Coach Linker

Coach Linker is excited to return for a fifth year with the Wolves and 31st year coaching overall.    He enjoys working with the Eastlake staff and  the community support is awesome.
Coach Linker’s tenure includes  19 years at Mercer   Island High School where he led the Varsity offense as line  coach and   offensive coordinator.  Coach  Linker grew up in Sumner, Washington and   graduated from Sumner High  School.  After high school Coach Linker    played football at Washington State University for two years, then transferred    to the University of Puget Sound where he played two more years.  After   graduating from UPS with a degree in  Special Education, Coach Linker was   drafted by the NFL.  After a short season with the Dallas Cowboys,  he   returned to Washington and settled down with his wife Shannon of 28 years.
As a Lieutenant in the Seattle  Fire Department, Coach Linker has the   luxury of spending time in his real  passion: coaching and influencing young   men through football.  In addition to football, Coach Linker enjoys    family time with his three daughters, Abby and son-in-law Marco, Allison, and    Averee.  Family time often involves  watching or going to sporting   events, music, cooking, golfing, camping and  gardening.