Very sad. One of the people in the state of Kentucky who really helped to make high school football here great.

 

Heartfelt condolences from this blue Colonel.

"Love you Coach Hauck!" Thank Jesus for allowing a great man like you in my life. You taught us how to fight & be a winner. #BooneCo #Rebels

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Shaun Alexander ‏@shaunalexander 2h2 hours ago

 

Coach Hauck quotes -

"We will play anyone anytime and I guarantee they are going to feel it in the morning."

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Shaun Alexander ‏@shaunalexander 2h2 hours ago

 

Coach Hauck quotes-

"We don't run up the score, we just run the ball. If you can't stop the run, it will be a tough night for you."

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Shaun Alexander ‏@shaunalexander 2h2 hours ago

 

Coach Hauck quotes -

"Don't deviate men. If somebody is in your path go through them."

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Shaun Alexander ‏@shaunalexander 3h3 hours ago

From a thread last year celebrating Coach Hauck's 88th birthday:

 

Colonels_Wear_Blue said:

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.

My prayers go out to his family, I had the privilege of playing against his teams and shaking his hand after the games. He seemed genuine and you could tell his players loved him and loved playing for him.

He will be missed.

RIP coach, I know a few former players were trying to visit him yesterday.

 

The room was pretty full yesterday with family, former coaches, players and lots of Coach Hauck stories.

I had the good fortune to talk to Coach Hauck for about 30 minutes a couple of years ago in Bowling Green during the high school playoffs. He was there to receive an award. I found him to be fascinating and very engaging. I left there that day a better person for the experience.

 

Condolences to his family, friends and former players. He must have cast a very large shadow and I pray for comfort for all who walked in it.

RIP Coach Hauck! I used to see him at the Gym walking the track as recent as months ago. The guy is a true legend in NKY HS Football....God Bless

Coach Hauck was a Living Legend!

 

Rest in Peace Coach.

RIP Coach Hauck

 

 

I am sure Tony Law and Craig Mullins were there to welcome him in open arms.

 

We lost a great man who touched a lot of lives. I am honored to have known Coach Hauck.

I never had the honor of meeting Coach Hauck, but he was and will forever be a LEGEND in every sense of the world. Prayers to his family and all of those who loved him. RIP, Coach.

Sad news indeed,

RIP Coach.

I am sure Tony Law and Craig Mullins were there to welcome him in open arms.

 

We lost a great man who touched a lot of lives. I am honored to have known Coach Hauck.

 

His wife Shirley and son Glenn as well

I had the pleasure of playing against his teams and got to know him real well thanks to the relationship he had with Bryson Warner. It was so great to see him come to practice and talk to him. He was such a great man and ambassador for the game of football. A legend and a man of integrity. Anyone who came into contact with him was a better person just by talking to him. RIP coach.

Lost a legend in NKY football. RIP.