Coach Carl Johnson
Carl Johnson has dedicated himself to Glen Rock High School as a coach and advisor for nearly 40 years.
Carl Johnson has been an essential part of Glen Rock High School since the 1980s.
Carl was an acclaimed three-sport athlete at Glen Rock High School during the early 1980s.
In the fall, Carl was a three-year starting defensive fullback for three successful boys soccer teams, including the 1981 Group 1, Sectional Championship Team that was ranked the #1 Groups 1 & 2 team in Bergen County, the 1982 Group 1 Sectional Runner-up Team, and the 1983 Group 2 Sectional Semifinalist Team. As a junior, Carl received Honorable Mention, B-PSL, Carpenter. In his senior year, he was named to the Second Team, B-PSL, King and received Honorable Mention, All-Suburban.
In the winter, Carl was a leader of the 1982-83 and 1983-84 boys basketball teams. As a junior, he received Honorable Mention, All-Suburban; as a senior, he was named to the Second Team, All-Suburban and the First Team, All-B-PSL, Carpenter.
Finally, in the spring, Carl was a member of the school’s track & field teams, specializing in the 400 and 800 meters and the high jump.
In June 1984, the administration and coaches of Glen Rock High School recognized Carl as the top male athlete in that year’s graduating class and gave him the esteemed Athlete of the Year Award.
After graduating from Glen Rock High School in June 1984, Carl attended and graduated from Wake Forest University.
Since 1991, Carl has been employed at Glen Rock High School as an important member of the school’s Buildings & Grounds Department. He has also been a Coach or Assistant Coach of one or more of the school’s soccer, basketball and/or track & field teams during most of those years.
In soccer, Carl has been an Assistant Coach in the Boys Soccer Program, including with the 2010 Group 2, North 1 Sectional Championship Soccer Team. In basketball, Carl was the Head Coach of the 2003-04 Team and the 2004-05 Team and an Assistant Coach of many other teams. Finally, in track & field, Carl has been an Assistant Coach during most of his years at the school, initially working with Paul White on some of the school’s most successful track & field teams.
Throughout his nearly four decades of coaching multiple sports, Carl has been a consistent feature in the success of Glen Rock High School athletics and has positively impacted thousands of Glen Rock athletes. He has displayed the most important attributes of a high school coach. As a skilled athlete in multiple sports and disciplines, he has helped Glen Rock athletes develop and maximize their athletic development. More importantly, by building respectful mentoring relationships with those and other Glen Rock High School students, he has played a vital role in their personal development.