CASCADE, Iowa (KCRG) - A sign outside Cascade reads ‘population 2,159.’ Bob Davidshofer has impacted at least that many people in his over fifty years as an educator.
Davidshofer, who recently retired, coached and taught at Aquin and Cascade high school. He won 15 state cross country championships as a girls and boys coach, and led the drama department at Aquin and Cascade.
The Tri-County Historical Society honored ‘Coach Davidshofer,’ by premiering a video project - an interview conducted by Hawkeyes broadcaster Gary Dolphin.
About 100 of Davidshofer’s former students gathered at the Knights of Columbus in Cascade.
“I really didn’t know when I first started just how long I was gonna last, but I just fell in love with teaching,” said Davidshofer. “I’m one individual that did not look