COLLEGE TABS FAMILIAR NAME; FORMER QUARTERBACK TO HELP REBUILD COUGAR FOOTBALL PROGRAM.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer At long last, the process is over. Chuck Lyon is the future. ``The Cougar cougar: see puma. cougar or puma or mountain lion or panther Species (Puma concolor) of large, graceful cat that lives in a wide variety of habitats in the Americas, from southern Alaska to Patagonia. has come home, finally,'' the 42-year-old happily declared. ``It's a dream come true for me. I live here. I played here. I coached here. It's the job I wanted when I left.'' Lyon, a former assistant coach and player who scored the first touchdown in the school stadium, signed a contract Tuesday to become head football coach at College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. . His task is to rebuild a program that was cut 17 years ago. Lyon graduated from Sylmar High School Sylmar High School is a public school in the northeast San Fernando Valley in the Sylmar district of Los Angeles, California. Established in the 1950s, it is part of the Los Angeles Unified School District, District 2, and serves more than 3,600 students in grades 9-12. in 1973 and played quarterback at College of the Canyons in 1973 and 1974, earning a scholarship to Washington State. He returned to the school as a quarterback-offensive back coach from 1977 until Proposition 13 cutbacks led to the cancellation of the program after the 1981 season. Lyon moved on to Pasadena City College and served in various capacities, including head coach, from 1985 to '96. Last season, he assisted former College of the Canyons coach Larry Reisbig at Long Beach City College. Lyon's local ties worked in his favor as he beat out Rancho Santiago Junior College assistant coach Kevin Emerson for the job. Not only does Lyon know each of the area's high school coaches, he was so certain football was returning he watched parts of 20 area football games last season, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the seniors he might want to recruit for his first team. Lyon said he would spend Tuesday night talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to as many of them as possible. Then he will assemble his staff, take inventory of equipment and learn the school's support system. ``It's a new program, but that's not always a disadvantage,'' he said. ``The only disadvantage is we can't put the team together until July.'' The hiring of Lyon won't become official until the college board of trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. approves him at its Jan. 21 meeting. Board President Bruce Fortine, who was an ardent supporter of football's return to the college, said he doesn't foresee a problem. ``I'm very excited about his appointment,'' Fortine said. ``I've known Chuck for 30 years. He was a good quarterback, a good player and a good team leader. I'm glad to see football come back, and I think Chuck will build a strong program.'' Others in the coaching community shared Fortine's enthusiasm. Pierce College In 2006 the Library won a national Excellence award. Academics Pierce College offers associate's degrees, mainly in the arts and sciences. There are also certificate programs in early childhood education, social services, dental hygienist, and others. coach Bill Norton said it would be a great opportunity for Lyon in an area that finally feels capable of supporting football. ``Chuck is a real high-energy guy,'' Valley College athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Chuck Ferrero, another former College of the Canyons coach, said Monday. ``The Western State Conference is very competitive. When you start from scratch to start (again) from the very beginning; also, to start without resources. - Thackeray. See also: Scratch , you've got to be ready to burn the candle at both ends. You can't bring a guy in and teach him the ropes. This is January. You're playing in September.'' Lyon's first official act as coach will be to attend today's conference meeting at Moorpark College Moorpark College is a California-state funded community college located on a 134 acre (542,000 m²) property reclining on a hill in Moorpark, a town in Ventura County, California. . College of the Canyons, Compton and East Los Angeles colleges are bringing football back, swelling the conference to 15 teams. ``We don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. who's playing who,'' Pierce College coach Bill Norton said. ``We need to figure out if there'll be two divisions.'' Brief time line of Cougar teams 1982: Football discontinued at College of the Canyons due to Proposition 13 cuts. 1988-'91: Several attempts made to resuscitate re·sus·ci·tate v. To restore consciousness, vigor, or life to. program. December 1996: Community members again look at feasibility of program's return. April 1997: College board of trustees decides to accept feasibility. Reasons include campus expected to receive additional monies from state as a result of increased student body. May: Expansion of athletic department approved. Women's soccer to begin fall 1997 and football to begin fall 1998. June: Board decides Title IX gender-equity requirements won't stand in the way of athletic department expansion. Women's soccer beginning pushed back to fall 1998. Summer: College foundation decides to add fund-raising responsibilities for athletic department expansion. Oct. 25: Fund-raiser nets $69,000 in pledges from community. Jan. 13: Football coach Chuck Lyon and women's soccer coach Philip Marcellin named. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box PHOTO (Color) Chuck Lyon has been named College of the Canyons football coach. Shaun Dyer/Special to the Daily News BOX: Brief time line of Cougar teams (see text) |
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