...a day late in posting, but happy belated birthday to Coach Hauck! One of the greatest of the greats when it comes to Kentucky's high school football head coaches.

 

Coach Hauck and Boone County HS running back Shaun Alexander standing in Old Cardinal Stadium just prior to the 1994 Kentucky AAAA State Finals. Boone County would lose the game 21-7 to Louisville Trinity.

 

Great pic with the Boone County Legend Mr. Jeffrey Nelson. Two great men in that photo.

Hauck Ends Coaching Career - Cincinnati Enquirer 11-27-1997

Coach Hauck stands in the gym at Boone County High School on 11/27/97, the day before his final game as head coach.

 

 

 

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Coach Hauck receives a hug from an assistant coach on the field in Louisville following Hauck's final game as head football coach. Boone County lost to Louisville Trinity 21-10.

 

Nice job CWB on these photos, I am sure they will be well appreciated by BGP'ers and former players.

I have met Coach Hauck and he was so very interesting to talk to, and so gracious and friendly as well. A true ambassador for KY football.

 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY COACH!!!

Owen Hauck

-Played high school football at Ludlow High School, where he is a member of their Athletic Hall of Fame.

-Began his career as head football coach in 1953 at Burlington High School, coaching 6-man football. Burlington High School consolidated into Boone County High School the following year, and Hauck moved to Highlands High School as an assistant coach to Homer Rice coaching 11-man football.

-Hauck got his first job head coaching job in 11-man football in 1963 at Highlands after Homer Rice left for a NCAA coaching career. Coach Hauck had a 48-8-1 record at Highlands, including the 1964 Kentucky Class AA state title.

-Left Highlands in 1967 to coach for one year as Defensive Line coach at the University of Cincinnati under Homer Rice.

-Left UC in 1968 to coach high school again, becoming Mount Healthy's head coach, where he turned a team with two consecutive 0-10 seasons into the 1971 Hamilton County American League Champion. Coach Hauck's overall record with the Mt. Healthy Owls was 26-21-3.

-Left Mt. Healthy to take over as AD and head football coach at Boone County High School in 1973. He was the Boone County Head Coach for 25 years, where he went 210-101, with 14 district titles, 11 regional championships, and made 4 trips to the Kentucky AAAA state championship game.

-As head coach, Coach Hauck won 1 state championship, in 1964 at Highlands. He has also taken teams to win state runner-up trophies 6 times: Highlands (1963, 1966) and Boone County (1986, 1987, 1992, 1994). As an assistant coach, Hauck won 2 more state championships at Highlands (1960, 1961) and 1 more runner-up (1959).

-Over the years, Coach Hauck assembled an impressive list of assistants who went on to become head coaches themselves: Fred Bernier (Cov Cath, Bellevue), Bob Berta (Turpin), Dave Eckstein (Ryle, Carroll Co, Bellevue), Charlie Frederick (New Cath, Greenhills), Bill Fridman (Mt. Healthy), Steve Klonne (Moeller), Mike Murphy (Highlands, Newport).

-Coach Hauck is in the NKY Sports Hall Of Fame, the NKY Athletic Directors Hall Of Fame, the LaRosa's Greater Cincinnati High School Sports Hall Of Fame, the KHSAA Hall Of Fame, and had the Boone County High School football stadium named in his honor in 2003.

Happy birthday, Coach! Thanks for your dedication to the Highlands program and for that title you brought us! :thumb: