Coach Feather, in memoriam: Legendary El Camino football coach John Featherstone left a legacy on and off the field
Coach John Featherstone gives a final talk to his Warriors on Nov. 14, 2015 before playing arch rival Long Beach State. The home game was played at the Redondo High Sea Hawk stadium because El Camino College’s new football stadium was still under construction. The football field at the new stadium was named John Featherstone Field.Photo by Brad Jacobson There are no words that can describe what Coach Feather has done for athletics in the South Bay.” — Keith Ellison, former Sea Hawk, Warrior and Buffalo Bill player and current Sea Hawk defensive coordinator by Randy Angel Editor’s note: Manhattan Beach native, former El Camino College football coach and beach volleyball coach John Featherstone passed away Saturday morning, at age 71, after a seven-year battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. The following story appeared in Easy Reader in December 2015, upon his retirement from El Camino, where he coached for over three decades. Coach Feather felt odd standing on the sidelines last month, watching Redondo battle West Torrance for the CIF-Southern Section Western Division playoffs. He was not accustomed to surveying the action on the field simply as a fan and not as a scout for future El…
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