Retired high school and college football coach Alan Weddell reacts to a win for his team from La Marque High School in La Marque, Texas.
There are many fine examples of high school athletic coaches. I love to share those stories! One such story is that of Alan Weddell, a retired high school and college football coach from Texas.
Alan was born on March 12, 1950, in Lake Jackson, Texas. While a youth in high school, Alan made a name for himself playing football for Brazosport High School in Freeport, Texas. After his high school graduation in 1969, Alan enrolled at Texas A&M, where he played the position of offensive lineman for the Longhorns. He played there from 1970 to 1972, and during this time, his team was named a National Championship team.
Alan earned his Bachelor’s degree in Production Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1973. He later earned his Master’s degree in Education and Administration from the University of Houston, Victoria.
Alan inaugurated his coaching career as a Junior Varsity and Varsity Assistant Coach at Angleton High School in Angleton, Texas, where he worked from 1973 to 1977. Then he transferred to Victoria High School in Victoria, Texas, where he coached for the next 12 years, the last seven of those as Head Coach. In 1984, the Victoria Stingarees lost every game. Two years later, they went undefeated in the regular season, won District, and made it to the playoffs for the first time. Under Coach Weddell, the Stings also made the playoffs in 1988 and 1989. Twice Alan was named Coach of the Year.
In 1990, Alan moved to La Marque High School in La Marque, Texas, where he worked until 1997. During this period, the gifted athletic coach led his team to five consecutive appearances in the Texas state title game. In three of those years his team took the championship title. Six times he was named District Coach of the Year, and three times he was named Galveston County Coach of the Year. In addition, he served as the Head Coach of the South Squad Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star game in 1997.
In 1998, the highly successful high school football coach was hired by Texas A&M to the position of Assistant Defensive Coordinator. While there, the team participated in the Sugar Bowl (1998), the Alamo Bowl (2000), the Independence Bowl (2001). From there he worked for a short while as the Defensive Coordinator at his Brazoswood High School in Clute, Texas, and then he joined the staff at the University of Houston in 2005. It was from there that Alan retired in November of 2014.
In addition to the accolades already mentioned, in 2018 Alan was honored by the Texas High School Coaches Association when they inducted him into their Hall Of Honor.
