Earl Hansen, the longtime football coach at Palo Alto High School, was named the Cal-Hi Sports State Coach of the Year following a grand year for the Paly Vikings football team, including winning the state title Dec. 17.
Paly’s 14-0 standing is a school record for wins. The Vikings nailed the Central Coast Section Open Division title before beating the heavily favored Centennial-Corona team 15-13 in the Division I state bowl game.
Hansen is the sixth CCS coach to win state coach-of-the-year honors since 1970, the Associated Press reported Monday night.
— Palo Alto Online staff
— Palo Alto Online staff
— Palo Alto Online staff
Congratulations to Earl for showing what durability, dedication and teaching are all about!