Lake Forest College Football
Coaching Staff

Tom Myers
Defensive Line Coach

Tom Myers, former head coach at Lake Forest High School (14 years), is in his fourth year on the Forester coaching staff. Myers directed the team's linebackers for two years before taking over the defensive line coaching duties in 2003.

He has been the position coach for the last two Midwest Conference Defensive Players of the Year (linebacker Casey Urlacher in 2002 and defensive end David Bleitner in 2003) and a total of eight all-conference selections. He coached three different Foresters to all-region honors and a pair to All-American distinction.

Myers posted a 92-54 record at LFHS and guided his teams to eight Illinois High School Playoff appearances, accumulating an 11-8 post-season record.

Myers was also a basketball coach at the high school from 1977-1985 and has coached the baseball team since 1979.

He and his wife, Carol, live in Lake Forest, Illinois and he continues to teach at the high school.


Head Coach Brent Becker
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach Seth Wallace
Running Backs Coach Mike Dau
Receivers Coach Kelly Rice
Defensive Backs Coach Joe Volante