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Snohomish County's Top Coaches   Print This Article  Email This Page  Subscribe Now! facebook digg reddit del.icio.us fark stumble

 
 
 
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009
20. Keith Gilbertson Sr., Snohomish High (various sports) Sports: Track/cross country/football/basketball

Local connection: Snohomish High, coach

Best known as: State champion cross-country coach

Era: 1950 through present

Coaching bio

Gilbertson Sr., the father of football coach Keith Jr., made an impact in several other sports. In Snohomish, he is as well-respected as any coach after helping out the track, cross country, football and girls' basketball teams at SHS. As a cross-country coach, Gilbertson Sr. helped the Panthers finish among the top two in the state five times, including state titles in 1960 and 1965. His cross-country teams held an all-time record of 75-0 in dual meets . Gilbertson also spent 17 years as a track coach, bringing home two state individual state champions, and served three years as the school's head football coach before assisting Dick Armstrong. A pioneer in Snohomish sports, Gilbertson Sr. continues to serve as an assistant coach on the SHS basketball team.




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Click names below to read about other top coaches

12. Mike Price, college football
15. Jim Lambright, UW football
9. Tom Campbell, Edmonds/Edmonds- Woodway XC
19. Merrilie Howard, Everett High (various sports)
1. Terry Ennis, Cascade/Archbishop Murphy football
2. Marv Harshman, college basketball
14. Dan Parker, Snohomish XC
5. Brent Barnes, Lake Stevens wrestling
25. Snohomish High School's current staff
24. Joe Strain, Everett Giants manager
13. Karen Blair, Meadowdale basketball
17. Harold Pyatte, Everett Merchants baseball
3. Dennis Erickson, college/NFL football
11. Jim Ennis, Everett/Cascade football and basketball
23. Duane Lewis/Ernie Goshorn, Lynnwood track & XC

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