Whittier College

After attending Norwalk High, where Max Fields was his coach, Vern spent one year at Cerritos College and one year at UCLA before coming to Whittier College. He received his BA degree at Whittier in 1966 and his Master’s in education in 1972.

Vern was a two-year varsity letterman in football and captain of the 1965 team.

He was All District NAIA in 1964 and 1965 as safety and halfback and All American second team in 1964 and first team defensive in 1965. In 1965 and 1966 he was All SCIAC halfback. 

Since 1973, Vern has been at Cerritos High, coaching football and baseball. His teams have won four league championships and advanced to the CIF semi-finals in 1982 and 1983. Previously he coached Sierra High and St. Paul High and then went to Gahr High as a football and baseball coach. In 1982, Vern coached baseball at the Sports Festival in Colorado Springs in the Pre-Olympic training program. 

Vern and his wife live in Whittier and have a son and a daughter.