DIRECTORY
1982 - 2015
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Abbott, Odis Clinton “Clint”
Allen, Edgar
Allen, Joe H.
Anderson, Charles
Anderson, Paul
Arata, William “Bill”
Armstrong, Dorris
Armstrong, James
Bailey, Bill
Bailey, Ken
Baker, Fred
Baldridge, Bob
Barry, Don
Barnes, Randy
Basden, Milton
Battle, William C. “Bill”
Baxter, Bill
Baxter, Charlie
Bayless, Roscoe “Charlie”
Beamon, Harry
Beasley, Samuel
Beck, Gene
Belew, Billy
Belt, Wanda
Benson, Ralph
Berrong, Ephriam “King”
Bible, Buford
Black, Bob
Black, Dan
Black, Edwin “Ed”
Black, Melvin
Bone, Mike
Bouldin, Walter
Bowles, Henry
Branch, Joe
Brandon, Campbell
Bridges, A. F.
Brimm, Bill
Brooks, Sam E.
Class
Category
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1996
1993
1994
1998
1987
2009
2013
2012
1998
2009
1992
2009
2004
2008
1991
2001
2002
2006
1993
2005
1999
2010
2003
2015
1995
2000
1990
2008
2015
1995
2014
2009
1999
2003
1989
1994
1982
1999
2009
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34
27
29
38
18
71
83
81
39
71
25
71
56
68
23
47
50
62
27
59
41
74
53
88
32
44
21
68
88
33
86
71
41
53
20
30
11
42
72
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Brown, Lynn
Brown, Mel
Brown, Willie
Brunette, Scott
Buchanan, Guy
Cain, Jack
Caldwell, Joe
Campbell, Butch
Campbell, J. C.
Carpenter, Jerry
Carroll, Richard
Carter, Ronnie
Cartwright, Jim
Casey,Joe
Cate, Al
Caywood, Paul
Chandler, Mack
Cicirello, Santo
Clark, Dwight
Clayton, Joe
Coffman, Leonard
Collie, David
Colquette, Ken
Coughenor, Tom
Coulter, Kenny
Counts, Larry
Coutras, Nick
Cradic, Jim
Crowe, Dan
Crowell, Burrell
Cummings, Bob
Davis, Dorothy Nell
Davis, Joe
DeBerry, Adam
Dennett, Doug
Derrick, Bill
Dillon, Norman
Doggett, Marvin
Driskill, Charles William
Class
Category
Pg
2007
1999
2014
2010
1994
2003
1985
2012
2011
2006
2003
2011
1996
2008
2010
1993
2001
2005
1994
2010
1999
2004
2014
2001
1993
2009
2002
2002
2004
1985
2009
2000
2009
1999
2015
2005
2006
2014
1992
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Contributor
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Official
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66
42
86
74
30
54
15
81
77
62
54
78
35
69
75
28
47
59
30
75
42
56
86
48
28
72
51
51
56
15
72
45
72
42
88
59
62
86
25
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Dukes, Roy
Dunn, Mickey
Durham, Harry
Dyer, Cooper
Edens, Bob
Edwards, Jimmy
Elliott, Fred S.
Ellis, James Lloyd “Jimmy”
Ellison, Jr., Albert
Elrod, Wes
Etter, E.B . “Red”
Evans, Billy Joe
Fann, Tom
Farr, John
Fielden, Elbert
Fisher, Sammy
Ford, Turney
Forkum, Kermit
Francescon, Vic
Franklin, Mack
Fuller, Ray
Gaither, Robert Coy “Pistol”
Gamlin, Fred Jackson
Garrison, Billy Bob
Gibbs, Hester
Gideon, Gill
Gill, Harry
Goddard, Volta Francis “V. F.”
Goodwin, Marsha
Graves, Richard
Grider, Don
Griffith, Jean
Griffith, Tommy
Grimes, Johnny
Gupton, Sr., William J.
Halfacre, Joe
Hall, Brice
Hancock, A. D.
Haney, Billy J.
Class
Category
Pg
2005
2004
2002
1983
2015
1983
2006
2004
2007
2013
1985
1999
1991
1992
1996
2013
1986
1999
2010
2002
2003
1999
1995
2010
2005
1986
2009
2015
2004
2000
2010
2011
2001
2013
2006
2004
1991
1993
1994
Administrator
Administrator
Administrator
Official
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56
51
12
88
12
62
57
66
83
15
43
23
25
35
83
16
43
75
51
54
43
33
75
60
16
73
89
57
45
76
78
48
83
63
57
24
28
30
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Hardin, Joe
Harlow, Jack
Harper, Charlie
Harris, Hale
Harris, Jr., Robert A.
Henley, Dick
Henley, Ed
Henley, O’Neal
Herbert, James
Heriges, Bob III
Herron, Dan P.
High, Robert
Hobbs, Wayne
Holder, Elmer
Holly, Paul M.
Hooks, Sherry
Hooper, John
Householder, Gary
Hudson, Willie M.
Huffaker, Joel
Hutchinson, Larry
Hutton, E. L.
Insell, Rick
Jackson, Hunter
Jackson, S. D.
Jernigan, E. D. “Ickey”
Johnson, Galen
Johnson, R. C.
Johnson, W. C.
Johnson, Jr., John
Kelley, Dale
Kelly, Charles Maurice
Kennedy, R. Bryan
Kerr, Sam and Nelda
Kessler, Sr., Fred F.
Kessler, II, Fred F.
Keys, Robert Jack
Keysaer, Tom
Kilzer, Walter
Class
Category
Pg
2008
2013
2015
2005
1996
2012
2007
2011
2015
1987
2008
2000
2007
1988
2008
2013
1998
2014
1983
1997
2013
1991
2003
2000
1982
1993
1991
1992
2006
2001
1998
1992
2009
2012
2001
2013
1995
1986
2002
Administrator
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84
89
60
35
81
66
78
89
18
69
45
66
19
69
84
39
87
12
36
84
24
54
45
11
28
24
25
63
48
39
26
73
81
48
84
33
17
52
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
King, Randy
Lady, Don
Lawson, Sr., Ronald Raymond
Layne, Tommy
Little, Elvin
London, Eugene
Loveless, Ferrell Deason “Dee”
Loyd, Hardy
Martin, Ben
Martindale, Leo
Matherly, Carl
Mathis, Jerry
May, James E. “Jim”
Mayfield, Billy
Mayo, Milton
McCadams, Glenn
McClain, Bill
McClure, Creed
McConnell, Charles
McDaniel, Bryant
McDaniel, Paul “Wimp”
McGhee, La Tain
McHugh, Pat
McPherson, John A.
Melton, Bill
Merrell, Juanita
Miller, D. M.
Miller, Johnny
Millsaps, William Hobart
Mitchell, Charles
Moffett, Ray
Monroe, Benny
Morgan, Johnny
Nall , Earl
Neely, Catherine
Nix, Tom
Nute, Charles “Chic”
Oman, Tury
Osborne, Vernon
Class
Category
Pg
2014
2011
2004
2011
1995
2006
1994
1997
2010
1992
1989
2004
2006
2003
1990
2014
2001
1985
2002
2009
1990
2004
1989
2001
1998
2002
1994
1999
1984
2012
2005
1999
2011
2006
1993
1990
2014
1984
1989
Coach
Official
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Administrator
Coach
Official
Official
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87
78
57
79
33
63
31
37
76
26
20
58
63
55
22
87
49
15
52
73
22
58
20
49
39
52
31
43
13
82
60
44
79
64
29
22
87
14
20
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Osteen, Faye
Osteen, William “Bill”
Owen, Tommy
Pack, Bill
Pack, Kenneth
Parker, Mike and Karen
Pate, Lee
Pate, W. A. “Buddy”
Patey, R. L. “Buddy”
Pearson, Jerry
Perry, Gordon
Peters, Jerry
Phifer, James “Jim”
Pickell, Richard
Pittman, Bill
Pittman, Henry C.
Pitts, George
Polston, Robert “Bob”
Porter, Webb
Poston, Jim
Poteete, Jim
Pugh, Andy
Raikes, Robert “Bud”
Rankin, Gary
Rasar, Ernest
Rash, Leon
Ratledge, Bert “Chig”
Reed, Mike
Reynolds, Thurman D.
Reynolds, Wayne
Rhodes, Dave
Ricker, Larry
Ridley, Cornelius
Rogers, Lamar
Rogers, Morris
Ross, Clifford
Ross, Richard
Rudolph, Jake
Russ, Susan
Class
Category
Pg
2010
1982
1998
1983
2009
2013
1997
2005
1986
2012
2003
2008
2006
2008
2000
2006
2010
1994
1983
1998
1997
2005
2011
2011
1994
2012
2000
2006
1990
2002
2006
2010
1991
2009
2010
2003
1998
2011
2008
Contributor
Administrator
Coach
Official
Official
Contributor
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Administrator
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Coach
Coach
Coach
76
11
40
12
73
85
37
60
17
82
55
70
64
70
46
64
76
31
13
40
37
61
79
79
31
82
46
64
22
52
65
77
24
74
77
55
40
80
70
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Russell, David
Satterfield, Jim
Schlafer, Dan
Schrivner, Billy
Scobey, John David
Shelton, William Fred
Short, Calvin
Siler, W. G. “Petie”
Simon, Jr., Emmitt H.
