Lester Towns

American football player and coach (born 1977)
American football player
Lester Towns
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs
Position:Head coach
Personal information
Born: (1977-08-28) August 28, 1977 (age 46)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:Pasadena
(Pasadena, California)
College:Washington
NFL draft:2000 / Round: 7 / Pick: 221
Career history
As a player:
  • Carolina Panthers (2000–2003)
  • Arizona Cardinals (2005)
  • Miami Dolphins (2005)
As a coach:
  • Alabama (2008–2011)
    Assistant strength coach, defensive assistant
  • Portland State (2012–2015)
    Linebackers coach, recruiting coordinators
  • Glendale (CA) (2016–2018)
    Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator
  • Los Angeles Valley (2019–present)
    Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:234
Interceptions:1
Games played:61

Lester Towns (born August 28, 1977) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC), a position he has held since 2019. Towns played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. He graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California in 1995,[citation needed] and subsequently played college football at the University of Washington.[1] Towns was selected by the Panthers in the seventh round of 2000 NFL draft.[2]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs (American Pacific League) (2019–present)
2019 Los Angeles Valley 3–6 2–4 T–4th
2020–21 No team
2021 Los Angeles Valley 3–7 2–3 4th
2022 Los Angeles Valley 3–7 2–3 4th
2023 Los Angeles Valley 4–6 1–4 5th
2024 Los Angeles Valley 0–0 0–0
Los Angeles Valley: 13–26 7–14
Total: 13–26

References

  1. ^ "UW coaches: Towns may be best". Longview Daily News. October 16, 1997. p. 29. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2023.

External links

  • Los Angeles Valley profile
  • Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
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Los Angeles Valley Monarchs head football coaches
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  • Chuck Ferrero (1980–1990)
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  • Jim Fenwick (2009–2012)
  • Juan Navarro (2014)
  • Robert Tucker (2015–2016)
  • Lester Towns (2019– )
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Carolina Panthers 2000 NFL draft selections


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