Marijon Ancich
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937 Yugoslavia |
| Died | December 8, 2018 Los Angeles County, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Cal Poly (1961) Azusa Pacific (1980) |
| Playing career | |
| 1958–1961 | Cal Poly |
| Position(s) | Fullback, defensive back, linebacker |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1959–1960 | Saint Paul HS (assistant) |
| 1961–1981 | Saint Paul HS (CA) |
| 1982 | Northern Arizona (OC) |
| 1984–1992 | Tustin HS (CA) |
| 1993–2005 | Saint Paul HS (CA) |
| 2006-2007 | Cerritos (DC) |
| 2008 | Villa Park HS (CA) (assistant) |
| 2009–2012 | Saint Paul HS (CA) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 360–134–4 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 national (1971) 2 California: (1968, 1972) 3 CIF-SS (1968, 1972, 1981) | |
| Awards | |
| National Sports News Service National High School Football Coach of the Year (1981) Los Angeles Times Orange County Coach of the Year (1990) National High School Hall of Fame (1999) NFL/KABC High School Coach of the Year Award (2000) Cal Poly SLO Hall of Fame (2004) San Pedro Sports Walk of Fame Trani Award (2004) American Red Cross Hometown Heroes Meaningful Mentor (Rio Hondo chapter, 2012) | |
Marijon Ancich (1937 – December 8, 2018) was an American football coach. Known as the "John Wooden of (American) high school coaches" and often called the Dean of high school coaches, he is the second-winningest high school football coach in California history with a record of 360–134–4, behind Bob Ladouceur of De La Salle High School in Concord, California with 399 wins. In his long career, Ancich's teams won three CIF titles, two California state titles and 19 league championships.