Simon, Sr., Emmitt H.
Simpson, James “Doc”
Simpson, Phillip and Sue Ann
Sims, Dorsey
Sisco, A. B.
Smiddy, Jim
Smith, Boyce
Smith, Cecil V. “Snooky”
Smith, Ernie
Smotherman, Nelson
Snyder, Bobby
Sobel, Dick
Sorrells, Fred
Souder, Don
Spangler, Ralph
Stafford, Pete
Staggs, Leonard
Stanfield, Bill
Stout, Ralph
Stowe, Jim
Street, Ray “Gabby”
Sutton, Don
Taft, Larry
Thompson, Louis
Tippett, Terry
Todd, Bill
Treadway, John
Trotter, Gene
Tucker, John
Van Huss, Walter “Buck”
Class
Category
Pg
2013
1987
2013
1990
1994
1995
2000
2004
1996
1997
1988
2001
1992
1986
1985
1982
1996
2015
1997
2006
1998
2007
2000
2001
2001
1988
1998
1984
2002
1989
2011
2011
2005
2005
1989
1984
1996
1997
1983
Coach
Coach
Administrator
Official
Official
Administrator
Coach
Coach
Administrator
Official
Administrator
Contributor
Coach
Administrator
Coach
Coach
Official
Coach
Contributor
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Contributor
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Coach
Administrator
Coach
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Official
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Official
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Administrator
Coach
Coach
Coach
Coach
85
18
85
23
32
34
46
58
35
37
19
49
26
17
16
11
36
89
38
65
40
67
46
49
50
19
41
14
53
21
80
80
61
61
21
14
36
38
13
TSSAA Hall of Fame Members
(Listed Alphabetically)
Name
Class
Category
Pg
Varallo, Vic
Vradenburg, Jerry
Ward, Junior
Ward, Paul Linden
Warmbrod, James
Warren, Richard “Dickie”
Welch, Richard
Westbrooks, Joseph
Wheeler, Wylie
White, Charles Hampton
White, Jerry
Williams, James
Williams, Jim
Williamson, Susan
Wilson, A. J.
Wilson, Ted Bruce
Woodruff, William “Woody”
Wright, Jim
2005
2007
1999
1995
2007
1995
2007
2001
1993
1992
2008
1992
2003
2013
2000
2007
2006
1994
Coach
Coach
Official
Administrator
Official
Coach
Coach
Administrator
Coach
Contributor
Coach
Administrator
Administrator
Official
Coach
Coach
Coach
Official
61
67
44
34
67
34
67
50
29
26
70
27
55
85
47
68
65
32
Class of 1982
A. F. Bridges
Administrator
Born: March 27, 1905; Died: February 9, 1992
First TSSAA Executive Secretary, serving 26 years...School Superintendent10
years...Secretary/Treasurer Girls National Basketball Rules Committee for Secondary
Schools...Teacher/Coach 20 years (Milan,Chester Co.,Trenton, Covington)...
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee...Nicknamed “Mr. TSSAA” for his many
accomplishments.
S. D. Jackson
Official
Born: December 12, 1895; Died: April 19, 1977
Organized Appalachian Board of Approved Officials in1927,serving as its
commissioner...member of NFHS Football Rules Committee...father, organizer,
developer,and leader of the first officials’ association in Tennessee...officiated football
in the Southeastern Conference...had a brief coaching stint at Emory & Henry College.
William “Bill” Osteen
Administrator
Born: June 27, 1901; Died: July 5, 1998
Teacher/Coach in West TN for 15 years...Principal of Millington Central HS for 31
years...TSSAA basketball official 15 years...TSSAA Legislative Council 1
year...TSSAA Board of Control 29 years, 12 of them as President...NFHS
Distinguished Service Award...the Millington HS gymnasium is named in his
honor...named MTSU Distinguished Alumnus in 1983
Boyce Smith
Coach
Born: September 21, 1901; Died: July 4, 1992
Teacher and Coach 44 years at Springfield HS...over 200 wins in football...14 football
bowl games...6 undefeated seasons...1937 team led the nation in scoring...basketball
games made 4 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...National High School Hall of
Fame...Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
11
Class of 1983
Cooper Dyer
Official
Born: January 15, 1905; Died: August 14, 1991
Began officiating in 1927...TSSAA Official 25 years...Commissioner and Supervisor of
the Southeast Tennessee Basketball Officials Association 29 years...President of the
State Basketball Committee...Officiated in 6 TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...
he was involved in officiating football and basketball at the high school level for 65 years
Jimmy Edwards
Administrator
Born: July 9, 1908; Died: August 2007
Teacher/Coach for 6 years at Bellevue HS...TSSAA Board of Control 28 years
(1946-1974), serving 12 of those years as Vice-President and 3 as President...
Principal for 35 years (Cumberland HS, Dupont HS, Donelson HS, Antioch HS)...
First President of Metro Nashville High School Principals’ Association...President
of Davidson Co. Education Association...President NIL...Retired from Education in
1974...inducted into the Metro Nashville Public Schools Sports Hall of Fame on April
15, 2008 (posthumously)
Willie M. Hudson
Coach
Born: September 17, 1914; Died: February 28, 1963
Teacher/Coach 23 years (Pineview Elem., Linden HS)...served as Linden HS Boys’
Basketball Coach for 22 years...won 3 consecutive state titles before classification
began (1955, 1956, 1957)--a feat unparalleled in Tennessee sports history...
his teams held a 48-game winning streak (Jan. ‘54 - Feb. ‘56)...Perry County Football
Stadium named “Willie Hudson Field” in his honor
Bill Pack
Official
Born: January 24, 1919; Died: April 13, 1994
TSSAA Official for over 50 years...Commissioner and Assigning Officer for Central
Tennessee Football Officials Association...President of NFHS Officials Association for
one year...TSSAA Supervisor South Central Basketball Officials Association...his five
sons also serve as officials
12
Class of 1983
Webb Porter
Administrator
Born: July 23, 1915; Died: May 31, 1964
Teacher/Coach at Woodbine Grammar School...Principal at Dodson Chapel
Elementary...Davidson County Board of Education Truant Officer...TSSAA
Official...first TSSAA Assistant Executive Secretary, serving for 12 years
(1950 -1962)...originator of the TSSAA News Column “Whistle Stops”
Walter “Buck” Van Huss
Coach
Born: February 25, 1919; Died: June 30, 1990
Teacher/Coach 37 years (Elizabethton, Hampton, Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett)...Boys’
Basketball Record was 1,021 - 313...currently ranks #1 in TN for most wins in boys’
basketball...ranked in the top 10 nationally for career victories...1960 TSSAA State
Champions (Hampton)...Inducted into the National High School Sports HOF...
Northeast TN HOF...TN Sports HOF
Class of 1984
William Hobart Millsaps
Administrator
Born: August 4, 1910; Died: December 17, 1987
Teacher/Coach 15 years (Hixson, Lenoir City, Chattanooga Ctrl.)...Principal for 30
years at Red Bank and Chattanooga Central HS...TSSAA Board of Control 17 years
(1960 - 1976), 2 of them as Vice-President...TSSAA Legislative Council 4 years
(1950 - 1954)...instrumental in organizing benefit basketball games to help pay off
TSSAA’s new state office building in 1970
13
Class of 1984
Tury Oman
Coach
Born: December 7, 1907; Died: June 19, 1989
Teacher/Coach over 40 years in Jackson, TN (Jackson HS)...over 800 combined wins
in girls’ and boys’ basketball...made a total of 11 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament
appearances...had over 100 victories in baseball...Jackson’s Oman Arena is named in
his honor...TN Sports Hall of Fame inductee...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports HOF
Ralph Stout
Official
Born: April 14, 1921
TSSAA Official almost 50 years...TSSAA Assigning Officer for Region I Football
Officials Association...TSSAA Supervisor Tri-Cities Basketball Officials
Association...officiated numerous TSSAA football playoffs, All-Star games, and
worked a TSSAA State Basketball tournament
John Treadway
Coach
Born: December 28, 1906; Died: October 5, 2001
Teacher/Coach 42 years (Happy Valley HS, Elizabethton HS)...had over 800 total wins
in boys’ basketball...ranks in the top 25 in the nation for career victories...his teams
made 7 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament appearances...1950 TSSAA State
Champions...inducted into the East TN State University Hall of Fame...Upper East TN
Hall of Fame
14
Class of 1985
Joe Caldwell
Official
Born: 1924; Died: November 27, 1992
TSSAA official 46 years...Supervisor-At-Large in basketball...Supervisor of the
Knoxville Football Officials Association...National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
Distinguished Service Award...Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame inductee...worked several
TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...recipient of Dewitt Roberts Memorial Award
for outstanding service to youth
Burrell Crowell
Official
Born: November 22, 1924; Died: May 24, 1996
TSSAA official 43 years...served as a teacher, coach, and principal for 43 years at
Beech Grove Jr. High, Christiana HS, McCord School, Connelly Jr. High, and TN Prep
School...Supervisor South Central Officials Association 13 years...Officiated in TSSAA
State Basketball tournament 7 times...Recognized as Outstanding Alumnus of MTSU
in 1996
E. B. “Red” Etter
Coach
Born: November 4, 1913; Died: February 8, 2006
Teacher/Coach 50 years at Fruitland Institute, Morgan School, Brainerd Jr. High,
Chattanooga Central HS, and Baylor School...over 300 football victories...1973
Class AAA State Champions (Baylor)...TN Sports Hall of Fame...Baylor Sports Hall
of Fame...Chattanooga Central football stadium named in his honor...to 25 in nation for
career victories
Creed McClure
Administrator
Born: January 28, 1913; Died: October 31, 1991
Teacher and Coach 16 years at Rockwood HS, Etowah HS, McMinnville Central, and
Tullahoma HS...his football teams won 5 Central TN Championships...served as Principal
in Tullahoma at West Jr. High and Tullahoma High School for 22 years...TSSAA Board of
Control for 19 years, 5 of them as President...Tennessee Tech University Hall of Fame...
