John Hart is a member of the Reitz Football Hall of Fame Class of 2020 and was Reitz Football’s eleventh head coach from 2001 to 2007. During that time, he compiled a 73-17 record.
Titles won at Reitz
- State – 1 (2007)
- Semi-State – 1 (2007)
- Regional – 2 (2001, 2007)
- Sectional – 5 (2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
- SIAC – 4 (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007)
- City – 4 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2007)
- West Side Nut Club – 5 (2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007)
Points of interest
- Graduated from Newton (Ill.) High School
- Coached the Evansville BlueCats, a semi-professional football team, in 2006 and 2007
- Father of Nick Hart, a Reitz Football Hall of Famer who is the current head coach at Gibson Southern
- 2001 Courier & Press All-Metro Co-Coach of the Year
- 2002 Courier & Press All-Metro Coach of the Year
- 2002 Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- 2003 Courier & Press All-Metro Coach of the Year
- 2003 Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- 2005 Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- 2005 Courier & Press All-Metro Coach of the Year
- 2007 Evansville Downtown Quarterback Club Coach of the Year
- 2007 Griddy’s Class 4A Coach of the Year
- Inducted into the Illinois Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021
High School coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Championships |
| Albion (Edwards County) (Ill.) (23-23, 5 years) | |||
| 1985 | Albion (Edwards County) | 3-6 | |
| 1986 | Albion (Edwards County) | 3-6 | |
| 1987 | Albion (Edwards County) | 5-4 | |
| 1988 | Albion (Edwards County) | 5-4 | |
| 1989 | Albion (Edwards County) | 7-3 | |
| Mount Carmel (Ill.) (101-21, 11 years) | |||
| 1990 | Mount Carmel | 8-2 | |
| 1991 | Mount Carmel | 7-3 | |
| 1992 | Mount Carmel | 8-2 | |
| 1993 | Mount Carmel | 10-1 | |
| 1994 | Mount Carmel | 8-3 | |
| 1995 | Mount Carmel | 11-1 | |
| 1996 | Mount Carmel | 10-1 | North Egypt Conference Champions |
| 1997 | Mount Carmel | 7-3 | |
| 1998 | Mount Carmel | 11-1 | North Egypt Conference Champions |
| 1999 | Mount Carmel | 10-2 | North Egypt Conference Champions |
| 2000 | Mount Carmel | 11-2 | North Egypt Conference Champions |
| Reitz High School (73-17, 7 years) | |||
| 2001 | Reitz | 10-4 | Regional & Sectional Champions |
| 2002 | Reitz | 10-2 | City & West Side Nut Club Champions |
| 2003 | Reitz | 12-1 | Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champions |
| 2004 | Reitz | 6-4 | SIAC Champions |
| 2005 | Reitz | 11-2 | Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champions |
| 2006 | Reitz | 9-4 | Sectional & West Side Nut Club Champions |
| 2007 | Reitz | 15-0 | Class 4A State, Semi-State, Regional, Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champions |
| Warren Central (41-9, 4 years) | |||
| 2008 | Warren Central | 9-4 | Sectional Champions |
| 2009 | Warren Central | 13-2 | Class 5A State, Semi-State, Regional & Sectional Champions |
| 2010 | Warren Central | 8-2 | Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Champions |
| 2011 | Warren Central | 11-1 | Metropolitan Interscholastic Conference Champions |
| Huntley (Ill.) (28-12, 4 years) | |||
| 2012 | Huntley | 6-4 | qualified for IHSA playoffs |
| 2013 | Huntley | 4-5 | |
| 2014 | Huntley | 8-2 | qualified for IHSA playoffs |
| 2015 | Huntley | 10-1 | Fox Valley Conference Champions; qualified for IHSA playoffs |
| Brownsburg (69-18, 8 years) | |||
| 2016 | Brownsburg | 8-2 | Hoosier Crossroads Conference Champions |
| 2017 | Brownsburg | 8-3 | Hoosier Crossroads Conference Co-Champions |
| 2018 | Brownsburg | 10-1 | Hoosier Crossroads Conference Champions |
| 2019 | Brownsburg | 7-4 | |
| 2020 | Brownsburg | 8-2 | |
| 2021 | Brownsburg | 9-3 | |
| 2022 | Brownsburg | 10-2 | |
| 2023 | Brownsburg | 9-1 | Hoosier Crossroads Conference Champions |
| TOTAL (335-100, 39 years) | |||
Semi-pro coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Playoffs |
| Evansville BlueCats (13-19, 2 years) | |||
| 2006 | Evansville Blue Cats | 8-9 | went 1-1 in playoffs |
| 2007 | Evansville Blue Cats | 5-10 | |
| TOTAL (13-19, 2 years) | |||
See also
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