Joe Lombard

Joe Lombard

Class of 2016

  • Guided Nazareth High School to a state championship in his first season as a head coach (1979)
  • Compiled a 1,379-133 record in 42 seasons as a high school head coach (1978-2020)
  • Won 1,000 games before losing 100
  • Led Nazareth and Canyon High Schools to 19 state championships (6 at Nazareth, 13 at Canyon)
  • Named one of the Amarillo Globe-News' 100 Best Sports Legends of the 20th Century
  • Named National High School Coach of the Year by USA Today and the WBCA (2003)
  • Named Canyon Citizen of the Year (2003)
  • Inducted into the Texas Basketball Hall of Fame (2007)
  • Inducted into the Texas Girls Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2008)
  • Named MaxPreps National Coach of the Year (2011)
  • Received the Morgan Wootten Special Achievement Award from the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (2015)
  • Received the Distinguished Alumni Award and the Harley Redin Coach Award from Wayland Baptist University
  • Coached more than 100 players who went on to receive college scholarships

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