Friendswood ISD has named Jordan Johnson as the new Athletic Director and Head Football Coach of Friendswood High School. Johnson is a 2009 FHS graduate and said he is ready to return to the community he calls home.
“I am so excited to return home and for me and my wife Madeline to be a part of a community that is so special to me,” Johnson said. “I cannot wait to serve the students, faculty, and community of Friendswood as AD/Head Football Coach. Friendswood is filled with so many special people that I love and appreciate. I cannot wait for this list to grow as we begin this journey.”
Johnson’s return comes following nine years of coaching experience in two other districts, most recently as the Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach at Denton Guyer High School where he helped lead the team to three consecutive State appearances. Johnson said he looks forwards to leading the Mustangs.
“As an athletics program, we will be process-oriented and strive to develop the toughest, most willing, most capable student-athletes in the state of Texas,” Johnson said. “We will be intentional in our actions from youth organizations to the high school level and will have high standards and expectations for our student-athletes as competitors and people.”
FHS Principal Mark Griffon commented that Johnson’s interview left no doubt in anyone’s mind that Johnson will be an incredible leader for the athletics programs.
“I was inspired by the way Jordan communicated his positive vision for our athletes and their success,” Griffon said. “I was filled with pride as Coach Johnson shared his vision, remembering that Jordan is a Friendswood High School graduate and a product of our tradition of excellence.”
FISD Superintendent Thad Roher agreed.
“Jordan came to Friendswood at a critical point in his life as a student,” Roher said. “The teachers, coaches, and staff of FISD poured into him and it transformed his trajectory. He has the drive in him to pay that forward and now has a unique opportunity to do it in the town and school system that poured into him. This creates a unique level of passion that I think will be transformational for many.”
As FISD families are introduced to Coach Johnson, many for the first time, there is something he said he wants them to know.
“To the student-athletes and families of FISD: I can assure you I will be intentional in all things I do,” he said. “I am here to serve the student-athletes, faculty, and community of Friendswood. My family and I are all-in and so thankful to be Mustangs.”
