1. Louis Matthew "Sonny" Lubick was born on March 12,1937 and is a retired American football coach.
29 Facts About Sonny Lubick
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Sonny Lubick was the 15th head football coach at Colorado State University from 1993 to 2007.
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Sonny Lubick's success has made him one of the most recognizable figures in the CSU and Fort Collins community, so much so that when Pat Stryker, head of the Bohemian Foundation, decided to donate $15.2 million toward extensive renovations of Hughes Stadium, she did so with the stipulation that the playing surface be named after Sonny Lubick.
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In 2016, the university announced that the playing surface at its new football stadium, which opened in 2017 as Colorado State Stadium and is known as Canvas Stadium, would be known as "Sonny Lubick Field", following an anonymous $20 million donation for that specific purpose.
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Sonny Lubick's collegiate coaching career began in Bozeman as an assistant at Montana State in 1970 under head coach Tom Parac.
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Sonny Lubick Holland became the head coach in 1971 and led the program for seven seasons, which included a Big Sky Conference title and the Division II national title in 1976.
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Sonny Lubick moved on to the Division I-A ranks as an assistant coach.
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Sonny Lubick's first stop was at Colorado State as offensive coordinator for Leon Fuller from 1982 to 1984.
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Nonetheless, Sonny Lubick was a popular and likable figure in the Fort Collins and university community, something that would ultimately benefit him later in life.
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In 1985, Sonny Lubick was hired by Jack Elway at Stanford University as an assistant coach.
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In 1989, Sonny Lubick joined Dennis Erickson's coaching staff at the University of Miami as the Hurricanes' defensive coordinator.
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Sonny Lubick returned to Colorado State in 1993 as head coach.
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Little had changed at CSU since Sonny Lubick had left the program a decade earlier.
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Sonny Lubick's Rams followed up their breakout campaign in 1994 with a strong 1995 season.
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Unfortunately, the Sonny Lubick family was dealt a difficult blow in the offseason.
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The younger Sonny Lubick had just finished his first season as Colorado State's wide receivers coach, a position he took over after his brother Matt left the program in 2005 after spending the previous four seasons coaching that position under his father.
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Marc Sonny Lubick underwent chemotherapy and coached during the 2006 season.
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On November 26,2007, just 3 days after the Wyoming win, it was announced that Sonny Lubick was being relieved of his duties as head coach.
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Colorado State University Athletic Director Paul Kowalczyk announced that Sonny Lubick has been offered a public relations position as senior associate athletic director, focused on fundraising and serving as a goodwill ambassador for Rams athletics.
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Sonny Lubick was replaced by Steve Fairchild, a former Sonny Lubick assistant who returned after serving as offensive coordinator for the NFL's Buffalo Bills.
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Sonny Lubick left it as a regional powerhouse with six conference titles.
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Sonny Lubick led the Rams to nine bowl games and four 10-win seasons.
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On February 2,2008, the Rocky Mountain News reported that Sonny Lubick had declined the university's offer to remain in a fundraising role.
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The paper quoted a source as saying Sonny Lubick, 70, had talked with Florida coach Urban Meyer about joining the Gators' staff.
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However, Lubick did not take that job, and remained in Fort Collins, working with several local businesses, and opening a restaurant in downtown Fort Collins.
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Sonny Lubick was born to mother Francis and Doc Sonny Lubick in Butte, Montana.
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Sonny Lubick grew up with older sister Elizabeth, and younger siblings Donna and Jimmy.
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Sonny Lubick is married to wife Carol Jo and has three children: daughter Michelle, and sons Matt and Marc, both of whom have been assistant coaches under their father before continuing onto their own careers.
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In Butte, Sonny Lubick was a friend and classmate of Evel Knievel.