Jim Rexilius
Biographical details
BornApril 23, 1932
Ithaca, Nebraska
DiedJune 25, 2003 (aged 71)[1]
Wheaton, Illinois
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1981Wheaton (IL)
Head coaching record
Overall2–7 (college)
177–77 (high school)

James Rexilius (April 23, 1932 – June 25, 2003)[2] was an American football coach. He was one of the more prominent and successful coaches in the Chicago area during his career.[3] In 1992, he was inducted into the Illinois High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame.[4]

Coaching career

High school

Rexilius spent most of his career as the coach at Wheaton North High School where he coached high school football and other sports.[5] In his 27-year coaching career, Rexilius twice led his high-school teams to state championships—first in 1979 and again in 1986 after returning to the secondary-school level.[5] When he retired as head coach, his overall high school record was 177 wins and 77 losses.[6] It was at Wheaton North that he mentored a young Chuck Long toward a career in coaching.[7]

Wheaton

Rexilius was head football coach at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois for the 1981 season, compiling a record of 2–7.[8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Funeral service is set for Rexilius". Chicago Tribune. June 27, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ "James Rexilius". Chicago Suburban Daily Herald. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  3. ↑ Bell, Taylor (2010). Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right: High School Football in Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 230. ISBN 9780252077319. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Hall of Fame (directory)". Illinois High School Football Coaches Association. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  5. 1 2 Michael Kates. "James `Jim' Rexilius, 71, longtime Wheaton N. coach," Chicago Tribune, June 26, 2003. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  6. ↑ Sakamoto, Bob (December 6, 1995). "Rexilius Resigns As Football Coach At Wheaton N." Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  7. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (June 28, 2011). "Iowa star Chuck Long reflects on career". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
  8. ↑ DeLassus, David. "Wheaton Thunder Records By Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Football year-by-year results". Wheaton Thunder. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 20, 2013.
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