![]() ![]() national championships, and 17 national records he guided, Vigil also invested heavily in a different demographic: women of the Alamosa community, many of them housewives and stay-at-home moms eager for exercise. In addition to the 22 Olympic performances, 47 U.S. For years, he led twice-daily running classes for community women. Lesson: Be open to a meandering path and the opportunities that come with unplanned detours. Two years later, Coach was hooked enough to give up football-his first love-and dedicate himself to track and field. Once he had administrative approval, Coach was off and running, driving the “team” to meets, fundraising for championship season, and learning the nuances of each event as he went. Then the assistant football coach at Alamosa High School in Colorado’s San Luis Valley, he witnessed a poor turnout at the school’s first track and field meet and agreed to help out the three boys who otherwise would have been out of luck. ![]() It’s hard to imagine one of the greatest coaches in American history “falling” into his profession, but that’s essentially what happened with Vigil in 1954. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to play Coach chose football, but track and field chose him. ![]()
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