Warren County Hall of Fame
15
Class of 1985
Jim Smiddy
Coach
Born: June 23, 1924; Died: July 19, 1995
Teacher/Coach 44 years at Charleston HS and Bradley Central HS...over 1,000 wins
in girls’ basketball...ranks #1 in the nation and state for career victories...won five
TSSAA State Basketball Championships...made 21 TSSAA State Tournament
appearances...National High School Hall of Fame inductee...Tennessee Sports Hall
of Fame inductee
Class of 1986
Turney Ford
Coach
Born: December 9, 1915; Died: April 27, 1990
Teacher/Coach 44 years at Battle Ground Academy, Smith Co. HS, and Gordonsville
HS...coached football and basketball...his football teams made 17 post-season
appearances...his basketball teams made two TSSAA State Tournament appearances...
over 500 career victories in basketball...Gordonsville HS football field named “Turney
Ford Field” in his honor
Gill Gideon
Administrator
Born: April 14, 1924
Teacher/Coach 17 years at Lexington High School...Assistant Principal for 3 years at
Tigrett Jr. High...TSSAA Official 4 years...Principal at Alexander School in Jackson for
one year...TSSAA Executive Secretary for 14 years (1972 - 1986)...TSSAA Asst.
Executive Secretary for 6 years (1966 - 1972)...Served as NFHS President for one
year (1981 - 1982)...served on numerous NFHS Rules Committees
16
Class of 1986
Tom Keysaer
Official
Born: October 9, 1927; Died: March 29, 1983
TSSAA official 36 years...founder of the Middle Tennessee Basketball Officials
Association...Commissioner of the Middle Tennessee Basketball Officials Association
for 25 years...instrumental in the integration of the Middle TN Basketball Officials
Association in the 1960’s...worked over 30 years as the Director of Youth
Incorporated
R. L. “Buddy” Patey
Official
Born: February 7, 1926
TSSAA official for over 55 years...TSSAA Commisioner and Supervisor of Officials...
TSSAA Coordinator of Officiating crews for State Championships for 16 years...
member of state football committee for 19 years...TSSAA Supervisor-At-Large...
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame inductee...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of Fame...
OVC Hall of Fame...College Football Hall of Fame...All-American Football Foundation
Hall of Fame...author of “Illustrated Rules of Football”
A. B. Sisco
Administrator
Born: June 30, 1904; Died: November 4, 1990
Teacher/Coach over 40 years at Lewis Co. HS...Principal of Lewis Co. HS for 30 years
(1941 - 1971)...Served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 20 years (1951 - 1971)
The Lewis Co. High School football stadium is named “A. B. Sisco Athletic Field” in his
honor...in 1973 “A. B. Sisco Day” took place in Hohenwald to honor him
17
Class of 1987
Paul Anderson
Administrator
Born: January 28, 1894; Died: September 1984
Teacher for 17 years at Indian Springs Elementary and Cold Springs Elementary...
Principal for 27 years at Blountville High School (1937 - 1964)...spent 44 years
of his life in education...Old Blountville HIgh School football stadium was named in
his honor in 1964
Bob Heriges, III
Official
Born: August 20, 1921; Died: June 20, 1967
Coached for six years at Father Ryan HS and Hillsboro HS...TSSAA official for over 20
years...worked the Boys’ (1957) and Girls’ (1959) State Basketball Tournaments...
TSSAA Supervisor of Officials for 15 years...President and Secretary of Mid-TN
Football and Basketball Officials Associations...baseball complex in Percy Warner Park
named after him
Jim Satterfield
Coach
Born: November 6, 1929; Died: July 21, 1996
Teacher/Coach for over 40 years at Trousdale Co. High School...had over 200 career
victories in basketball and football...1972 TSSAA State Football Champions...served
as School Superintendent for 26 years in Trousdale Co....Trousdale Co. football
stadium and a middle school are named in his honor...inducted into the Cumberland
University Sports Hall of Fame
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Class of 1988
Elmer Holder
Official
Born: September 6, 1925; Died: September 23, 1980
TSSAA official for over 30 years...worked District and Region basketball tournament
games...officiatd in eight TSSAA State Basketball touraments...Cumberland County
HIgh School football stadium is named “Holder Field” in his honor because of his
countless hours of service to Cumberland County youth and Cumberland County
High School
James “Doc” Simpson
Administrator
Born: August 12, 1933; Died: February 3, 1987
Teacher and Coach at Pack Jr. High, Knoxville South HS, Knoxville East HS, and Knoxville
Holston High School...Assistant Principal for 4 years at Rule HS...Principal at Knoxville
West High School for 11 years (1975 - 1986)...TSSAA Board of Control for 8 years
(1977 - 1985)...President of TASSP...TSSAA Official...President of Knoxville
Basketball Officials Association for 9 years
Leonard Staggs
Coach
Born: October 7, 1921; Died: September 8, 1988
Teacher/Coach 22 years at Giles Co. HS and Lawrence Co. HS...over 100 victories in
football, with 11 winning seasons...over 300 wins in basketball...his teams made six
TSSAA State Basketball tournament appearances...created the Lawrence Co.
Quarterback Club...Lawrence Co. HIgh School football stadium is named in his honor
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Class of 1989
Joe Branch
Coach
Born: April 3, 1939; Died: November 14, 1987
Teacher/Coach 22 years at Capleville HS and Bolton HS...won 483 games as a
basketball coach...won 5 TSSAA State Basketball championships at Bolton HS...Twotime TACA Coach of the Year...Two-time winner of Best of the Preps Coach of the Year...
Bolton High School established a scholarship in his name that is awarded annually to an
outstanding student-athlete
Carl Matherly
Administrator
Born: April 1, 1922; Died: April 22, 2012
Teacher/Coach 16 years at Lynn View HS in Kingsport...coached basketball, baseball,
and football...Athletic Director for 16 years...Principal for 23 years (1964 - 1987)
at Lynn View HS and Sullivan South HS...TSSAA Board of Control for 23 years (19641987), serving 9 of those as President (1978 - 1987)...Northeast Tennessee
Hall of Fame
Pat McHugh
Official
Born: December 21, 1919; Died: September 19, 2004
TSSAA official 38 years...worked TSSAA football bowl games and playoff games...
Commissioner of Southeast Football Officials Association...Notre Dame High School
Hall of Fame...Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame...Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame...
Georgia Tech Hall of Fame
Vernon Osborne
Coach
Born: October 2, 1922
Teacher/Coach 39 years at Alcoa HS (1951 - 1989)...865 basketball victories...his
teams won two TSSAA State Basketball championships...made 10 TSSAA State
Tournament appearances...ranks in the top 20 nationwide for career wins...a book has
been written about his accomplishments titled “Coach O: The Glory Days of Alcoa
Basketball”
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Class of 1989
Ray “Gabby” Street
Official
Born: March 17, 1924; Died: November 3, 2012
TSSAA official since 1949...worked 5 TSSAA Boys State Basketball tournaments...
officiated in 3 TSSAA Girls State Basketball tournaments...TSSAA Supervisor of
South Central Basketball Officials Association for 8 years...NFHS Interscholastic
Officials Associaton Distinguished Service Award
Bill Todd
Administrator
Born: September 25, 1930; Died: December 16, 2004
Teacher and Coach 13 years at Portageville HS in MI and Kingsbury HS...Athletic
Director in Memphis City School System for 17 years...TSSAA official 5 years...
Legislative liasion for Memphis City Schools...President of Board of Education of
Memphis City Schools...National Federation Citation Award...NIAAA Distinguished
Service Award...National Council of Athletic Directors Hall of Fame...National Football
Foundation Hall of Fame
Class of 1990
Buford Bible
Coach
Born: January 15, 1905; Died: July 10, 2000
Teacher/Coach 34 years at Coal Creek HS, Jefferson City HS, Knoxville HS, and
Knoxville East HS...Principal at Knoxville East HS for 7 years (1960 - 1967)...
