LONDON HIGH SCHOOL
RED RAIDER FOOTBALL
Jerry Wasserman - Head Football Coach
Coach Wasserman has been a head football coach for over 40 years and amassed 251 wins. He graduated from the University of Findlay where he was a four year letterman. He earned his master's degree from BGSU. Coach Wasserman has coached football at four schools: Kansas Lakota, Mechanicsburg, Northeastern and beginning his first season as head coach at London after spending five years as an assistant. His teams have accumulated 12 league championships and 7 playoff appearances. In 1989, Coach Wasserman was inducted into the University of Findlay Hall of Fame, both as a player and a coach. In 1997, he was inducted into the OHSFCA Hall of Fame. Coach Wasserman and his wife, Libby, have been married for 31 years. He has four children, Terri, Scott, Jenna and Tad, and four grandchildren. Coach Wasserman is looking foward to his first year as head coach of the Red Raiders.
Barry Coe - Running Back Coach
Coach Coe is entering his 5th year with the Red Raiders. He graduated from Miami Trace High School in 1981. Barry was an assistant  football coach at Washington Court House for 7 years with 3 years at the varsity level and 4 at the Junior High School. Coach Coe is very excited about being back with the Red Raider football coaching staff and working with the young men in London.
Jeff Knight - Defensive Coordinator
This is Coach Knight's 26th year coaching varsity football. He was defensive coordinator at Northeastern for 17 of his 22 seasons, where they won 5 league titles and went to the playoffs 7 times. He was also outside linebacker coach at Tecumseh for 3 seasons, where they went 27-7 and won 2 league titles. He graduated from Shawnee in 1978 where he was a 1st Team all CBC Defensive End. He graduated from Ashland University in 1983 where he played 2 seasons. Coach Knight currently is an Intervention Specialist at Northeastern High School.
Scott Powell - Running Backs Coach
This is Coach Powell's 1st year with the London High School football program. He has coached Little League baseball for 8 years and soccer for the last 4 years in London. He attended and played football at Urbana University and Ashland Universith where he received his bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice. he is employed with the State of Ohio. He is a graduate from Northeastern High School in 1986, where he played and was a captain for Coach Wasserman. Scott and his wife, Teresa, have two children, Mallory (London High School cheerleader) and Nick.
Chuck Howard - Equipment Coordinator
Coach Howard is a life long resident of London. He played high school football from 1977-1980 and is a London High School graduate. Coach Howard has coached youth for 10 years in the community and has coached basketball at London High School for 3 years at London High School.
Rob Newman - Kicking Coach
Coach Newman is a 1979 graduate of London High School. He received his bachelor's degree from Capital University. He has been a football official for the past 22 years and has officiated numerous playoff games including the State Finals. This is Rob's 5th year as kicking coach. He also was the LMS 7th grade boy's basketball coach for 6 years, a LHS JV baseball assistant and co-coach, and assistant LMS baseball coach. He works in the Finance Department for the City of Columbus. Rob and his wife of 27 years, Cindy, have three sons, Nick (junior kicker for Ohio Northern University football team), Drew (freshman at Ohio Northern University) and Zach (sophomore on LHS football team).
Scott Haddock - Linebacker Coach
Coach Haddock's has 19 years of football coaching experience. He is a graduate of Greenon High School and Illinois State University. At Illinois State, he was a three year football letterman and defensive captain. Scott and his wife, Amy, have three children, Tyler, Tiffany and Samantha, and one grandchild.
Andree Tyree - Offensive Line Coach
This is Coach Tyree's 3rd year coaching football at London. Coach Tyree is a 2001 graduate of London High School. Andree also attended The Ohio State University where he played football for Coach Tressel on scholarship. Coach Tyree is currently close to finishing his degree from there. He has two children, Aliyah and Tavian.
Todd Thomas - Wide Receivers Coach
This is Coach Thomas' 3rd year as an assistant at LHS. Todd is a graduate of  Washington Court House Senior High School in 1984. Coach Thomas attended and played football at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Coach served as a coach for Washington Court House for 13 years. He is employed as a State of Ohio Highway Patrolman. He is married to LeAnn and has two kids, Brittany (20) and Alex (15).
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Jimmy Wolverton - Special Teams/Defensive Backs Coach
This is Coach Wolverton's 5th season on London's staff. Jimmy is also the present London High School Varsity baseball coach. He is a 2002 graduate of Madison-Plains High School, and graduated from Wilmington College where he was a four year starter on the baseball team. Jimmy then earned a Master's Degree from the Ohio State University in Sports Management. Coach Wolverton is an Intervention Specialist at London High School.
Ron Bolen - Offensive Line Coach
This is Coach Bolen's 6th year serving as assistant coach for London. Coach Bolen is a 1973 graduate of London High School where he was a member of the Red Raider football team. Ron also played football for Otterbein College while earning his degree. Coach Bolen began his coaching career at London as the Freshman football coach in 1978.
2011 Red Raider Football Coaching Staff
Jim Smith - Administrative Coach
This is Coach Smith's second year on the London Varsity staff. He was an assistant coach for LMS for 2 years and prior to that he was the LHS JV golf coach for 12 years. Jim is a 1954 graduate of London High School and a 1959 graduate of the Ohio State University College of Civil Engineering. Coach Smith is a life long resident of London where he lives with his wife of 53 years, Nancy. They had three children, all of whom were active in London High School athletics.
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Todd Boyd - Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Coordinator
Coach Boyd is a 1991 graduate of New London High School. In 1996, he received his Bachelor Degree from Ohio University. In 1998, he earned his Master's Degree from The Ohio State University. His coaching career began in 1996 at New London High School. From 1998-2002, he served as an assistant at Beechcroft High School. In 2003, Todd became the head football coach at Whetstone High School. This will be Coach Boyd's 4th year teaching science and coaching at London High School. He has two daughters, Lauren and Natalie.
Clayton Burke -  Quarterbacks and General Offensive Coach
Coach Burke is a graduate of London High School class of 1989. He spent five years with the 82nd airborne division and did 2 combat tours. He has been coaching in London for 13 years from the pee wee program to the varsity level. Coach Burke is the proud father of 3 girls: Savanna (10), Sabrina (7), and Sara (1). He has been married to his wife Amy for 16 years. Coach Burke spends his Sundays as the Praise Band Leader of St. Johns Luthern Church.
Caleb Sexton - Defensive Line Coach
Coach Sexton graduated in 2008 from London High School where he earned Defensive Lineman of the year both his junior and senior years. He also was nominated for the Ohio North-South game. Caleb went to Urbana University on a football scholarship and later transferred to Mount Union College. After college ball, Caleb began coaching the Offensive and Defensive lines for the freshmen team at London. He is currently coaching the Varsity Defensive line.