Monte Vista High

Rob Stockberger graduated from Monte Vista in 1973. While attending San Jose State, Rob coached junior varsity football, soccer and baseball at Monte Vista.  In 1981, at the age of 25, Rob was named as the Head Football Coach of the Mustangs. Rob and assistant coaches Tom Ladouceur, George Cockerton and Richard Jones took over the program which had never won an East Bay Athletic League Championship.  The Mustangs, adopting the motto “If you believe it you can achieve it”, successfully completed the 1981 season winning the EBAL and North Coast Section Championships, repeating as EBAL/NCS Champions in 1982 and 1983. An additional EBAL/NCS Championship was won in 1987 when the Mustangs defeated De La Salle 14-13 in the Oakland Coliseum, ending De La Salle’s 44 game win streak.  Rob stepped down from his coaching position after the 1989 season having won 7 EBAL and 4 NCS championships in 9 years. Rob’s EBAL record over that period was 58-5 for a .921 winning percentage and his overall record was 87-19 for a .821 winning percentage. Monte Vista Football in the 80’s was often referred to as the “Decade of Dominance” in the EBAL. 

 

After his coaching years Rob went into school administration where he worked as Assistant Principal at San Ramon Valley High School and as Principal of California High School.  He then went on to the SRVUSD District Office as Director of Secondary Education. After 27 years in education administration Rob retired in 2017 from his position as Superintendent of the John Swett Unified School District.