Born December 15, 1960 in Ventura, California
Attended Ventura High School, Ventura, California
Football -— First Team, All-County Linebacker, 1978; First Team, All-Channel League Linebacker, 1978, Varsity Football MVP, 1978; Named to All-Star Football Team, Named Captain, 1978. Second Team, All-Channel League, 1977. Team MVP, 1976.
Baseball — First Team, All-Channel League, Conference Batting Title Winner (.424), 1979; Named Captain, 1979; Named Junior Varsity Captain, 1977
Wrestling — Third Place Channel League, 1979
Attended Ventura College, Ventura, California
Football -— First Team, All-State Linebacker; First Team, All-WFC Linebacker; Coaches MVP Award, 1980
Baseball —- Second Team, All-Conference, 1980, 1981
Named Athlete of the Year, 1980-81
California State University, Sacramento
Jerry started his coaching and teaching career in 1989 at Pittsburg High School in Northern California. In 1991, Pittsburg defeated Concord DeLeSalle, a team that had the longest winning
streak in high school football history. After a very successful high school coaching career, Jerry was hired in 2000 as an assistant football coach at American River College (ARC) in
Sacramento. In 2005, the defense coached by Jerry was the No. 1 rated JC defense in the state.
After earning his Master’s Degree in 2001, Jerry became a full-time faculty member at ARC in 2002 while he continued as an assistant football coach. In 2007, Jerry was named head football coach at American River College. In 2009, Jerry’s ARC football team finished the season ranked No. 14 in the state.
In 1996, Jerry was inducted into the Sacramento State Football Hall of Fame.
Jerry, his wife Rosanne, and three children reside in Roseville (northern California) and he is still the head football coach at American River College.