Hall of Fame
Pat Panek
Denver East/Machebeuf
One of the state’s legendary coaches. Pat Panek coached at the high school level for 52 years, second only Amos Alonzo Stagg’s 57 years of longevity at the national level. He compiled an overall football coaching record of 328-117-29 in 38 years in Colorado and 14 in Nebraska. His contemporaries have said that Panek is not measured by the number of victories, but rather by his influence on the thousands of players he coached over 52 years. He is a member of the National High School Hall of Fame