Mountain Pointe Football

Karl Kiefer

MP Head Football Coach 1991-2005

AZ HS Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame - Inducted 1986

Karl Kiefer has long been associated with the highest levels of success in Arizona High School Football.  His 309 wins at one time were #1 in Arizona and still put him in the top 7.  Coach Kiefer won 3 State Championships at Tempe McClintock High School.  He finished his career at the new Tempe Mountain Pointe High School.  Coach Kiefer, in his seventies, continued to help the Pride at MP in the JV and Freshmen programs up until 2012.  

Coach Kiefer was even more successful at Track when he moved to Mountain Pointe, the Pride won State 5A Track Titles in 1995, 96, 97, and 2002.  Karl was one of the few coaches that played in the ACA All Star Game (1956) and coached in the ACA All Star Game (1970, 1981).  

Kiefer was active in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and was a Coach of the Year on several occasions.  Kiefer was a great football clinician, as well, and always reminded coaches to #1 surround yourself with good people, #2 coach with discipline, and #3 go where you can win!  The Stadium at Mountain Pointe bears the Kiefer name. Coach was one of a handful of Arizona prep coaches to win over 300 games (308).  

Karl Kiefer passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019 at age 82.  He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Sharon, and his children Sheri, Shauna, and Kent, and eight grandchildren.