| John Featherstone | |
| Birth Date: | 7 May 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Redondo Beach, California, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | San Diego State University (1970, 1973) |
| Player Years1: | 1967–1968 |
| Player Team1: | El Camino |
| Player Years2: | 1969–1970 |
| Player Team2: | San Diego State |
| Player Positions: | Wide receiver |
| Coach Years1: | 1971 |
| Coach Team1: | San Diego State (GA) |
| Coach Years2: | 1972–1975 |
| Coach Team2: | Grossmont (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years3: | 1976–1978 |
| Coach Team3: | San Diego Mesa (OC/WR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1979 |
| Coach Team4: | Grossmont (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1980–1981 |
| Coach Team5: | San Diego State (WR) |
| Coach Years6: | 1982 (spring) |
| Coach Team6: | California (WR) |
| Coach Years7: | 1982–1984 |
| Coach Team7: | Santa Ana (OC/WR) |
| Coach Years8: | 1985–2015 |
| Coach Team8: | El Camino |
| Overall Record: | 212–100–1 |
| Bowl Record: | 8–6 |
| Tournament Record: | 1–0 (CCCAA playoffs) 5–5 (SCFA playoffs) |
| Championships: | 1 CCCAA (2006) 1 junior college national (1987) 1 SCFA (2006) 1 SCC (1987) 6 Mission Conference North Division (1988–1990, 1992, 1996, 2000) Mission Conference National Division (2005) Mission Conference American Division (2007) NNC (2008) |
| Awards: | ACCFCA Coach of the Year (2006) El Camino Hall of Fame (2005) Mission Conference Coach of the Year (1988) |
John Barton Featherstone (May 7, 1949 – March 20, 2021)[1] was an American junior college football coach. He was the head football coach for El Camino College from 1985 to 2015.[2] [3] [4] With the Warriors, he helped lead the team to two national titles in 1987 and 2006.[5] He also coached for San Diego State,[6] Grossmont, San Diego Mesa, California,[7] and Santa Ana.[8] He played college football for El Camino and San Diego State as a wide receiver.[9]
In 2006, Featherstone was named ACCFCA Coach of the Year.
Featherstone died on March 20, 2021, from Alzheimer's disease.[10] [11] [12]
El Camino College's Murdock Stadium was renamed to Featherstone Field in honor of Featherson.[13]