President of Retired Teachers Association...Coached fellow TSSAA Hall of Famer
James “Doc” Simpson...his boys’ basketball teams won 3 TSSAA State Championships
Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
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Class of 1990
Milton Mayo
Administrator
Born: July 6, 1913; Died: July 17, 2001
Teacher/Coach 18 years at Grand Junction HS and Milan HS...over 300 career
victories in basketball...his teams made 5 TSSAA State Basketball tournament
appearances...served as Principal of Milan HS for 4 years (1963 - 1967)...Superintendent of Schools in Milan for 12 years (1967 - 1979)...Gibson Co. Hall of Fame...
M Club Hall of Fame at University of Memphis
Paul “Wimp” McDaniel
Official
Born: June 2, 1930; Died: January 16, 2001
TSSAA official for 24 years...officiated both baseball and basketball...worked five
TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...worked 3 TSSAA Sub-State Basketball
tournaments...officiated in a TSSAA All-Star basketball game...TSSAA Supervisor
of the Smoky Mountain Basketball Officials Association
Tom Nix
Coach
Born: October 19, 1926
Teacher/Coach for over 40 years at Whitehaven HS and Christian Brothers HS...he
coached football, track & field, and golf at Christian Brothers...over 200 career
victories in football...his 1977 team won the city, district, regional, and state
championships...served as Athletic Director at CBHS for 38 years...inducted into
the CBHS Hall of Fame...Memphis State University Hall of Fame...TN Sports Hall of Fame
Thurman D. Reynolds
Administrator
Born: July 17, 1917; Died: January 11, 2010
Teacher/Coach for 16 years at Jackson Northside HS...served as Principal at Northside for 24 years...held a position on the TSSAA Board of Control for 16 years...
Commissioner of the Volunteer Football Conference...Commissioner of the West
Tennessee Basketball Officials Association...served on the Madison County School
Board for 4 years
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Class of 1990
Billy Schrivner
Official
Born: August 14, 1932 ; Died: March 12, 2014
TSSAA official for over 50 years...worked numerous TSSAA football playoffs and
All-Star games...officiated in the 1966 Boys State Basketball tournament...TSSAA
Supervisor of the Northwest and Southwest Football Officials Associations...TSSAA
Supervisor of the West TN Basketball Officials Association...National High School
Hall of Fame inductee...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 1991
Milton Basden
Administrator
Born: July 30, 1925; Died: October 8, 2012
Teacher/Coach for one year at Whiteville HS...Principal for 32 years at Whiteville HS
and Bolivar Central HS...served on the TSSAA Legislative Council for 4 years (1979 1983)...Secretary/Treasurer and President of the Volunteer Football Conference...
Served 19 years on the Bolivar City Council...Bolivar City Council Vice-Mayor...State
Representative for Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Tom Fann
Administrator
Born: January 9, 1930; Died: March 23, 1993
Teacher/Coach 13 years at Columbia Central HS and Jackson HS...his football teams
won 3 mythical state championships...served as Principal for 23 years at Jackson HS
and Jackson Central-Merry HS...TSSAA Board of Control for 8 years (1981 - 1989)
State SACS Committee...TN Sports Hall of Fame inductee...TN Tech Sports Hall of
Fame...Warren Co. Sports Hall of Fame...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of Fame
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Class of 1991
Brice Hall
Official
Born: October 10, 1910; Died: December 15, 1995
TSSAA Official over 50 years...original member of the Central Tennessee Football
Officials Association...Teacher/Coach for 4 years at Lebanon HS...worked numerous
TSSAA football playoff games...officiated in the 1957 Boys’ State Basketball
Tournament...inducted into the Cumberland University Sports Hall of Fame
E. L. Hutton, Jr.
Official
Born: December 26, 1926
TSSAA official for 21 years...TSSAA Supervisor Memphis Basketball Officials
Association...officiated in 8 TSSAA State Basketball Tournaments...recognized by
NIAAA for outstanding service in high school sports...Commissioner of both the
Tennessee Collegiate Athletic Conference and the TranSouth Athletic Conference
Galen Johnson
Coach
Born: October 7, 1928; Died: August 3, 2012
Teacher/Coach for 10 years at Richards HS and Maryville Porter HS...boys’ and girls’
basketball coach at Maryville Porter...his girls’ teams won over 700 games...won three
TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball Championships...served as Principal at Porter and
Wiliam Blount HS for 28 years...charter member of the Blount Co. Sports Hall of
Fame...ranks in the Top 10 nationally for career victories
Cornelius Ridley
Coach
Born: January 15, 1932; Died: June 13, 2004
Teacher/Coach for 35 years at Alamo HS, Pearl HS, Maplewood HS, and Whites Creek
HS...won 5 TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball championships...his teams made eleven
TSSAA State Basketball tournament appearances...his 1966 Pearl HS team won the
first integrated state championship...named Metro Nashville Coach of the Year five
times...served on Davidson Co. Board of Education
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Class of 1992
Fred Baker
Official
Born: May 18, 1925; Died: September 14, 2008
TSSAA official for 40 years...Assigning Officer and Supervisor West Tennessee
Basketball Officials Association 10 years...worked both boys’ and girls’ TSSAA State
Basketball tournaments...Officiated TSSAA football playoffs...inducted into the
Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of Fame...received the “Charles Meeks Award” for
outstanding officiating
William Driskill
Administrator
Born: March 10, 1930
Teacher/Coach seven years at Everett HS and Cinton HS...Assistant Principal and
Athletic Director for 6 years at Clinton HS...Principal at Maryville HS for 22 years
(1968 - 1990)...Supervisor in Central Office of Maryville Schools...Evaluator in State
Better Schools program...Chairperson of Knoxville Area Principals Association 3 times
has served on various regional and state TSSAA committees...2004 Ciinton HS Wall of
Fame...2006 Maryville City Schools Foundation Distinguished Service...member of
1949 All-State basketball tournament squad
John Farr
Coach
Born: October 25, 1934
Teacher/Coach 15 years at Red Bank HS...his wrestling teams won 3 TSSAA State
Championships....started the first invitational wrestling tournament--the “Red Bank
Invitational” in 1961...incorporated the first wrestling officials association in the
state...served as the first state tournament director at the first state wrestling
tournament in 1965...published articles in the “Amateur Wrestling News” and
“Scholastic Wrestling News”
R. C. Johnson
Coach
Born: February 3, 1920; Died: February 2, 2001
Teacher/Coach 46 years at New Hope Elem., Crump Elem., Shiloh HS, Ramer HS,
Savannah HS, and Milan HS...he took 8 boys’ and one girls’ team to the TSSAA
State Basketball Tournament...in 1963, both his boys’ and girls’ teams fro m
Savannah were in the state tournament...also coached football and baseball...Gibson
Co. Hall of Fame inductee...named one of the Coaches of the Century in 2000
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Class of 1992
C. Maurice Kelly
Coach
Born: December 24,1927; Died: May 19, 2009
Teacher/Coach for 40 years at Mathiston HS (MS) and Ripley HS...coached football
and baseball...his football teams made eight post-season appearances...his baseball
teams won eight district titles...served as Athletic Director for over 35 years at
Ripley High School...named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 1963 and 1965...inducted
into the Northwest Junior College Hall of Fame
Leo Martindale
Official
Born: December 26, 1927; Died: March 7, 2003
TSSAA official for over 30 years...worked four TSSAA State Football Championships...
officiated in eight TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...worked in several football
bowl games and all-star basketball games...served ten years on the Jackson City
Council and the Madison Co. Commission...worked a District and Region tournament
game in basketball every year of officiating after his rookie season
Dorsey Sims
Coach
Born: July 7, 1932; Died: June 13, 2000
Teacher/Coach for 28 years at McReynolds HS, Slater HS, Riverside HS, City HS, and
Melrose HS...over 600 wins in basketball at five different schools...4 TSSAA State
Championships (2 at Riverside and 2 at Melrose)...National Basketball Coaches
Association Award recipient...Vanguard Club Hall of Fame...UTC Hall of Fame
Charles H. White
Contributor
Born: March 23, 1930
Served as the attorney for TSSAA for 38 years...first TSSAA Hall of Fame member to
be inducted into the contributor category...his knowledge of TSSAA Rules and Bylaws,
his strong and positive style, and leadership have enabled TSSAA to operate from a
position of strength in terms of defending the organization’s purpose and guidelines
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Class of 1992
James Williams
Administrator
Born: April 12, 1912; Died: March 1997
Teacher/Coach for 14 years at Chester Co. High School...Principal at Chester Co. for
26 years...TSSAA Board of Control 12 years (1953 - 1965)...served three of his
years on the Board as the President (1971 - 1974)...TSSAA Legislative Council for
six years (1968 - 1974)...Co-founder and President o f Volunteer Football Conference
Freed-Hardeman University Hall of Fame
Class of 1993
Edgar Allen
Contributor
Born: January 30, 1924; Died: July 9, 2008
Sports Editor at Nashville Banner for 37 years (1942 - 1979)...Served as Assistant
Head Editor at the Nashville Banner for 12 years (1967 - 1979)...Chairman of AllState Football and Basketball boards...TN Chairman of All-Southern Football panel...
