by Jason Strunk
Lubbock High School Head Coach
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| Lubbock Defensive Coordinator Duane Toliver Photo courtesy of Paul Anderson |
When I came
into LHS I had no idea who I was going to retain. One guy I am thankful I kept
on board is DC - Duane Toliver.
Duane is a
high-energy coach who builds solid rapport with our kids. His intensity tunnels
through the defense every day in practice and every Friday night. Our defense
plays with a tremendous amount of passion. I think last Friday night against
Coronado was the best we have looked on D since our arrival. What that tells me
is, Coach Toliver and the defense are evolving and growing into the players we
need. He has done an outstanding job!
Duane and his
family join my family every Sunday night for dinner at our house. The Toliver's
bring their kids over to play with our two rugrats as well. It is house full of
fun chaos for a couple of hours. I wouldn't have it any other way!
All of us at
LHS are lucky to have Duane on our side. Once we get this thing rolling here he
will be in-line for a head coaching position somewhere (I just hope I can hang
on to him for as long as I can).
Toliver Bio
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| Coach Toliver (left) getting after it Photo courtesy of Paul Anderson |
Duane Toliver
is entering his 13th year of coaching. He graduated from Knox City High
School in 1996. While at Knox City he was an All State football and
basketball player. He was also the state runner-up in the discus at the
State track meet. He then attended Texas Tech University, where he played
collegiate football. At Texas Tech he was Academic All Big 12. Upon
his graduation from Texas Tech in 1999, Coach Toliver entered the coaching
ranks at Slaton Jr. High (1999-2000). Then he moved to
Lubbock-Cooper (2000-2002) to become the offensive line coach. He
was a part of the staff that led Lubbock Cooper to their first ever berth into
the state playoffs. From Lubbock-Cooper he moved on to Midland Lee
(2002-2004) and Shallowater High School (2004-2007). This will be Coach
Toliver’s fifth year at Lubbock High School. Through the years Coach Toliver
has coached in countless playoff games and he has coached 10 different division
I athletes.
He and his wife
Michelle have two children. Trajan Duane (7) and Jordyn Kamile (5).
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