Ed Troxel

Ed Troxel (November 20, 1925 – January 22, 2001) was a high school and college football coach in Colorado, Idaho, and eastern Washington. His most notable coaching stops were at Borah High School in Boise, the University of Idaho, and Kennewick High School.

Early life

Troxel was born in Kansas in 1925 and grew up in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His father died when he was eight years old, and his high school football coaches had a great influence on him, leading to his career in coaching.

Manzanola and Caldwell

After graduation from Western State College in Gunnison, his first coaching job was in 1949 in tiny Manzanola, fifty miles (80 km) east of Pueblo. In four years his football teams went 42-6 (.867) and won two state titles. He moved to Caldwell, Idaho, in 1953 to coach Caldwell High School, and his Cougar teams had a 13-3-1 record (.794) in his two years there. In 1955, he moved to the College of Idaho, also in Caldwell, where he coached the Coyotes in football (15-14-0,.517), boxing, and track. He was at C of I for three years, but the 16 hour days he was spending at campus forced him to find another job in 1958.