Director of ten TSSAA Golf State Tournaments...Director of Media Relations at
Churchill Downs for ten years...in 1961 he was awarded a “Honorary Lifetime Member
of TSSAA” by A. F. Bridges...Sportswriter of the Year in TN in 1961, ‘63, and ‘76
Charlie Bayless
Coach
Born: October 1, 1923
Teacher/Coach 62 years from 1950 - 2012 at Jonesborough HS and Happy Valley HS
965 basketball victories...his teams have made seven TSSAA State Basketball
Tournament appearances...TSSAA State Champions in 1974...Ten District titles...
three Region titles...East TN Hall of Fame...Happy Valley HS Hall of Fame...East TN
State University Hall of Fame...Happy Valley gymnasium is named in his honor...A. F.
Bridges Award recipient in 2002- 2003
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Class of 1993
Paul Caywood
Coach
Born: January 11, 1907; Died: June 24, 1990
Teacher/Coach for eleven years at Lexington HS...had over 90 victories in football...
served as Principal at Lexington HS for 33 years (1941 - 1974)...worked as a TSSAA
official for 18 years...honored by the city of Lexington by naming a school the “Paul
G. Caywood Elementary School”...served as an assistant coach to fellow Hall of Fame
member and former TSSAA Executive Secretary Gill Gideon
Kenny Coulter
Official
Born: July 7, 1937
TSSAA official for thirteen years (1965 - 1978)...worked District and Region
basketball tournaments...officiated in TSSAA sub-state basketball tournaments...
worked TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball tournaments...TSSAA Supervisor for Knoxville
South Basketball Association...Assigning Officer for the Blount County Football
Officials Association...worked the first TSSAA All-Star basketball game held in the
1970s
A. D. Hancock
Administrator
Born: April 23, 1926; Died: August 2, 2009
Teacher for five years at Stratton Elem and Madison HS...Assistant Principal at
Madison HS for 3 years (1955 - 1958)...served as Principal for 34 years at Cumberland, Isaac Litton, Hume-Fogg, Hillwood, and Hunters Lane high schools...TSSAA Official
3 years...TSSAA Board of Control 17 years (1975 - 1992), serving as President from
1990 - 1992, and Vice-President from 1987 - 1990....named TN High School
Principal of the Year in 1991
Ickey Jernigan
Official
Born: September 9, 1907; Died: December 8, 1999
TSSAA official for 26 years (1930 - 1956)...worked two TSSAA Girls’ and two Boys’
State Basketball tournaments...Commissioner of Middle Tennessee Basketball
Officials Association 20 years...Supervisor of TSSAA Officials for Middle Tennessee
for one year...Lifetime membership on the TSSAA Rules Commitee...Coffee Co. High
School Hall of Fame
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Class of 1993
Catherine Neely
Coach
Born: September 25, 1942
Teacher/Coach for over 40 years at East Ridge High School... compiled 1,115 volleyball
victories through the 2003 season, ranking her #4 in the nation for career wins..
Ranks tops in the state for victories (1,115 - 421--72.1%)...TSSAA State
Champions in 1997 and 2005...served as Athletic Director at East Ridge High School
since 1990...East Ridge High School gymnasium is named in her honor...inducted into
the Chattanooga SportsHall of Fame, the TN Sports Hall of Fame, and the National
High School Hall of Fame
Wylie Wheeler
Coach
Born: July 4, 1926; Died: November 21, 2007
Teacher/Coach 18 years (McKenzie HS, Gleason HS, Milan HS)...over 300 victories in
girls’ basketball at Milan High School (1950 - 1965)...TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball
Champions in 1960...served as Principal at Milan HS for 12 years (1967 -1979)...
Superintendent of Schools for Milan Special School District 9 years (1979 -1988)...
TSSAA official 6 years...President of State Secondary Schools Principal 1
yr....Milan HS Gym is named the “Mayo-Wheeler Gymnasium”
Class of 1994
Joe H. Allen
Coach
Born: May 26, 1936
Teacher/Coach 35 years (Donelson HS, McGavock HS)...coached basketball, football,
tennis, and volleyball...TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball Champions in 1964 (Donelson
HS) and 1976 (McGavock HS)...part of the TSSAA TOPS Program...played basketball
at Martin Methodist College...inducted into the Martin Methodist Hall of Fame...
Region VI Basketball Hall of Fame...McGavock High School Hall of Fame...awarded
three-time District Coach of the Year honors...McGavock High School basketball court
is named in his honor
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Class of 1994
Campbell Brandon
Coach
Born: January 20, 1936
Teacher/Coach over 40 years (Lascassas HS, Lebanon HS, Watertown HS, Wilson
Central HS)...nationally ranked for most wins in girls’ basketball (740)...among top ten
Tennessee coaches for career victories...9 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament
appearances...currently serves as an assistant coach to his son at Wilson Central
High School, the 2006 TSSAA girls’ state basketball champions...Lebanon HS
Gymnasium named “Campbell Brandon Gymnasium” in his honor in 1997
Guy Buchanan
Coach
Born: September 13, 1926; Died: March 9, 2014
Teacher/Coach 42 years (Wayne Co. HS)...coached girls’ basketball and
football...over 500 career victories in girls’ basketball, with 27 winning
seasons...served as Principal at Wayne Co. High School for 6 years (1972 - 1974;
1988 - 1992)...Athletic Director at Wayne Co. for 34 years...Wayne Co. High School
football facility named “Guy Buchanan Stadium” in his honor...received TSSAA
Distinguished Service Recognition
Dwight Clark
Coach
Born: March 16, 1949; Died: May 2, 1993
Teacher/Coach 20 years at Campbellsville HS and Richland HS...over 800 career
basketball victories...his girls’ teams made 10 TSSAA State Basketball tournament
appearances...he took three boy’s basketball teams to the TSSAA State Basketball
tournament...at the time of his death in 1993 he was ranked #10 in Tennessee for his
867-335 record
Billy J. Haney
Contributor
Born: January 9, 1930; Died: August 23, 2008
Has covered local high school sports for 38 years...helped for the West Tennessee
Basketball Radio Network to broadcast TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...in
1993, TSSAA authorized a state-wide network to broadcast TSSAA State
tournaments with Billy Haney, Dick Palmer, and Dan Hughes...worked as a TSSAA official
for six years...Gibson County Hall of Fame...University of Tennessee Hall of Fame
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Class of 1994
Dee Loveless
Official
Born: March 24, 1918; Died: November 7, 2009
TSSAA Official for 45 years (1946 - 1991)...worked games in basketball, football,
baseball, and softball...Nashville area Old Timers Baseball Association Hall of
Fame...received a 30-year service plaque and medal from TSSAA for his years of
service...selected as “Prep Official of the Year” in 1987 by the Lawrenceburg
Quarterback Club
D. M. Miller
Administrator
Born: October 22, 1925
Teacher/Coach 26 years (Rule HS)...coached his football teams to a City
Championship as well as three bowl games...Assistant Principal at Rule HS for 3
years (1965 - 1968)... Principal at Rule HS for 8 years (1968 - 1976)...Assistant
Superintendent 6 years...Knoxville City School Board 4 years (1983 - 1987)...TSSAA
Board of Control 9 years (1967 - 1976)...Greater Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Polston
Administrator
Born: October 22, 1934; Died: August 6, 2011
Teacher/Coach 21 years (Knoxville East HS, Austin HS, Rule HS)...over 100 wins in
both football and baseball...Assistant Principal at Rule High School in 1976...Athletic
Director 43 years (East HS, Austin-East HS, Rule HS, Knoxville City Schools, Knox
County Schools)...Supervisor of Health and Pys Ed 17 years (Knoxville City and Knox
Co. Schools)...Knox County Schools Consultant for Athletics...Knoxville Sports Hall of
Fame...NFHS Citation
Ernest Rasar
Administrator
Born: August 6, 1921; Died: March 25, 1999
Teacher/Coach 1 year at Elizabethton HS (1950 - 1951)...Carter County Schools
Attendance Supervisor 8 years...Principal 18 years (1962 - 1980) at Central
Elementary School and Happy Valley High School...Superintendent Carter County
Schools 5 years...TSSAA Official 40 years...President of Football Officials Association
is named in his honor
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Class of 1994
John David Scobey
Official
Born: October 7, 1922; Died: May 11, 2008
TSSAA Official 27 years (1945 - 1972)...President Middle Tennessee Football
Officials Association...each year the MTFOA presents an individual with the “David
Scobey Award” for outstanding officiating...official TSSAA rules interpreter...played
and officiated on the collegiate level
Jim Wright
Official
Born: October 8, 1935
TSSAA Official 29 years (1956 - 1985)...TSSAA Supervisor for Middle Tennessee
Basketball Officials Association 20 years...Junior High Basketball Assigning Officer for
7 years...Middle Tennessee Basketball Officials Association Commissioner and Rules
Interpreter for 18 years...adopted a computer program to assist officials in assigning
games...helped to create the first “rating system” allowing coaches to rate officials for
more balanced assigning
Class of 1995
Ralph Benson
Coach
Born: July 14, 1923; Died: July 13, 1993
Teacher/Coach 30 years (Mt. Pleasant HS, Summertown HS, Lawrence Co. HS...won
over 400 games as basketball coach at Lawrence Co. High School...his teams made five
TSSAA State Basketball Tournament appearances...the Lawrence County Arena was
renamed the “Ralph Benson Memorial Gymnasium” in his honor
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Class of 1995
Ed Black
Official
Born: September 16, 1922; Died: February 24, 1987
TSSAA Official 25 years (1948 - 1973)...worked both the Boys’ and Girls’ TSSAA
State Basketball Tournaments in 1963...officiated in a total of 4 TSSAA State
Basketball Tournaments...Commissioner Region VII Basketball Officials Assoc....
