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Memorial for Newport assistant John Fullerton next week
Posted by Mason Kelley
John Fullerton, a longtime assistant football coach at Newport, died last week after suffering a heart attack on a fishing trip in Eastern Washington.
There will be a memorial for the 67-year-old, who spent 44 years in the program, at 1 p.m. on Nov. 11 in Newport's main gym.
"John was sort of the glue that held things all together," Newport coach Mike Miller said.
Fullerton's coaching career began under Rollie Robbins, who started the program. Fullerton was the line coach, but also spent time as the offensive coordinator and, over the years, earned the nickname, "the wizard of the wishbone."
"The head coaches come and go, but the stability of that line coach was always there," said Dan Holden, who was the school's head coach from 1992-97. "For as many wins as he was pretty much directly responsible for, he would always say what was important was just to be able to compete. If you scored more points than your opponent that was the icing on the cake."
Last year, the Knights' booster club honored Fullerton for his dedication to the program. Holden said players going back to the early 1970s came back to the school to greet the coach, who helped the Knights win a state title in 1992 and also worked with the track team.
"John was just kind of bigger than life," Holden said. "He donated all of his time to, basically, his extended family, which were his players."
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