Verndale Head Coach Mike Mahlen to receive Minnesota Football Honors John Gagliardi Legacy Award

Verndale Head Coach Mike Mahlen has been named this year’s recipient of the John Gagliardi Legacy Award by the Minnesota Chapter of the National Football Foundation.

Mahlen will be honored during the upcoming Minnesota Football Honors television broadcast.

He has built one of the most successful high school football programs in Minnesota. Mahlen, who is entering his 55th season as Verndale’s head coach, became the first coach in state high school history to win 400 games.

Through the 2022 season, Mahlen’s career coaching record sits at 426-128-3.

He has led Verndale to a pair of state championships, three runner-up finishes and 17 regional championships over the past 54 seasons. . .

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