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Lombardi began his career in 1961 at Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, as a teach of economics and math and assistant football coach. In 1967, he was promoted to head football coach at Homewood-Flossmoor. [2] Lombardi succeeded his father-in-law, Hass, as head football coach at the University of Chicago in 1976.
The district encompasses nearly 11.5 square miles (30 km 2) drawing students from Homewood, Flossmoor, Chicago Heights, Glenwood, Hazel Crest, and Olympia Fields. [9] A three-time U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Award Winner (1983, 1996, 2002), [10] Homewood-Flossmoor continues to be ranked nationally, including as one of America’s Best High Schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2020.
However, after just one season, Lombardi left Homewood-Flossmoor moving closer to his family who lived in Plainfield, taking over at Hinsdale Central High School in Hinsdale, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. [8] After three seasons at Hinsdale Central, Lombardi was fired for using harsh language in front of players and assistant coaches.
[citation needed] He went to Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois and was a three-sport varsity letter winner in wrestling (185 pound weight class and heavyweight), track (400 m relay and mile relay) and football (defensive lineman) and in 2009 his high school football number was officially retired at a ceremony during the ...
HS football playoffs: First Presbyterian Day wins state crown, Perry advances to title game. Micah Johnston. December 1, 2023 at 8:04 PM. For the first time in 38 seasons, the First Presbyterian ...
He attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School.He was selected to the Champaign News-Gazette All-State team. [3] He was a four-star recruit according to Rivals.com. [3] He also was ranked as the 14th defensive end prospect nationally by Rivals.com. [3] He was ranked as the 59th overall prospect in the Midwest by SuperPrep. [3]
In the second half, Abington Heights (4-2, 1-1) had the football for just 4:34, running 16 plays for 28 yards. The Comets went three-and-out of their first three possessions and fumbled on their ...
He first played football when he was five and continued while attending Homewood-Flossmoor High School in Flossmoor, Illinois, where he played wide receiver. [ 2 ] At Homewood-Flossmoor, where Flournoy also ran track , he saw limited playing time in his few years before having his best year as a senior , totaling 28 receptions for 480 yards and ...