Hall of Fame
John Bianchi spent 47 successful years at Bloomington Jefferson after graduating from Bemidji State College in 1962. He coached football, hockey, golf and softball at Jefferson High School between 1974-94. In hockey, he coached his teams to 16 conference championships, 13 section titles and five state championships (1981, 1989, 1992, 1993 and 1994). He produced 64 NCAA Division I players in his coaching tenure. He also served as Jefferson High School's activities director from 1992-94 and as its principal from 1995-98. Bianchi was inducted into the Bloomington Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame in 1999, among many other honors and awards. With the MSHSL, Bianchi was also on the steering committee to implement girls hockey in Bloomington, the steering committee to restructure the "Lake Conference" and helped develop the first sportsmanship workshop for the Lake Conference.
