Jerry Comalander​

Jerry Comalander served San Antonio’s Northeast Independent School District as a state champion football coach and an award-winning Athletic Director.​

His coaching career began in Devine in 1961 where he was an assistant in football and head coach in basketball. He coached for six years at Uvalde High School where, as an assistant, the 1972 football team was undefeated in winning the state championship. Comalander came to Winston Churchill High School in 1973 as an assistant football coach and became the head coach in 1975, a position he held for 13 seasons. The Chargers were 9-1 his first season and followed with a perfect 15-0 State Championship season in 1976. The Texas Sportswriter’s Association then selected him Coach of the Year.​ ​

His 13 seasons produced a 125-28-3 record, eight playoff appearances, four District Championships, three state semi-finalists and a state title. He is a Hall of Honor inductee for the Texas High School Coaches Association and has served as a Director and President of the Association. In 1988 he became the Executive Director of Athletics for the NEISD, helping produce numerous state championships for district high schools. He has been a Director and the President of the Texas High School Athletic Directors Association and received a Distinguished Service Award from the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. The NEISD football stadium is named Jerry Comalander Stadium in his honor.​