What is Joe Newton?
[[File:Dukes15.jpg|thumb|Newton in 2009]] '''Joe Newton''' (1929 – December 9, 2017) was an [[Americans|American]] [[high school]] [[Cross-country race|cross country]] and [[Track and field athletics|track]] [[coach (sport)|coach]]. He was a coach at York High School in [[Elmhurst, Illinois|Elmhurst]], [[Illinois]]. He coached for over fifty years. He won 28 Illinois state cross country titles and one track state title. A [[documentary]], ''The Long Green Line'', about his life and career was made. Newton died on December 9, 2017, at the age of 88.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/elmhurst/sports/ct-elh-york-boys-cross-country-joe-newton-tl-1210-20171209-story.html|title=Legendary York cross country coach Joe Newton dies at 88|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|first=Mike|last=Clark|date=December 9, 2017|access-date=December 10, 2017}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Newton, Joe}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Illinois]] [[Category:Running coaches]] {{US-bio-stub}}