Mike McCabe, a former Pacific football player and longtime head football coach at Forest Grove High School, is in his fourth season as running backs coach.
A 1977 graduate of the program and a veteran of high school coaching circles,
McCabe was Head Coach Keith Buckley’s first hire for the coaching staff in 2009. His knowledge of local high school programs has been an effective tool in the Boxers’ recruiting efforts.
McCabe was a teacher and head football coach at Forest Grove High School for 12 years before retiring from education in 2009. As head coach, McCabe led the Vikings to state playoff appearances in 2003 and 2007. In addition to coaching, McCabe worked as a physical education and weight training teacher.
In addition to football, McCabe served as an assistant track and field coach from 2001 to 2006. He also served as an assistant varsity baseball coach from 1997 to 2001 with both Forest Grove’s high school and American Legion baseball programs.
As a teacher, McCabe spent his first 20 years as a physical education teacher in various local elementary and junior high schools. He moved to Forest Grove High School in 1997.
A native of Hayward, Calif., and a graduate of Forest Grove High School, McCabe earned his degree in physical education from Pacific in 1977. He played two seasons of football for the Boxers at center from 1973-1974 and also played four years of baseball. McCabe also earned his Master’s degree in teaching from Pacific in 1984. He and his wife, Bonnie, live in Forest Grove.
