TERRY EIDSON: A LARGE PART OF DE LA SALLE’S TRADITION Much has been said and much has been written about the football program at De La Salle in Concord, CA. The Spartans and coach Bob Ladouceur won a national-record 151 straight games and six National Prep Poll titles from 1992-2003. Although De La Salle has developed a handful of NFL players and its share of college stars, Ladouceur gets more acclaim for his ability to exact every last drop of ability out of his players who aren’t Division I material. Ladouceur will be the first to tell you the most important word in a Spartan’s vocabulary is teamwork. It shows on the field, and on the sideline in the relationship he has with his staff. Terry Eidson is Ladouceur’s defensive coordinator and De La Salle’s athletics director. He has been by Ladouceur’s side every step of the way as the program evolved from never having a
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