The Matadors’ football coach from 2002-2012 is remembered for being positive with his athletes and coaching multiple sports at the school.
Former Bolsa Grande football coach Jim Lamb, 58, who stayed positive in the face of struggles on the field and was beloved by his athletes, died Tuesday night of a heart attack, Matadors athletic director Scott Snyder said.
Lamb coached Bolsa Grande from 2002 through 2012 and teamed with Snyder as a physical education teacher at the school. Lamb coached the freshman football team this past fall.
“We was a fun-loving guy. Always kept people smiling,” Snyder said Thursday night. “He was always positive with kids.”
Bolsa Grande was coming off consecutive 0-10 football seasons when Lamb took the reins in 2002 after arriving from Hawthorne, where he coached football and boys volleyball.
