*. 42 years – Coach / teacher & Athletic Director at Goodrich High School
*. Coached football, baseball, track
*. Recruited doctors to give WIAA physicals in high school gym to high school athletes ni al sports free of charge whereas each athlete used to have tomake individual appointments at their cost
*Brought Al McGuire’s Marquette Warriors 1977 NCAA basketball champions to high school gym for a free clinic
*Started parents night and meet the team night at halftime of high school football games
* 1977 “Athletic Director of the Year” in the state of Wisconsin beating out over 400 other high school athletic directors for the award
*2 times all conference center at Goodrich high school football team as an athlete, also lettered in basketball, baseball
*. Athletic field named in his honor on Goodrich high school property
Carroll Athletics Highlights: Jake Gores earned three letters in football, playing center for the Carroll team that had a 19-game winning streak. He was selected as all-state center for two years and named team captain in 1937. He was also a member of Carroll’s basketball squad and participated in intramural baseball and track. Graduated in 1938.
Inducted into the Carroll College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
Go to link below for Jake Gores Bio at Carroll College
After Carroll, he settled in Fond du Lac, where he played semi-pro baseball and was an active football, track and baseball coach.
In 1960 he left coaching to become an athletic director at Goodrich High School in Fond du Lac. In 1977, he was named Wisconsin Athletic Director of the Year by the Wisconsin Athletic Directors Association.
His contributions to athletics in Wisconsin during his years as athletic director include establishing women’s programs before Title IX, introducing a number of football and basketball clinics for high school and elementary students, and creating opportunities for parents to become involved. The athletics field adjacent to Goodrich High School is named “Gores Field”in Jake’s honor
