Beach sports – Coach Feather’s return
Players carry John Featherstone off the field in December, 2015, concluding his 31-year tenure as head coach of El Camino’s football team. Photo (Editor’s note: The following story appeared in the December December 24, 2015 Easy Reader) John Featherstone had an unusual feeling as he stood on the sidelines of a Redondo and West Torrance battle in the CIF-Southern Section Western Division football playoffs four years ago. During the previous 50 years, he had attended countless high school football games. That night, he was still getting accustomed to surveying the action from a new viewpoint — as a fan. The former gridiron star and coach had recently announced his retirement after 31 years as head coach of El Camino College’s football program. “It is strange,” Featherstone said. “It will take some time getting used to. Old habits are hard to break.” Featherstone coached his final college football game on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 at Redondo Union High School, where his players came up just a little short of their goal to win one last game for their admired coach. Trailing 38-23 heading into the fourth quarter, El Camino rallied to lose 38-36 to Long Beach City College, the top-ranked…
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