A Du Quoin (Ill.) native, Lanny Dauksch moved to Arkansas to play at Harding University for the great John Prock before becoming one of the most successful high school football coaches in state history.
Dauksch got his first job under national Hall of Famer Frank McClellan at Barton in 1980. He was the mastermind behind the great defenses of the 1980s and early 90's that helped the Bears win six state championships and a state record 63 consecutive games.
After 15 seasons as McClellan's right-hand man, Dauksch accepted his first head coaching position at McGehee and led the Owls to the state finals three straight years, winning it all in 1998 and 1999. They also advanced to the finals in 1997 where they lost by one point to Osceola.
With the itch to coach in the state's highest classification, Dauksch took over at West Memphis in 2001 where he would win eight consecutive conference titles and took the Blue Devils to the state finals three times from 2003-05.
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