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Fitness Award
MEMORANDUM
DATE: November 25, 2003
TO: City Council Members
FROM: Mayor Alan DeBoer
RE: Recognition of Jim Nagel as award recipient for the Oregon Governor's
Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, Fitness Leadership Award - Mayor's
Certificate.
City Council Meeting - December 2, 2003
Jim Nagel was recently nominated for the Oregon Governor's Council on Physical
Fitness & Sports, Fitness Leadership Award - Mayor's Certificate, and
a recipient of this award during the League of Oregon Cities Annual Meeting
in Eugene earlier in November. Recognition is given to individuals in their
communities who have made significant contributions in the broad areas of
physical fitness.
Jim has been a powerful presence in this community for many years and his
accomplishments are ones that deserve local recognition as well.
Jim, until his retirement last fall, was the head football coach at Ashland
High School for 20 years. He currently continues at Ashland High School as
the athletic director. Under Jim's guidance his Grizzlies captured state
championships in 1989, 1991 and 1998, and numerous conference championships
- despite being one of the state's smallest schools in Class 4A. Many of
his student-athletes excelled to such a degree that they chose professional
careers in sports.
Beyond being an exceptional football coach, Jim instilled a work and moral
ethic for Ashland High School athletes that will benefit his players far
beyond high school. For Jim, playing the game was only part of the equation;
a healthy attitude was also an ingredient in the path of achieving greatness.
One need only attend an Ashland High Football game and witness thousands
of fans playing tribute to their team and enjoying a fall Friday night together.
From pre-dawn workouts in the weight room, to lectures on the importance
of being a good citizen on and off the field, Ashland High School players
reaped the rewards of the Nagel Years.
The Pacific Rim Bowl was his crowning achievement, developing an exchange
of ideas, culture and football with Japan. Since 1988 Ashland High School
and the Japanese High School All-Star Team have traveled to Ashland and Osaka
for games that truly meant more than any final score could illustrate. Over
500 students from Ashland and Japan have participated in exchanges over the
years, and the Pacific Rim Bowl is the only high school athletic exchange
between the two countries.
Congratulations, Jim.
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