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| STOCKTON RECORD - Mattos still important part of Stagg 'Family' |
 By Jason Anderson
Record Staff Writer
March 25, 2010 12:00 AM
Stagg High football coach Don Norton had the privilege of meeting Bob Mattos a number of times before the former coach succumbed to brain cancer on March 14.
Mattos took the Delta Kings to unprecedented heights from 1971-77, leading them to three consecutive league titles and two of the first four Sac-Joaquin Section championship games. His 1975 team was nationally ranked and undefeated.
"He set a pretty high standard for coaches to follow at Stagg," Norton said. "The winning percentage, the winning standard and the whole atmosphere he created when he was here - it was a pretty special program."
Mattos left Stagg after seven seasons to become head coach at Sacramento State. He had a similar run as the most successful coach in the history of the Sacramento State football program from 1978-92, but in Stockton he will be best remembered for the remarkable work he did at Stagg.
In an era of forced busing and racial tension, Mattos brought players together, forming a bond so strong the Delta Kings called themselves "The Family."
Norton was influential in bringing Mattos back into "The Family" in recent years. He asked Mattos to help with the Gold and Brown Alumni Golf Tournament and invited him to ground-breaking ceremonies when the school started construction on its on-campus football stadium.
Even then, Mattos continued to share his vision of unity.
"That family atmosphere is something we are trying to bring back," Norton said. "It is one big family, whether you play here now or you played here before."
Norton said the Delta Kings will dedicate the 2010 season to Mattos and Mel Visger, who played for Mattos first team at Stagg. Visger died of cardiac arrest following a Feb. 26 car accident in Sacramento.
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R.I.P. BOB MATTOS, YOU WILL BE MISSED!
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