full seasons (2015-2018). Holecek's Ramblers are 18–2 in the state playoffs over the last four years, winning two State Championships. In 2008, he coached Loyola to a Prep Bowl Championship at Soldier Field as the L.A. Ramblers defeated Lane Tech, 17–0. The 2009 team played in the state semi-finals. The 2010 team was the start of Holecek's run on Chicago Catholic League Blue championships. In 2011, he coached the Ramblers to a second-place finish in the Class 8A State Championship, losing to Bolingbrook High School 21–17 in inclement weather. This was only the school's third appearance in the state championship game and the first in 18 years. In August 2012, Holecek brought his Ramblers to Dublin, Ireland to play Jesuit Dallas in Global Ireland Football Tournament 2012, featuring Notre Dame vs Navy as the main draw. That same year John Holecek joined Dick Butkus in making an instructional video one of one Butkus's websites to emphasize tackling with proper form to reduce the risk of head injury. Loyola was a state semi-finalist in 2012. Loyola was the 8A state championship runner-up in 2013, after losing to Naperville Central 13–10 in the title game. In April 2014, Holecek's coaching mentor Marv Levy visited Loyola as part of the NFL "Heart of a Hall of Famer" program. Levy's lessons were laced with words like “perseverance”, “work ethic”, and “preparation”, hallmarks of Holecek's playing career and coaching tenure at Loyola. Loyola Academy won the Chicago Prep Bowl 14-7 over Chicago Curie at Soldier Field on November 28, 2014. Playing on the road with their third-string QB, LA had previously lost a close state playoff game against the eventual state champions. In late September 2015, John Holecek notched his 100th coaching victory—becoming the first Illinois high school football coach to reach 100 wins in so short of a career span (9 1/2 seasons). At the close of the regular season in October 2015, Loyola ranked number 1 in the state of Illinois in all major football polls after completing a 9-0 undefeated regular season, by way of a 34-point average margin of victory (24-point lowest margin of victory). Holecek told the Chicago Tribune, "We haven't thrown one ball in the fourth quarter". Loyola won the 2015 Chicago Catholic League Blue conference title after a 49–21 victory over defending 7A State Champion Mt. Carmel. In November 2015, Loyola won their first four playoff games to