Dick Coury?
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Dick Coury?
Many people attribute coach Coury as being the founding father of Mater Dei's great football tradition. Aside from his highly successful CIF and league championship run as a coach I am curious to hear some of the things he did to establish Mater Dei's great football tradition.
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Re: Dick Coury?
Dick Coury, like many great coaches surrounded himslef with some very good assistants. Mater Dei back then really focused in on Football, mainly becaue they only participated in four boys sports and the CIF did not exist for girls sports, it was the GAA ( Girls Athletic Association).
Coury was a very demanding and precise coach. There was a solid establishment of a program prior to Coury becoming the head coach, Steve Musso had already won a couple of Small school CIF championships before moving on. Coury really emphasised the players, putting them in the spotlight at the school. On game days the team wore Red Blazers, grey slacks and red ties, they also traveled wearing that. He initiated the Monarch dance, where the team would come out in a perfect block formation and march around the entire bowl, Rollo brought that back in a more abrieviated form, where they just come out and run up the home sidelines.
Coury had the team's summer camp at the same location, Chapman College as the LA Rams, sharing the same facilities as the pro's, really gave you a special feeling. He made sure the program had the best of everything, at least for that era. He instilled a sense of pride in the team that even the entire student body could identify.
Besides coaching, he really knew how to promote the team. He really challenged the team to play beyond their individual capabilities.
Coury was a very demanding and precise coach. There was a solid establishment of a program prior to Coury becoming the head coach, Steve Musso had already won a couple of Small school CIF championships before moving on. Coury really emphasised the players, putting them in the spotlight at the school. On game days the team wore Red Blazers, grey slacks and red ties, they also traveled wearing that. He initiated the Monarch dance, where the team would come out in a perfect block formation and march around the entire bowl, Rollo brought that back in a more abrieviated form, where they just come out and run up the home sidelines.
Coury had the team's summer camp at the same location, Chapman College as the LA Rams, sharing the same facilities as the pro's, really gave you a special feeling. He made sure the program had the best of everything, at least for that era. He instilled a sense of pride in the team that even the entire student body could identify.
Besides coaching, he really knew how to promote the team. He really challenged the team to play beyond their individual capabilities.
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Coach Coury is a graduate of Notre Dame and he brought other elements that
became a tradition for the Monarchs; including the grotto and other religious
ceremonies. He still helps his son who is the Head Coach up at Lake Oswego
H S in Oregon and will be back home to San Marcos next week. He attends
the Letterman's Alumni Club functions faithfully and the respect and love that
his former players have for him is great to see. A group of them will be attending
a special luncheon honoring him on his 80th birthday on Oct. 17 in San Clemente.
Coach Coury and his wife Bonnie are a wonderful couple and they are both
very loyal to their friends and his former players. When Rollo became the Head
Coach he brought back most all of the traditions that Coach Coury had instilled.
Rollo is one of his most loyal fans and Coach Coury is also loyal to Rollo. Speak
to anyone who really knows Rollo or to Rollo himself and he will not break any
of those traditions that were in place when Rollo was a student and player
at MD. Patty, I would advise you to make an appointment and speak to Coach Rollinson
about Coach Coury. He could fill you in and you would be amazed at the love and
respect he has for "his coach".
became a tradition for the Monarchs; including the grotto and other religious
ceremonies. He still helps his son who is the Head Coach up at Lake Oswego
H S in Oregon and will be back home to San Marcos next week. He attends
the Letterman's Alumni Club functions faithfully and the respect and love that
his former players have for him is great to see. A group of them will be attending
a special luncheon honoring him on his 80th birthday on Oct. 17 in San Clemente.
Coach Coury and his wife Bonnie are a wonderful couple and they are both
very loyal to their friends and his former players. When Rollo became the Head
Coach he brought back most all of the traditions that Coach Coury had instilled.
Rollo is one of his most loyal fans and Coach Coury is also loyal to Rollo. Speak
to anyone who really knows Rollo or to Rollo himself and he will not break any
of those traditions that were in place when Rollo was a student and player
at MD. Patty, I would advise you to make an appointment and speak to Coach Rollinson
about Coach Coury. He could fill you in and you would be amazed at the love and
respect he has for "his coach".
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Thanks a lot for the info Longtime and Oracle. I've heard that Rollo really admires Coach Coury so that's why I was wondering.
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