Mike Scanlan'70 Inducted into the MFCA Hall of Fame

April 6, 2017

Mike Scanlan'70, retired CDH football coach and guidance counselor, was inducted into the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame at their 53rd Annual Awards Banquet on April 1 at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Minneapolis.

Inductees must have been a head coach for a minimum of fifteen years and have made significant contributions to Minnesota High School Football. 

Mike started his teaching career at Red Wing High School, teaching social studies and serving as an assistant football and hockey coach.  After six years in Red Wing, he moved on to Cretin-Derham Hall.  

At CDH, he was a guidance counselor and football coach. He has spent 16 years as a head football coach, five of them as a co-head coach, amassing a 154-28 career record. He led the Raiders to 12 state tournament appearances, winning two state championships in1999 and 2009 and four runner-up finishes. Mike has been named Conference and Section Coach of the Year several times, and in 2009, he was named the Class 5A State Coach of the Year.  He has coached and mentored hundreds of young football players, including eight players who have gone on to play in the NFL.

Scanlan retired from CDH in 2016.

Congratulations, Coach Scanlan!