Mike began his coaching career in Clinton during the late 1920’s. He moved to Davenport in 1931 as an assistant Football coach and assistant Track and Field coach under the guidance of Jesse Day. He coached the field events for Jesse and directed his athletes to 14 state field titles. Mike replaced Jesse as head coach following Jesse’s retirement in 1960, and remained the head coach until his retirement in 1964. His most notable team was the 1964 team that placed second at the state indoor meet and third at the outdoor state meet, with state meet titles that year in the 440 and 880 Relays and Shot Put (Terry Huff), who was also the Drake Relays Champion that year.
