Biographical details | |
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Born | April 23, 1932 Ithaca, Nebraska |
Died | June 25, 2003 (aged 71)[1] Wheaton, Illinois |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
1981 | Wheaton (IL) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 2–7 (college) 177–77 (high school) |
James Rexilius (April 23, 1932 – June 25, 2003)[2] was an American football coach. He was one of the more prominent and successful coaches in the Chicago area during his career.[3] In 1992, he was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.[4]
Rexilius spent most of his career as the coach at Wheaton North High School where he coached high school football and other sports.[5] In his 27-year coaching career, Rexilius twice led his high-school teams to state championships—first in 1979 and again in 1986 after returning to the secondary-school level.[5] When he retired as head coach, his overall high school record was 177 wins and 77 losses.[6] It was at Wheaton North that he mentored a young Chuck Long toward a career in coaching.[7]
Rexilius was head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for the 1981 season, compiling a record of 2–7.[8][9]