Iowa High School Coach Matt Dillon Retires After 45-Year Career
Matt Dillon, a high school coach in Iowa, is retiring after concluding a 45-year career. He coached his final week at St. Edmond and began his coaching tenure at North Polk.
Des Moines Ames, IA, October 16, 2026 —
Matt Dillon, a high school coach in Iowa, is retiring after concluding a 45-year coaching career. His final week of coaching was at St. Edmond, while his coaching tenure began at North Polk.
The available information identifies North Polk as the starting point of Dillon’s coaching career and St. Edmond as the school where he coached at the end of it. It does not provide a detailed account of the positions he held or the schools where he worked between those points.
Dillon’s retirement follows 45 years in coaching, but the exact date of his retirement was not provided. The sport or sports he coached, his age, and the circumstances surrounding his decision to retire were also not specified. No additional details were provided about his final week at St. Edmond or any plans following his departure.
The information does not include comments from Dillon, his colleagues, students or school officials, and it does not describe awards, records or other milestones from his career. As a result, the known details are limited to the length of his coaching career and the schools named at its beginning and end.
Dillon’s departure marks the conclusion of a long coaching career in Iowa high schools. Further specifics about his work across those 45 years, including the timeline of his tenure at North Polk and St. Edmond, were not provided.
Story summarized from the original created by David Warrington on who13.com, see more information here.
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