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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">With nearly five decades dedicated to high school football and 42
years as head coach of some of Oregon’s most successful programs, Tigard
High School’s Coach Craig Ruecker announced Tuesday that he is
retiring.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Coach Ruecker is a two-time Oregon State Coach of the Year and
presently the fourth winningest coach in the history of football in
Oregon with 308 wins. He began his coaching career at Reynolds High
School where, during a five-season tenure, his teams won two Wilco
League Championships. After Reynolds, Coach went to the Metro League,
staying at Glencoe High School for 22 years. There his teams made the
playoffs 17 times, eight advancing to or beyond the quarterfinals. The
1986 and 1994 teams won the State Championship with perfect 14-0
records. In 2004, in recognition of his accomplishments, Coach was
honored by the naming of Craig Ruecker Stadium at Hare Field.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Following Glencoe, Coach Ruecker took over a downtrodden Redmond High
School football program, helping them to the state playoffs four of the
five years with the school. While at Tigard, the program has been in
the state playoffs all 10 years; with seven trips to at least the
quarterfinals, five times the semifinals, and once the finals. In the 10
years at Tigard there have been five league championships and an
overall record of 92-30. In addition, his mentorship over the years has
led to more than 20 of his assistant coaches becoming head coaches
across the State.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ruecker first met privately with his coaching staff and athletes,
then on Tuesday, he sent out messages to the Tigard High School staff
and community expressing his thanks for their support of him and his
team during his time as head coach. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“While the many successes on the field have been great, the greatest
feeling has been one of a community united; in support of our team and
all that surrounds it,” said Ruecker. “Friday nights at Tigard High in
the fall are magical! With four to seven thousand fans supporting our
team, our band, our dance team, and our cheer squad, it is a great
example of what a wonderful community looks like.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Coach Ruecker has been more than a football coach in his ten years
at Tigard High School,” said Tigard High School Athletic Director, Alan
Boschma. “His legacy goes beyond blocking, tackling, and winning games.
His Love for the players, staff, the game of football, and school will
forever change the lives of those he has been around. The Tigard
community is fortunate to have a man with such high integrity and we
should be grateful for the impact he has made. He has modeled, coached,
and now has left us all to ‘Be First Class’.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Beyond being recognized for his leadership and success on the field,
Coach Ruecker will equally be remembered for the high expectations he
held for his athletes off the field, emphasizing good character and
academic excellence. Having spent 43 years as a math teacher, Coach’s
dedication to academics remained uncompromised and has resulted in his
team at Tigard landing in the top 10 of Oregon’s annual Academic
All-State list for 6A High School Football 10 straight years and, in
2017, they ranked number one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">“Throughout my career, I can honestly say there are few educators I
have met as dedicated to his students as Coach Ruecker,” said
Tigard-Tualatin School District Superintendent Susan Rieke-Smith.” He
lives and teaches according to his values and has a unique gift of using
the game of football as a vehicle to instill the principles and ideals
he holds fast to. Coach has set a high bar not just for Tigard Football
but for high school athletics as a whole. We are very grateful for all
he has given to our program.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Ruecker plans to stay in the Tigard community with his wife of 48
years, Beverly, and promises to continue to follow Tiger football,
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