Gatchel

Dennis Gatchel

Longtime high school coach, Dennis Gatchel is back in 2014 to help coach the Millikin Offensive Line. Gatchel has served on the Big Blue staff in a variety of capacities working with wide receivers, running backs, linebackers, defensive line and cornerbacks.
Gatchel was a head coach on the head coach on the high school level at Macon and Breese Central High School. Gatchel was the Decatur Herald & Review Area Coach of the Year in 1986 (Macon) and 1999 (Meridian), coaching both teams to 2nd place IHSA State finishes.
Gatchel and his wife, Mary Kay, live in Decatur and their daughter, Cara, is a graduate of Millikin.