Commissioner, Supervisor, and Assigning Officer Reelfoot Football Officials
Association...Teacher/Coach 20 years (Maury City HS, Friendship HS, Alamo HS)
Fred Jackson Gamlin
Coach
Born: March 13, 1939; Died: December 7, 1981
Teacher/Coach 20 years (Big Sandy HS, Martin HS, Union City HS, Henry Co.
HS)...coached boys’ and girls’ basketball...boys’ and girls’ track and field...his boys’
teams made 4 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament appearances...worked as a
TSSAA official for 9 years...Paris-Henry County Sports Hall of Fame...Henry Co. High
School gymnasium named in his honor
Robert Jack Keys
Official
Born: October 7, 1916; Died: October 24, 2000
TSSAA Official 45 years (1937 - 1982)...charter member of the first officials group in
Knoxville in 1937...served as Commissioner of the Knoxville Football (26 years) and
Basketball (31 years) Officials Associations...National Football Foundation and
College Hall of Fame Distinguished Service Award--East Tennessee Chapter (1976)
Elvin Little
Coach
Born: June 7, 1931
Teacher/Coach 23 years (South Harriman HS, Lenoir City HS, Johnson City Science
Hill HS)...compiled over 500 wins as boys’ basketball coach...14 District Titles...6
Region Titles...his 1958 Lenoir City boys’ basketball team captured the TSSAA State
Championship...served as Athletic Director 4 years (Johnson City Schools)...Assistant
Superintendent of Johnson City Schools for 5 years...Upper East TN Hall of Fame...
Princeton HS Hall of Fame (West Virginia)
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Class of 1995
Fred Shelton
Administrator
Born: June 9, 1938
Teacher/Coach 13 years (McCord Elementary, Marshall County HS)...coached football
and basketball...over 200 wins in girls’ basketball...his teams made 8 TSSAA Girls’
State Basketball Tournament appearances...captured the 1972 TSSAA Girls’ State
crown (Marshall Co.)...served as Principal of Marshall Co. HS for 5 years...Marshall
Co. School Superintendent for 7 years...served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 5
years (1979 - 1984)
Paul Linden Ward
Administrator
Born: June 23, 1926; Died: November 24, 2007
Teacher/Coach 16 years (Hollow Rock Bruceton Special Schools District, Huntingdon
Special School District)...Principal in Huntingdon Special School District for 9
years...Superintendent of Schools for Huntingdon Special School District for 16
years...received 8 football coach of the year awards...named West Tennessee Coach
of the Year 2 times...coached 8 undefeated teams
Dickie Warren
Coach
Born: June 25, 1934
Teacher/Coach 43 years at Sullivan HS and Sullivan Central HS...coached boys’
basketball, football, and track & field...currently ranks #11 in the nation for career
coaching victories (922-420)...holds the #2 spot in TN for all-time wins...received 15
Coach of the Year honors...was a 3-time Upper East TN Coach of the Year selection...
inducted into the Upper East Tennessee Hall of Fame
Class of 1996
Clint Abbott
Administrator
Born: May 20, 1943
School
Teacher/Coach 7 years (Townsend HS, Karns Elem., Mt. Olive Elem., Alcoa HS)...
Assistant Principal (Alcoa HS, Greenback Public School)...Principal at Alcoa High
for 21 years (1974 - 1995)...Athletic Director at Greenback Public School
2 years (2000 - 2002)...TSSAA Board of Control 9 years, serving 3 as President...
TSSAA wrestling official 40 years...TASSP Vice-President 2 years...served on TSSAA
Financial Aid Committee
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Class of 1996
Jim Cartwright
Coach
Born: November 18, 1933; Died: April 5, 2008
Teacher/Coach 25 years at Colorado HS and Columbia Central HS...coached football,
boys’ basketball, baseball, and boys’ track...over 100 victories in both football and
baseball...served as the Athletic Director at Columbia for 23 years (1959 - 1982)...
TN Football Coach of the Year and Baseball Coach of the Year 4 times...Boys’ Basketball
Coach of the Year in 1961...served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee
Athletic Coaches Association (TACA)
Elbert Fielden
Official
Born: March 1, 1930; Died: January 12, 2005
TSSAA official for 11 years (1959 - 1970)...officiated the 1964 TSSAA Girls’ State
Basketball Tournament...worked in the 1966 and 1970 TSSAA Boys’ State
Basketball Tournaments...Supervisor of the Knox-Ridge Basketball Officials
Association for 33 years (1970 - 2003)...his daughter, Donna, was the first female
official to work a boys’ state basketball tournament
Robert A. Harris, Jr.
Coach
Born: December 30, 1923
Teacher/Coach 39 years (Woodbury Central HS)...girls’ basketball coach...over 500
career victories...11 District Titles...4 Region Titles...his teams made seven TSSAA
Girls’ State Basketball Tournament appearances...TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball
champions in 1989...coached 6 All-State players, 17 All Mid-State players, and 1
Miss Basketball (Julie Powell--1989)
Emmitt Simon, Jr.
Administrator
Born: August 28, 1934; Died: January 28, 2006
Teacher/Coach 13 years (Manassas HS, Douglass HS, Southside HS)...his football
teams were city champs 3 times (Manassas)...Assistant Principal at Craigmont HS 9
years (1974 - 1983)...Principal at Cypress Jr. High for 8 1/2 years (1983 - 1991)...
Athletic Director for Memphis City Schools 6 years...TSSAA Board of Control 5 years
(1986 - 1991)...TSSAA Official 14 years
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Class of 1996
Snooky Smith
Official
Born: July 1, 1931; Died: March 6, 2009
TSSAA official 38 years (1955 - 1992)...worked TSSAA State Finals, All-Star games,
and Play-off games in football...served as Assignment Secretary for the Mid-South
Football Officials Association for 28 years (1964 - 1992)...Supervisor of Mid-South
Football Officials Association 15 years (1977 - 1992)
Gene Trotter
Coach
Born: June 17, 1933
Teacher/Coach 38 years (Dresden HS, Lakeview Jr. High, McEwen, Waverly Ctrl. HS)...
his girls’ basketball record at Waverly Central HS was 584 - 12...1968 TSSAA
Girls State Basketball Champions (Waverly)...1988 TSSAA Girls State Golf
Champions (Waverly)...was Principal of Waverly Central High School for 9 years
(1986 - 1995)...served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 6 years (1989 - 1995)...
the Waverly Central High School Gymnasium was recently named the “Gene Trotter
Gymnasium”
Class of 1997
Joel Huffaker
Official
Born: May 20, 1943; Died: May 1, 2012
TSSAA Official 57 years (1947 - 2004)...Supervisor and President of the Knoxville
Football Officials Association...worked TSSAA football playoffs every year from its
inception in 1969...Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame...Knoxville Football Officials
Association Hall of Fame...National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame
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Class of 1997
Hardy Loyd
Administrator
Born: May 22, 1939
Teacher/Coach 13 years (Martin HS, Columbia Central HS)...his basketball teams
made 2 TSSAA State Tournament appearances (CCHS)...served as Principal of
Columbia Central High School for 16 years (1974 - 1990)...was Headmaster of Zion
Christian Academy in Columbia for 6 years (1992 - 1998)...served on the TSSAA
Board of Control for 15 years (1975 - 1990)...President of the TSSAA Board of Control
from 1986 - 1990
Lee Pate
Coach
Born: November 23, 1910; Died: January 8, 1999
Teacher/Coach 29 years (Bradley Central HS, Murfreesboro Central HS, Oakland HS)...football
record of 155 wins, 91 losses, and 10 ties...in basketball he won 524 games while losing only
115...his basketball teams made 9 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...1965 TSSAA
State Champions with Murfreesboro Central
Jim Poteete
Administrator
Born: March 14, 1935
Teacher/Coach 17 years (Aberdeen HS--MS, Chester Co. HS, Fayette Co. HS, Humboldt HS)
Assistant Principal for 5 years at Humboldt Vocational School (1972-1977)...served as
Principal at Humboldt High School from 1977 - 1991, and at Chester Co. High School from
1991 - 1995...served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 11 years...Madison Co. Sports Hall
of Fame...Gibson Co. Sports Hall of Fame
Emmitt Simon, Sr.
