The CHIEF October 2023

Interview with Coach Gadbury By: Hannah Ricketts

This month, I had the pleasure of interviewing Coach Gadbury, our new head football coach! He grew up in Tolono, Illinois, and attended Unity High School. He played both baseball and football during his high school career, and it was during these years that he discovered his passion for football. He decided he wanted to play football in college, and it wasn’t until he got there that he realized he could and wanted to coach for a living. Coach Gadbury attended St. Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa, and his favorite aspect of college was getting to meet different people from around the country. After college, he spent three years coaching at SAU before he came to Pontiac. When I asked him what he liked most about coaching, he said, “building relationships with the players,” and the overall opportunity he has to lead change and make a difference. His role models are his high school coach and his dad; they helped him become a good coach, leader, and overall person. He enjoys fishing and spending time with his friends, and one day he wishes to visit Dublin, Ireland. His advice to students is this: “There will be times where things won’t work out and you will fail, but always learn from it and move forward. Change is inevitable.” Thank you, Coach Gadbury, for sharing about yourself, and welcome to PTHS!