John Roderique

John Michael Roderique (born October 31, 1967) is an American former high school football coach and athletic director.

He announced his retirement on December 5, 2022, including retaining athletic director duties through the end of the 2022–2023 school year.

He was a three-sport athlete in four years at Webb City High School, including football, basketball, and track and field (shot put & discus).

In his senior year, 1985, he was on the football team that made the state playoffs for the first time in the high school's history, losing in the semi-final game.

In his fourth season, the Gorillas won the Missouri Intercollegiate Athletic Association conference in NCAA Division II, and advanced to the quarter-final game in playoffs.

[5] Citing a need to increase his income, in 1997 he applied for and was selected to be the head coach for his high school alma mater.

In the district playoffs, they first beat Republic, then second-ranked Carthage (10–0), which had beaten Webb City in the regular season.

Next, in the state championship games, in the quarter-final Webb City knocked off seventh ranked Lebanon (10–1).

[13] Roderique's 13 state titles are the most by any coach in MSHSAA history, surpassing nine crowns by Jefferson City's Pete Adkins, who retired in 1994.

As part of their National High School Football Record Book, the organization listed the top 100 winning percentages.

[24] He married Heather Leanne Schnackenberg on March 21, 1992, having met the former Pitt State cheerleader while they were students, both starting in 1986.

Coach Roderique receives trophy for his 300th win as head football coach at Webb City, MO High School, Sept. 10, 2021.