Lester Towns

Lester Towns (born August 28, 1977) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Los Angeles Valley College (LAVC), a position he has held since 2019. Towns played professionally as a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Carolina Panthers, Arizona Cardinals and Miami Dolphins. He graduated from Pasadena High School in Pasadena, California in 1995,^{[citation needed]} and subsequently played college football at the University of Washington.^[1] Towns was selected by the Panthers in the seventh round of 2000 NFL draft.^[2]

Lester Towns

Los Angeles Valley Monarchs
Title	Head coach
Personal information
Born	(1977-08-28) August 28, 1977 (age 48) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Career information
High school	Pasadena (Pasadena, California)
College	Washington
NFL draft	2000: 7th round, 221st overall pick
Career history
Playing
Carolina Panthers (2000–2003) Arizona Cardinals (2005) Miami Dolphins (2005)
Coaching
Alabama (2008–2011) Assistant strength coach, defensive assistant Portland State (2012–2015) Linebackers coach, recruiting coordinators Glendale (CA) (2016–2018) Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator Los Angeles Valley (2019–present) Head coach
Career NFL statistics
Tackles 234 Interceptions 1 Games played 61 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Head coaching record

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs (American Metro League) (2019–2020)
2019	Los Angeles Valley	3–6	2–4	T–4th
2020–21	No team—COVID-19
Los Angeles Valley Monarchs (American Pacific League) (2021–present)
2021	Los Angeles Valley	3–7	2–3	4th
2022	Los Angeles Valley	3–7	2–3	4th
2023	Los Angeles Valley	4–6	1–4	5th
2024	Los Angeles Valley	0–0	0–0
Los Angeles Valley:		13–26	7–14
Total:		13–26