Wes Fischer

Owner/Head Coach/Player

Snohomish County

1965 - 2013

A career that spanned nearly 50 years, Coach Fischer has been a shining example of  integrity, dedication, teamwork, and community service, and earning the respect of the young men he mentored. The results on the scoreboard were often overshadowed by the good that was created off the field.

Wes was baptized into the world of coaching and running minor league football teams early on in his career which began as a player for the Snohomish County Roughriders in 1965.  That team morphed into the Everett Wildcats and Everett Ramblers in 1966 and by 1967 he was getting his feet wet as an owner.

Together with Richard Fleck, they ran the Ramblers before Fischer moved to Colville, WA and played for a team there as well as the Seattle Cavaliers.  By 1988 he was helping his son Tom with an upstart team known as the Sky Valley Vikings.  Tom wanted a new team because the Everett Tramps were not competitive enough in his mind and he wanted something more to offer players.  In 1997, together with wife Donna, they renamed the team the Snohomish County Vikings and set out to build a “program” that had the players at the center.  Helping players find direction after high school, or getting into junior colleges, or just being a role model, many players looked to the Fischer’s as their Viking Family.

Wes was inducted into the American Football Association Hall of Fame in 2004 but continued to coach another 10 seasons finally topping the mountain by claiming the NWFL Championship in 2010.  Wes retired from the Vikings following the 2013 season but not until they played their final Charity Game which had become an annual event and much anticipated weekend for players from around the area.

Wes Fisher put a product on the field that played hard between the whistles, but dedicated much more to the community they represented when away from the stadium lights.

1998 & 1999 NWFL Coach of the Year

2004 American Football Association Hall of Fame

2006 NWFL Co-Coach of the Year

2010 NWFL Champions

2012 Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame

Teams (Player and Owner)

1965 - Snohomish Roughriders

1966-67 - Everett Wildcats (Player/Owner)

1968 - Everett Ramblers (Owner)

1969 - 1975 Seattle Cavaliers (Player)

1972-1980 Colville Indians

1988-2013 Snohomish County Vikings

Teamed with Richard Fleck to form the Northwest International Football League