Official
Born: October 31, 1915; Died: November 30, 1990
TSSAA official for over 35 years...Supervisor of football officials in the Southwest Athletic
Conference...received a TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition in 1984...officiated games
in the Astrodome, Superdome, Yankee Stadium, and the Orange Bowl...was honored at the Liberty
Bowl for his contributions to athletics in the state of Tennessee
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Class of 1997
Nelson Smotherman
Contributor
Born: July 7, 1933
Statistician for the boys’ and girls’ TSSAA State Basketball tournaments since 1960
published the TSSAA State Record Book...worked for the TSSAA State Tournament
Radio Network beginning in 1974...has compiled boys’ and girls’ state basketball
tournament records dating all the way back to the 1920s
John Tucker
Coach
Born: December 12, 1933; Died: February 16, 2014
Teacher/Coach 43 years at Parsons, Tiptonville, Lewis Co., Dickson Co., Milan, Gibson,
and Humboldt high schools...overall record 332 wins and only 132 losses...currently
ranks #27 in the nation for career football victories...is ranked #2 in Tennessee for
most wins...ranked by USA Today among top 5 active high school coaches in America
in 1997...Bethel College Sports Hall of Fame...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of
Fame...GIbson Co. Sports Hall of Fame
Class of 1998
Charles Anderson
Coach
Born: November 8, 1934
Teacher/Coach from 1959 to the present (Central HS--Nashville, Stratford HS,
Bellevue HS, Hillsboro HS, Nashville Christian School)...his boys’ basketball teams
reached the TSSAA State Tournament 8 times...coached at Aquinas College in
Nashville...Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame...Tennessee Junior College Hall of
Fame...National Junior College Basketball Hall of Fame
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Class of 1998
Bill Bailey
Administrator
Born: August 12, 1923; Died: August 12, 1996
Teacher/Coach 7 years (Alcoa HS)...his football teams held a 30-game winning
streak...served as Assistant Principal and football coach for 5 years at Alcoa High
School...became Principal at Alcoa in 1966 and served until 1972...Assistant
Superintendent of Alcoa City Schools 11 years before becoming the Superintendent in
1984 (served thru 1988)
John Hooper
Coach
Born: November 13, 1928; Died: April 18, 1998
Teacher/Coach 31 years (Bolivar Central HS, Haywood HS, Old Hickory Acad.,
Savannah Central HS, Chester Co. HS)...over 100 wins in football...his teams had 5
undefeated seasons...for 14 straight seasons they were ranked in the state’s top
10...Paris-Henry Co. Sports Hall of Fame...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of
Fame...Brownsville HS stadium renamed in his honor
Dale Kelley
Official
Born: October 19, 1939
TSSAA Official 21 years...worked both boys’ and girls’ TSSAA State Basketball
Tournaments...Commissioner of the Northwest Tennessee Basketball Officials
Association....officiated in 3 NCAA Final Four tournaments...Bethel College Hall of
Fame...Carroll County Sports Hall of Fame...Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame...Mayor
of Huntingdon, TN
Bill Melton
Official
Born: October 28, 1932
TSSAA Official 37 years...worked 3 TSSAA State Football Championships...officiated
in two TSSAA State Basketball Tournaments...founder of the North Central Football
and Basketball Officials Associations...Commissioner and Supervisor of both the North
Central Football and Basketball Officials Associations...received a Distinguished
Service Award from the TIAAA
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Class of 1998
Tommy Owen
Coach
Born: February 17, 1924; Died: August 24, 1993
Teacher/Coach 38 years (Amory HS--MS, Montgomery Bell Academy)...his football
teams won 276 games, while losing only 112, and tying 12 times...his 1955, 1967,
and 1968 teams were awarded mythical state championships...played and assisted at
Vanderbilt University
Jim Poston
Coach
Born: September 18, 1932
Teacher/Coach 41 years (Sewanee Military Academy, Pine Crest School--FL,
Montgomery Bell Academy)...compiled over 300 tennis victories...won 4 TSSAA State
Tennis Team Championships (1961, 1965, 1966, 1987--all at MBA)...National High
School Coaches Association Coach of the Year in 1997...received Tennessee Coach
of the Year honors 3 times...coordinator for tennis at TSSAA coaches clinic...
Tennessee Teachers Hall of Fame
Richard Ross
Coach
Born: March 10, 1932; Died: July 31, 1993
Teacher/Coach 33 years (Haywood HS, Jackson HS, Jackson Central-Merry HS,
Murray HS--KY)...over 100 football victories in his career...his teams were two-time
TSSAA State Runners-Up...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports Hall of Fame...Paris-Henry
Co. Sports Hall of Fame
Dick Sobel
Contributor
Born: July 12, 1938; Died: May 21, 2006
Served as Manager of Advertising and Sponsorships for American General Life and
Accident Insurance Company...in 1985, American General began its sponsorship of
the TSSAA Mr. Football and Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards, which continues today
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Class of 1998
Bill Stanfield
Administrator
Born: December 24, 1927; Died: November 24, 2003
Teacher/Coach 10 years (Monterey HS, Cumberland HS, Antioch HS)...was Assistant
Principal at Antioch HS for 3 years...served as Principal for 28 years (Antioch Elem.,
McMurray Jr. High, John Overton HS), with 24 of those years at Overton...TSSAA
Legislative Council 12 years (1978 - 1990), serving as Chairman 11 years...President
NIL...Region VI Football and Basketball Halls of Fame...Milligan College Athletics HOF
Class of 1999
Samuel Beasley
Administrator
Born: December 14, 1916; Died: August 21, 2001
Teacher/Coach 19 years (Hart School, Elem. School in Luray, TN, Weakley Co. HS,
Montgomery HS)...served as Principal for 9 years at East Jackson High School, and
for 13 years at Denmark West High School...Executive Secretary of the Tennessee
High School Athletic Association...instrumental in working with Mr. Bridges to bring
about the uniting of schools in THSAA and the TSSAA
Walter Bouldin
Coach
Born: July 30, 1931; Died: November 28, 1999
Teacher/Coach 28 years (Trenton HS--GA, Franklin Co. HS, Grundy Co. HS)...won
over 60% of his games in football...numerous District Championships...took his teams
to 5 TSSAA Football Bowl games...played football at the University of Louisville with
Johnny Unitas
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Class of 1999
Bill Brimm
Coach
Born: October 20, 1923
Teacher/Coach 22 years (Goodlettsville HS, Madison HS)...his football teams participated in 9 bowl games, a TSSAA Clinic Bowl, and won 28 straight NIL games...his
Goodlettsville HS girls’ basketball team was the 1952 19th District champions and
Region 5 Tournament Runner-Up...boys’ basketball team at Madison made a State
Tourament appearance in 1961...the Madison HS football field is named after him...
member of 1st FCA Committee for Davidson Co. and Chairman for 2 years...Region VI
Football Hall of Fame...worked for Dallas Cowboys 2 years...National FB Foundation HOF
Mel Brown
Coach
Born: September 4, 1943
Teacher/Coach 26 years (Two Rivers HS, McGavock HS)...3 TSSAA State Baseball
Championships (1975, 1984, 1986), all at McGavock...TSSAA State Runner-Up in
baseball 3 times...won 582 games in his career...McGavock HS baseball field named
in his honor...TN Baseball Hall of Fame...David Lipscomb University Hall of Fame...
Assistant Principal for 5 years (4 years at Hillsboro HS, 1 year at Lebanon
HS)...Became Principal at Mt. Juliet High School in 2004
Leonard Coffman
Official
Born: April 23, 1915; Died: August 30, 2007
TSSAA Official 20 years...Supervisor Region I Officials Association for 6 years...
