Just Call Me John

“Practices are a little like a classroom—you’re teaching,” says John Gagliardi.  Since 1953, John, as head football coach at Saint John’s University, has been “teaching” young men how to play ­winning  football.  His “classroom” has been the ­beautiful natural bowl of Clemens Stadium. His college teams have won 471 games, 63 more than those of his closest rival.

David J. Weeres David Weeres grew up on a small farm near Saint Nicholas in Central Minnesota. After serving as a sergeant in the United States Army, he became a commercial pilot and spent much of his career as a major airline pilot; he currently is a corporate chief pilot. For nine years he was an adjunct professor of aviation at St. Cloud State University. He has an undergraduate degree in engineering and a master’s degree in aeronautical science. David holds a Doctorate of Education in Leader­ship from Saint Mary’s University of Minne­sota. He lives in Clearwater, Minne­sota, with his wife Karen and children Benjamin and Heidi.