Coaches of the Past

Glenn Rickert

Football Coach 156-89; Inducted 2006.
Coached football for 36 years. 3 years at Mead and 33 at BEHS. Also coached Girls Basketball and was a highly respected basketball referee. Athletic Director of the year 1989-90.
Most wins in Washington High School Football History- 269
Career Football Record- 269-72-10
Won 13 State Championships- 1971; 1977; 1986
Inducted into Washington State Football Hall of Fame in 1983

Albert "Bo" Campbell

Wrestling Coach 1954-71; Inducted 2006.
Intercollegiate Wrestling Champion at University of Illinois in 1928.
Coached at Chimacum, Fife, Zillah, and Sedro Woolley High Schools.
Coached football, baseball, and basketball in addition to wrestling.
Won AAU Wrestling team title at Fife in 1935.
Won State Wrestling Title at Sedro Woolley in 1953.
One of the "Founding Fathers" of high school wrestling in Skagity County.
At B-E was assistant coach to Glenn Rickert in football.
B-E teams placed top 3 in league 14 out of 17 years.
Teams placed 4th or better in state 12 out 17 years.
2nd in State Wrestling 1963.
State Champions 1959
Coached 25 individual state placers and 14 individual state champions.
Inducted into State Washington State Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1984.
Also a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame.

Don Leach

Basketball Coach 1959-87; Inducted 2006
Also coached at Wapato and Kalama HS. Was 48-8 in two years at Kalama.
Assistant Football Coach to Glenn Rickert and Jack McTaggart at B-E 1959-91.
Career coaching record- 416-295. Most wins in B-E History- 368.
Ranked in top 20 coaching wins in state history.
Won 5 NWL titles; 4 District or Regional titles.
12 Regional or State Tournament births.
Top 8 at State 3 times.
2nd in State 1969.
Inducted into Washington State Interscholastic Basketball Hall of Fame in 1997.

Ted Whan

Cross Country and Track and Field Coach 1956-82. Inducted 2006.
Ran at Western Washington University winning 4 NAIA titles and placing in national meet twice. WWU Athlete of the year.
The original track around Kirkby Field was dug and measured by Coach Whan and his athletes.
Started the cross country program at BEHS in 1956.
In Cross Country coached 9 County Champions;4 NWL Champions; 4 District Champions and 6 top 10 State Placers.
In Track and Field coached over 100 county champions; 50 NWL Championships; 25 District Champions; and 4 State Champions.
Cross Country Teams won 6 County Championships; 3 NWL Championships; 3 District Championships and 8 top 10 state finishes.
Coached State Cross Country Champions in 1967.
Track and Field Teams won 12 County Championships; 6 NWL Championships; 4 District Championships; and 2 Top 10 state finishes.