Five of the
best high school head coaches in the nation highlight the announcement of the
2022 AFCA Regional Power of Influence Award winners. This award is given
jointly by the American Football Coaches Association and the American Football
Coaches Foundation. The winners will be honored during the 2023 AFCA
Convention, which will be held on January 8-10, 2023.
This is the
fourth year that the AFCA has recognized regional winners for the Power of
Influence Award. The award was created as a way for the AFCA and AFCF to honor
deserving high school football coaches. Coaches who receive this award are
recognized for their impact on their team, as well as the legacy they leave
with the school and surrounding community. This award is not based on wins and
losses; however, it should be noted that coaches of powerful influence have
longevity and success. The winners are selected by members of the AFCF Board of
Directors.
In Region 3 (Midwest), Dwight
Lundeen of Becker High School has been named the Power of Influence Award
winner.
Lundeen started the
Becker High School football team in 1970 and has never left. In his 53 years as
head coach, Lundeen has amassed an overall record of 390-166-3 with three state
championships, 19 section titles and 24 conference championships. He has served
as president and on the executive committee of the Minnesota Football Coaches Association,
the Minnesota Interscholastic Activities Administrators Association, and the
Minnesota State High School League. Lundeen has been inducted into the National
Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2019), Minnesota Activities Directors Hall of
Fame (2014), Minnesota High School League Hall of Fame (2014) and the Minnesota
Football Coaches Hall of Fame (2009). He is a four-time Minnesota Football
Coach of the Year and was named Minnesota Football Coaches Association Man of
the Year in 2015.
Other 2022
AFCA/AFCF Regional Power of Influence Award winners are:
Region 1: Jim
Kelliher, Abington (Mass.) High School
Region 2: Rodney
Saulsberry Sr., Whitehaven (Tenn.) High School
Region 4: John King,
Longview (Tex.) High School
Region 5: Todd Sloat,
Fall River (Calif.) High School
--MSHSL media specialist John Millea has been the leading voice of
Minnesota high school activities for decades. Follow him on Twitter @MSHSLjohn
and listen to "Preps Today with John Millea” wherever you get podcasts.
Contact John at jmillea@mshsl.org
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