Lester Towns

American football player and coach (born 1977)
American football player
Lester Towns
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-28) August 28, 1977 (age 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Pasadena
(Pasadena, California)
College:Washington
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221
Career history
As a player:
  • Carolina Panthers (2000–2003)
  • Arizona Cardinals (2005)
  • Miami Dolphins (2005)
As a coach:
  • Alabama (2008–2011)
    Assistant strength coach, defensive assistant
  • Portland State (2012–2015)
    Linebackers coach, recruiting coordinators
  • Glendale (CA) (2016–2018)
    Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator
  • Los Angeles Valley (2019–present)
    Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:234
Interceptions:1
Games played:61

Lester Towns (born August 28, 1977) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC), a position he has held since 2019. Towns played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. He graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California in 1995,[citation needed] and subsequently played college football at the University of Washington.[1] Towns was selected by the Panthers in the seventh round of 2000 NFL draft.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs (American Pacific League) (2019–present)
2019 Los Angeles Valley 3–6 2–4 T–4th
2020–21 No team—COVID-19
2021 Los Angeles Valley 3–7 2–3 4th
2022 Los Angeles Valley 3–7 2–3 4th
2023 Los Angeles Valley 4–6 1–4 5th
2024 Los Angeles Valley 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles Valley: 13–26 7–14
Total: 13–26

References

  1. ^ "UW coaches: Towns may be best". Longview Daily News. October 16, 1997. p. 29. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

External links

  • Los Angeles Valley profile
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Los Angeles Valley Monarchs head football coaches
  • Charles Mann (1950–1951)
  • Al Hunt (1952–1961)
  • George Ker (1962–1964)
  • George Goff (1965–1970)
  • Howard Taft (1971)
  • Ed Sowash (1972–1973)
  • John Becker (1974–1976)
  • Steve Butler (1977–1979)
  • Chuck Ferrero (1980–1990)
  • Jim Fenwick (1991–1996)
  • Jim Fenwick (2009–2012)
  • Juan Navarro (2014)
  • Robert Tucker (2015–2016)
  • Lester Towns (2019)
  • No team (2020)
  • Lester Towns (2021– )
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Carolina Panthers 2000 NFL draft selections


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