Bob Lutz (coach)
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Robert "Bob" Lutz is the head football
coach
of Ironton High School
in Ironton, Ohio
. In 2009, Lutz passed former Hamilton Catholic High School
and Father Stephen T. Badin High School
head coach Terry Malone for the record of most wins in Ohio high school football history with his 361st career victory. The win also moved Lutz into a tie with three others for the 17th-highest win total in national history.
Lutz began his head coaching career in 1969 at Ironton St. Joseph High School
. In three seasons at the school, he led the Flyers to a 20-8-1 record.When he joined Ironton he successfully drew players in from all local high schools and from Kentucky that contributed heavily to his success. At the conclusion of the 2009 season, Lutz was 344-75-4 in his 37 seasons at Ironton High School. During his tenure, he has led Ironton to the third-most playoff appearances in state history at 27, winning state titles in 1979 and 1989 and runners-up in 1973, 1982, 1988, 1992, 1993, and 1999.
Lutz has received numerous awards during his career. He has been inducted into the National High School Federation Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
coach
Head coach
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of Ironton High School
Ironton High School
Ironton High School is a public high school in Ironton, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Ironton City School District. Their nickname is the Fighting Tigers...
in Ironton, Ohio
Ironton, Ohio
Ironton is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Lawrence County. The municipality is located in southern Ohio along the Ohio River. The population was 11,211 at the 2000 census. Ironton is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the...
. In 2009, Lutz passed former Hamilton Catholic High School
Hamilton Catholic High School
Hamilton Catholic High School opened up in 1909 on Dayton Street in Hamilton, Ohio. The school originally served the young Catholic men of the area. The school closed in 1966, and its students were moved to the newly opened Father Stephen T. Badin High School...
and Father Stephen T. Badin High School
Father Stephen T. Badin High School
Father Stephen T. Badin High School, commonly known as Badin High School) is a Catholic high school of the Archdiocese of Cincinnati school system, serving grades nine through twelve in Hamilton, Ohio. It is a comprehensive high school which admits students of all levels of ability. Curriculum is...
head coach Terry Malone for the record of most wins in Ohio high school football history with his 361st career victory. The win also moved Lutz into a tie with three others for the 17th-highest win total in national history.
Lutz began his head coaching career in 1969 at Ironton St. Joseph High School
Saint Joseph Central High School (Ironton, Ohio)
Saint Joseph Central Catholic High School is a private, Catholic high school in Ironton, Ohio. It is operated by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Steubenville. The school's sports teams are known as the Flyers. In addition to housing the high school grades of 9-12, the school also houses junior high...
. In three seasons at the school, he led the Flyers to a 20-8-1 record.When he joined Ironton he successfully drew players in from all local high schools and from Kentucky that contributed heavily to his success. At the conclusion of the 2009 season, Lutz was 344-75-4 in his 37 seasons at Ironton High School. During his tenure, he has led Ironton to the third-most playoff appearances in state history at 27, winning state titles in 1979 and 1989 and runners-up in 1973, 1982, 1988, 1992, 1993, and 1999.
Lutz has received numerous awards during his career. He has been inducted into the National High School Federation Hall of Fame. In 2003, he was inducted into the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.