This site is provided as a service of SCI Shared Resources, LLC. Who Where Receive obituaries Susan Kay Green Take a walk, ride a bike, do something you like and dont be afraid to try new activities. He helped out then and 10 years ago, he helped me a job coaching (baseball) at West (Torrance). Joan When I played at SDSU in 1970, it was the first year that college football went to single digit numbers on uniforms, Featherstone said. Then in 1985, he returned to the South Bay, taking over at El Camino. Obituary for John D. Featherstone Sr. - marchfh.com Find an obituary, get service details, leave condolence messages or send flowers or gifts in memory of a loved one. After earning all-conference honors at El Camino, the speedy receiver received a scholarship to play for legendary coach Don Coryell at San Diego State University. Privacy policy, I need to make funeral/burial arrangements now, I am pre-planning for a funeral in the future. In 2008, Featherstone was voted National Coach of the Year for a second time. WebJohn Featherstone is a British-born Christian composer/songwriter, performer and teacher of composition and solo performance. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), John Featherstones family and friends celebrate his life at memorial, Torrance softball moves up to Division 1 for CIF-SS playoffs; North No. Feathers teams appeared in 19 bowl games and reached the playoffs five straight years, from 2004 to 2008. At Grossmont, Featherstone became hooked on coaching and thinking of it as a career. TORRANCE On what would have been his 72nd birthday, John Featherstones family, friends, former players and coaches gathered inside Murdock Stadium to give the legendary coach one final applause. John Featherstone is survived by his wife Diane; daughters Terre, Ivy, Keegan and Arianna; five grandchildren and brothers Fred and Jim. Americans eat way too much man-made foods, laden with sugar, salt and fat., Featherstone lives by his 8-8-8 theory: Eight hours of sleep, eight hours of work or school, and eight hours of play. He always bought game programs at high school games and walked the sidelines, asking players who the best players were on each team. I loved teaching as much as coaching, Featherstone said. comments so far. Featherstone smiles when he thinks back on how the lessons he learned during countless hours of playing baseball in empty dirt lots, catching footballs and making tackles on the grassy fields of Live Oak Park, running and jumping in the soft sands of beach volleyball courts and surfing formed the foundation for a career that would make him one of the most successful junior college football coaches in the country. Yearbook Photo. She was the daughter of Lawson and Viola Featherstone. If you would like to donate tothe Grosse Ile Animal Shelter andThe Grosse Ile ACO in Mary's name, click the link under her photo. Funeral Home Share Memories & Support the John B Featherstone was born on month day 1845, at birth place, North Carolina, to Seaborn Trader Featherstone and Sarah N Featherstone (born Allen). Seaborn was born on February 12 1809, in Clear Creek Township, Henderson, North Carolina, United States. Sarah was born on May 14 1812, in Henderson County, NC.