Joe Newton (coach)

Joe Newton

Joe Newton (April 13, 1929 – December 9, 2017) was a high school cross country and track coach at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois. In sixty years of coaching between 1956 and 2016, he won 28 Illinois state cross country titles[1] and one track state title.[2][3] A feature-length documentary was made about his life and successes, called The Long Green Line[4] after his team's nickname.[5] He died on December 9, 2017, aged 88.[6] Among his many accomplishments he was an assistant manager in charge of marathon runners in the U.S. team for the 1988 Olympics. He was the first high school coach to hold such an honor.[7] He was awarded the National Cross Country Coach of the Year four times and wrote four books, concentrating on training and motivation.[8]

  1. ^ "IHSA Boy Cross Country Champions & Runner-Up".
  2. ^ "IHSA Boys Track & Field Champions and Runner-Up". Retrieved 4 March 2012.
  3. ^ Kissane, John. "Legendary Cross-Country Coach Joe Newton Dies at 88". Runner's World. Runner's World. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  4. ^ "The Long Green Line MOVIE – official website". Archived from the original on 2020-03-23. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
  5. ^ Cross Country Journal
  6. ^ Kissane, John. "Legendary Cross-Country Coach Joe Newton Dies at 88". Runner's World. Runner's World. Retrieved 2017-12-11.
  7. ^ "SI.com - Leaving his mark - Oct 11, 2006". CNN. 11 October 2006. Archived from the original on October 30, 2006.
  8. ^ Amazon.com: Coaching Cross Country Successfully (Coaching Successfully): Books: Joe Newton,Joe Henderson