SPOKANE, Wash. Former Lewis and Clark (LC) football coach and WSU alumnus John Hook, will be inducted in the Washington State Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame, this Saturday, Jan. 28, in Bellevue.
Hook took the job at LC in 1983, a year after the Tigers had a winless season. Three of his teams won Greater Spokane League championships and six qualified for the state playoffs. His teams finished among the top three in league 13 times, and he had just three losing seasons.
His personal highlight came in 1998, his next-to-last season as head coach, when LC won a GSL title, finishing the regular season 9-0. He assisted his successor, Tom Yearout, the next three years as he made a transition to administration. Hook has been principal at Mt. Spokane the last nine years.
Hook graduated from WSU in 1973 and started two years at center on the football team. He played with WSU athletic director Bill Moos.
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