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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1985
Ted Jackson
ew coach set to guide Mountaineers
By CHARLOT M. DENMON
Staff Correspondent
Dallas High School head football coach
Ted Jackson is new to the Dallas fans
since he came here from Coughlin this
season, replacing Ron Rybak who
resigned after 20 years of coaching at
Dallas.
Jackson came to the Dallas coaching
position with excellent recommendations
from other professionals in the area.
A native of Wilkes-Barre, he graduated
from G.A.R. High School where he let-
tered in football, baseball and wrestling.
In football, he played both the running-
back and defensive back positions.
Jackson received a college degree with
a major in health and physical education
and is presently on the faculty staff at
Plains Memorial in the Wilkes-Barre
School District.
He and his wife, Sandra, reside in
Shavertown, with their two sons, Ted and
Matthew. Sandra is also a teacher in the
Wilkes-Barre District.
Jackson said the ideal situation would
be to teach in the Dallas District, but
since there are no vacancies and since
even if there were, he would lose his
seniority at his current position, teaching
in Dallas is out of the question.
Jackson has a wide background of
experience in coaching, having been in
the football program at Coughlin for nine
years. Jackson also has 11 years experi-
ence in coaching wrestling at Meyers and
Coughlin and five years experience of
coaching baseball in the Wilkes-Barre
District.
Jackson and Rich Gorgone, Lake-
Lehman’s coach, are good friends and
speak highly of each other’s ability.
According to Gorgone, Jackson is
excellent on defense and also commands
the utmost respect from his players.
Since this is his first year at Dallas,
Jackson says he does not know the boys
very well yet, but that things are begin-
ning to fall into place and the team
members have a good attitude.
“My coaching philosophy is that organ-
ized discipline, right attitude and hard
work are the key factors that contribute
to a successful program,” said Jackson.
“I believe these kids out for the team
know this and they are working hard to
put everything together.”
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Fri., Sept. 27 at Tunkhannock, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 5, WEST SIDE TECH, 2 p.m.
Fri., Oct. 11 at Wyoming Area, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 19, GAR, 2 p.m.
Sat., Oct. 26 at Nanticoke Area, 7:30 p.m.
. Fri, Nov. 1 at Bishop Hoban, 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 9, PITTSTON AREA, 2 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 16, LAKE-LEHMAN, 2 p.m.
TED JACKSON
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area football teams!
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