Jay Locey

College coach infobox


Name = Jay Locey
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DateOfBirth = 1955
Birthplace = flagicon|USA Corvallis, Oregon
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Sport = Football
College = Oregon State
Title = Assistant Head Coach
OverallRecord = 84-18 (.823)
Awards = 5 Time Northwest Conference Coach of the Year
Division III Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year by Samson
Named Top 25 most influential sports people by The Oregonian

Championships = 2004 NCAA Division III Championship
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CoachYears = 1977
1978-1981
1982
1983-1995
1996-2005
2006-Present
CoachTeams = Oregon State (GA)
Lakeridge High (AC)
Corvallis High (AC)
Linfield College (AC)
Linfield College
Oregon State (AC)
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Jay Locey (born 1955) is a former Division III head football coach at Linfield College. He is currently the assistant head coach at Oregon State.cite web|url=http://www.osubeavers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4700&ATCLID=294721|title=Jay Locey|publisher=OSUBeavers.com|accessdate=2007-12-20]

Early years

Locey attend Corvallis High School in his hometown of Corvallis, Oregon from 1969 to 1973. As a sophomore, he earned a spot on the varsity football team. The starting quarterback on that team was senior Mike Riley (current head coach at OSU). That season the Spartans went undefeated and won the state championship, avenging their loss in the 1969 championship the year before. cite web|url=http://corvallishighfootball.com/history.html|title=Corvallis High Football History|publisher=corvallishighfootball.com|accessdate=2007-12-20 ] Locey was a reserve linebacker and played special teams that season.

Upon graduating from Corvallis High, he accepted a scholarship to play football at Oregon State. He started one game as a defensive back for the Beavers his sophomore season. His junior year he became a starter and earned second team All Pacific-8 Conference. At the conclusion of his senior season, he was named first team All Pacific-8 Conference.

Locey was honored twice as OSU's top student-athlete and received the outstanding senior award his senior year.

Coaching career

Locey began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Oregon State in 1977. After one season as a GA, he was hired at Lakeridge High School been legendary Oregon high school coach, Tom Smythe. He was the secondary coach for 4 seasons at Lakeridge. In 1982, he returned to Corvallis to coach at his alma mater, Corvallis High School, under head coach Gary Beck (current assistant at OSU).

Linfield College

After one season with the Spartans, he returned to the college ranks when he was hired by Ad Rutschman at Linfield College as the defensive coordinator, replacing Mike Riley who had left to coach in the CFL.

Locey was promoted to head coach at Linfield in 1996. He continued the winning tradition that had began years ago under Rutschman. In his first 4 years, Locey's Wildcats had a record of 24-12. The wins were coming, but things didn't quite feel rightWhat|date=May 2008. Locey decided to commit himself and his coaching staff to build camaraderie and team chemistry. With their newfound idea of 'team', the Wildcats went 60-6 with a NCAA Division III Title in 2004 in his final 6 seasons at the helm. cite web|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/sports/story.php?SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=24799&story_id=115464236957590600 |title=Ex-Wildcat settles into orange zone|publisher=portlandtribune.com|last=Eggers|first=Jerry|accessdate=2007-12-20 ]

In his 10 seasons as the head coach, Locey guided the Wildcats to an 84-18 record and one NCAA Division III title. He was named the Northwest Conference Coach of the Year five times and at one point coached the Wildcats on a 41 game winning streak. He coached 16 All-Americans at Linfield.

Oregon State University

Although Locey had help establish a very successful program at Linfield, he was looking for an opportunity to grow professional and have a fresh start. In 2006, Mike Riley hired him as the assistant head coach for the Oregon State Beavers, bringing him again back to his hometown. cite web|url=http://www.gazettetimes.com/articles/2006/08/23/sports/osu_beavers/osu3.txt?SPID=1952&DB_OEM_ID=4700&SPSID=24799 |title=A change in roles|publisher=gazettetimes.com|last=Hatch|first=Brooks|accessdate=2007-12-20 ]

As the assistant head coach, he is also the tight end and running back coach.

Personal life

Locey is the grandson of former OSU athletic director Percy Locey. He and his wife Susan have three daughters and reside in Corvallis.

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