By Mick Holien
When someone wistfully describes the culmination of a celebrated employment, I quickly am drawn to visualizations of an aging icon, probably faded from his prime, set to grab what they can out of an athletic afterlife, drawing a tilt from the recliner and a forced mental relaxation probably not celebrated in decades.
But in the resignation of the only football coach known by the Falcons of Billings Skyview, withdrawing from a 33-year tenure after athletically mentoring an entire family must have covered the spectrum of fatherhood joy mixed with occasional and disapppointment.
Thus described from afar are the exploits of the Magic City’s Ron Lebsock who not only can be comfortably described as the face of Skyview High school but the mainstay of the Billings gridiron.
A Butte native, Ron toiled his wares for the Grizzlies from 1974-77j playing for the legendary Jack Swarthout, then a couple of seasons for Gene Carlson, an era during which Montana had but a single winning season.
In his senior season of 1977, a four win season, Lebsock was named the recipient of the Steve Carlson award as the Most Valuable Player.
A center, Ron was flanked by future pros Terry Falcon at one guard and Guy Bingham on the other.
Not only did the five boys play for their Dad, four of them also played for the Grizzlies.
Shawn, who played for the Griz in 2006 while Nick waswith Montana in 2007. Connor played from 13-15 while Shawn was there from 06-09.
Ron directed the Falcons Wing T to a state title in 95 with a 27-20 victory over Bozemsn and claimed a second chipper victory in 2013. In all he made the polahyoffs 12 times and posted a 145-182 record
The Lebsock name can easily claim acclaim in the annals of Montana football lore and masde it a family affair. Just sayin’
By Mick Holien
When someone wistfully describes the culmination of a celebrated employment, I quickly am drawn to visualizations of an aging icon, probably faded from his prime, set to grab what they can out of an athletic afterlife, drawing a tilt from the recliner and a forced mental relaxation probably not celebrated in decades.
But in the resignation of the only football coach known by the Falcons of Billings Skyview, withdrawing from a 33-year tenure after athletically mentoring an entire family must have covered the spectrum of fatherhood joy mixed with occasional and disapppointment.
Thus described from afar are the exploits of the Magic City’s Ron Lebsock who not only can be comfortably described as the face of Skyview High school but the mainstay of the Billings gridiron.
A Butte native, Ron toiled his wares for the Grizzlies from 1974-77j playing for the legendary Jack Swarthout, then a couple of seasons for Gene Carlson, an era during which Montana had but a single winning season.
In his senior season of 1977, a four win season, Lebsock was named the recipient of the Steve Carlson award as the Most Valuable Player.
A center, Ron was flanked by future pros Terry Falcon at one guard and Guy Bingham on the other.
Not only did the five boys play for their Dad, four of them also played for the Grizzlies.
Shawn, who played for the Griz in 2006 while Nick waswith Montana in 2007. Connor played from 13-15 while Shawn was there from 06-09.
Ron directed the Falcons Wing T to a state title in 95 with a 27-20 victory over Bozemsn and claimed a second chipper victory in 2013. In all he made the polahyoffs 12 times and posted a 145-182 record
The Lebsock name can easily claim acclaim in the annals of Montana football lore and masde it a family affair. Just sayin’
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By Mick Holien
When someone wistfully describes the culmination of a celebrated employment, I quickly am drawn to visualizations of an aging icon, probably faded from his prime, set to grab what they can out of an athletic afterlife, drawing a tilt from the recliner and a forced mental relaxation probably not celebrated in decades.
But in the resignation of the only football coach known by the Falcons of Billings Skyview, withdrawing from a 33-year tenure after athletically mentoring an entire family must have covered the spectrum of fatherhood joy mixed with occasional disapppointment.
Thus described from afar are the exploits of the Magic City’s Ron Lebsock who not only can be comfortably described as the face of Skyview High school but the mainstay of the Billings gridiron.
A Butte native, Ron toiled his wares for the Grizzlies from 1974-77j playing for the legendary Jack Swarthout, then a couple of seasons for Gene Carlson, an era during which Montana had but a single winning season.
In his senior season of 1977, a four win season, Lebsock was named the recipient of the Steve Carlson award as the Most Valuable Player.
A center, Ron was flanked by future pros Terry Falcon at one guard and Guy Bingham on the other.
Not only did the five boys play for their Dad, four of them also played for the Grizzlies.
Shawn, who played for the Griz in 2006 while Nick waswith Montana in 2007. Connor played from 13-15 while Shawn was there from 06-09.
Ron directed the Falcons Wing T to a state title in 95 with a 27-20 victory over Bozemsn and claimed a second chipper victory in 2013. In all he made the polahyoffs 12 times and posted a 145-182 record
The Lebsock name can easily claim acclaim in the annals of Montana football lore and masde it a family affair. Just sayin’
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