgins, a member of the class of 1966, without Connors' guidance, he admits he might not have graduated - or maybe survived his time in the Vietnam War.
"I spent two years in Vietnam and there were times when I didn't know if I was going to make it or not," Higgins said. "Jerry told me you always have a little bit more in the tank than you think you do; he kind of helped me through those years."
Connors, who had a j...
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