University of Tennessee Hall of Fame...National Football Foundation Hall of Fame...
featured in a Sports Illustrated article about the University of Tennessee’s
1998 championship season in football
Adam DeBerry
Administrator
Born: April 23, 1918; Died: November 2, 2008
Principal/Coach 5 years (Iconium Elem., Old Center Elem.)...Teacher/Coach 15 years
(Jordonia Reformatory School, Goodlettsville Elem., Jere Baxter Elem., Litton
HS)...Assistant Principal at Maplewood High School for 14 years...Principal at
Cumberland Jr. High for 4 years...TSSAA Legislative Council 13 years (1965 - 1978),
serving as Chairman 1 year...TSSAA Official 15 years...Participant in the TSSAA
TOPS Program
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Class of 1999
Billy Joe Evans
Administrator
Born: November 23, 1940
Teacher/Coach 14 years (Moore Co. HS, Fayetteville Central HS)...his football teams
won 7 Conference Championships and 10 bowl games...served as Assistant Principal
of Fayetteville Central High School for 5 years (1972 - 1977)...Principal 11 years
(Fayetteville HS 1 year, Lincoln County HS 10 years)...Superintendent of Fayetteville
City Schools 17 years (since 1988)...TSSAA Legislative Council 20 years (1985 2005)...served as Legislative Council Vice-President 5 years and President 5 years
Kermit Forkum
Coach
Born: September 18, 1920; Died: December 17, 1993
Teacher/Coach 14 years (Jackson County HS)...TSSAA Boys State Basketball
Champions in 1964 and 1968...his 1963-64 team went undefeated in the regular
season (32 - 0)...TSSAA Girls State Basketball Champions in 1958...served as
Attendance Supervisor in Jackson County for 12 years...Jackson County School
Board 7 years...Jackson Co. High School gymnasium is named after him
Robert Coy “Pistol” Gaither
Official
Born: April 10, 1908; Died: October 2, 1960
TSSAA Official 29 years...Supervisor of Officials for the Central Tennessee High
School Conference for 2 years...honored by the TSSAA in 1953 for having served as
an official for at least 25 years...was only the second individual to become a licensed
TSSAA official in 1928
Johnny Miller
Administrator
Born: July 12, 1932
Teacher/Coach 15 years (New Providence Jr. High, Greenwood Jr. High, Clarksville
HS)...his football record of 42 - 19 - 2 was the best in the history of Clarksville HS
(1964 - 1971)...served as Assistant Principal for 15 years (New Providence,
Greenwood, Clarksville HS) from 1956 - 1971...was a TSSAA Official for 18
years...Assistant Director at TSSAA for 6 years (1972- 1978)...Athletic Director at
Austin Peay State University 6 years...Superintendent of Montgomery Co. Schools for
45 years...Headmaster of Clarksville Academy 11 years
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Class of 1999
Benny Monroe
Coach
Born: December 2, 1941
Teacher/Coach over 30 years (Maryville Jr. High, Maryville HS, McMinn Co. HS,
Cleveland HS, Ooltewah HS)...over 200 career victories in football...TSSAA State
Football Champions in 1993, 1994, and 1995 at Cleveland HS...1992 TSSAA State
Track & Field Champions (Cleveland HS)...National High School Football Hall of
Fame...TSSAA Distinguished Service Award recipient...Cleveland High School football
stadium is named “Benny Monroe Stadium” in his honor...Maryville College Wall of
Fame...Blount County HOF...TVAC Coach of the Year in ‘06 and ‘08...2008 State
Track Runner-Up...Inducted into Greater Chattanooga Hall of Fame and Bradley Co.Hall of Fame
Junior Ward
Official
Born: August 5, 1941
TSSAA Official since 1965...worked over 300 football games...30 TSSAA Football
Playoff games...officiated in 2 TSSAA State Football Championships...worked the
1983 TSSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament...has been a teacher and coach since
1965...currently teaching and coaching at Nashville Academy...Lawrenceburg
Quarterback Club selected him as outstanding prep official...Director of TSSAA State
Cross Country meet...founded the A. F. Bridges Cross Country meet
Class of 2000
Ephraim “King” Berrong
Coach
Born: February 9, 1925; Died: December 17, 2013
Teacher/Coach 38 years (Vonore HS--Monroe Co., Sweetwater HS)...coached football
and boys’ and girls’ basketball...his overall football coaching record was 177 - 74 14...coached 2 undefeated teams...experienced only 2 losing seasons in his career...
served as Principal of Sweetwater High School from 1959 - 1961...the football
stadium at Sweetwater High School is named after him...Maryville College Wall of
Fame...Blount County Hall of Fame...Monroe County Hall of Fame
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Class of 2000
Dorothy Nell Davis
Contributor
Born: June 6, 1926
Served as the Administrative Assistant to the TSSAA Executive Secretary for 40
years (1951 - 1991)...she held many clerical positions during her tenure...registered
officials...checked eligibility reports...served as bookkeeper...was the administrative
assistant to three of the four Executive Directors (Bridges, Gideon, Carter)
Richard Graves
Administrator
Born: January 26, 1932; Died: October 23, 1991
Teacher/Coach 20 years (Glendale Elem., Joelton HS, Overton HS, Cumberland HS,
Hillwood HS)...Associate Principal and Athletic Director at McGavock High School for
13 years (1973 - 1986)...served as the Athletic Director for the Metropolitan
Nashville School System for 5 years (1986 - 1991)...TACA Coach of the Year in
1984...THSAAA Distinguished Service Award
Robert High
Coach
Born: June 24, 1943
TSSAA Official 29 years...Supervisor of Officials for the Central Tennessee High
School Conference for 2 years...honored by the TSSAA in 1953 for having served as
an official for at least 25 years...was only the second individual to become a licensed
TSSAA official in 1928
Hunter Jackson
Official
Born: July 11, 1925; Died: October 7, 2007
TSSAA Official 7 years (1947 - 1954)...worked as a football official for five decades in
every level from high school to professional...worked in 4 college conferences as well
as 4 different professional leagues...officiated in 4 NFL Playoff games...he credits his
father and fellow TSSAA Hall of Fame member, S. D. Jackson, with getting him
started in officiating
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Class of 2000
Bill Pittman
Official
Born: May 30, 1922; Died: August 4, 2008
TSSAA Official for 40 years (1940 - 1980)...worked a TSSAA State Championship
game in football...worked numerous TSSAA State Basketball Tournaments...officiated
in three TSSAA State Baseball Tournaments...officiated in many Track meets on the
District, Region, and State levels...served as a Rules Interpreter for the Mid-South
Football and Basketball Officials Associations...President and Vice-President of the
Mid-South Baseball Officials Association...Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame
Bert “Chig” Ratledge
Coach
Born: January 16, 1928
Teacher/Coach 25 years (Loudon HS)...coached basketball and football from 1954 1981...had 167 football victories...TSSAA State Football Champions in Class AA
three times (1969, 1974, 1975)...coached the Tennessee All-Star football game
three times, serving as Head Coach in 1970...the football stadium at Loudon High
School is named the “Chig Ratledge Stadium” in his honor
Calvin Short
Coach
Born: May 4, 1941
Teacher/Coach 17 years at Gallatin High School (1976 - 1993)...his football teams
won 3 TSSAA State Championships (1978, 1989, 1992)...3-time TSSAA State
Runner-Up...District and Region champions in all but two years (1977 - 1993)...
record of 205 wins and 30 losses...served as Principal at Portland High School for five
years (1993 - 1998)
Don Souder
Administrator
Born: February 7, 1925
Teacher/Coach 5 years at Alamo High School...TSSAA official 25 years (1950 - 1975)
officiated 3 TSSAA State Basketball tournaments...served as TSSAA Assistant
Executive Secretary for 6 years (1960 - 1966)...member of the NFHS girls’
basketball and football rules committees...Administrative Assistant in the Memphis
City School System...Executive Director Mississippi Private School Association 24
years (1969 - 1993)
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Class of 2000
A. J. Wilson
Coach
Born: June 3, 1923; Died: June 24, 1998
Teacher/Coach 24 years (Walland HS, Maryville HS)...coached football and girls’
basketball...over 500 combined wins in girls’ basketball...made 14 TSSAA Girls’ State
Basketball Tournament appearances...the Walland School gymnasium is named in his
honor...Blount County Hall of Fame inductee
Class of 2001
Bill Battle
Official
Born: May 20, 1935
TSSAA Official 42 years...served on the Knoxville Football Officials Association
Executive Committee for 5 years...was the Knoxville Football Officials Association
Vice-President for 2 years and President for 3...Supervisor of Officials for the Knoxville
Football Officials Association since 1959...Knoxville Football Officials Hall of Fame
Mack Chandler
Coach
Born: January 25, 1930; Died: May 8, 1999
Teacher/Coach 20 years (Lobelville HS, Scotts Hill HS, Decatur Co. Riverside
HS)...coached girls’ and boys’ basketball along with baseball...his 1973 girls’ team at
Decatur Co. Riverside made it to the TSSAA Basketball State Semi-final
round...served as Principal of Sardis High School for 13 years...Assistant Principal at
Scotts Hill High School for 11 years (1984 - 1995)...TN Sports Hall of Fame
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Class of 2001
Tom Coughenour
Coach
Born: December 19, 1941; Died: November 3, 2008
Teacher/Coach 40 years (Robinson Jr. High, Dobyns-Bennett HS)...coached girls’ and
boys’ track and field and boys’ and girl’s cross country...his boys’ cross country teams
won 4 TSSAA State Championships (1989, 1990, 1995, 1996)...his girls’ cross
country teams won 2 TSSAA State Championships (1992, 1997)...his girls’ track and
field team won the 1995 TSSAA State Championship...named Coach of the Year 9
times
Tommy Griffith
Coach
Born: May 14, 1933
Teacher/Coach 38 years (Cohn HS, John Overton HS)...his boy’s basketball teams at
Overton made 4 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...TSSAA State Basketball
Runner-Up in AAA (1994)...his girls’ track and field team finished as State Runner-up
in 1983, and won the TSSAA State Championship in 1985...served as AD at John
Overton High School for 10 years (1986 - 1996)...TSSAA official 8 years...awarded
Coach of the Year honors 7 times...currently works with the TSSAA Right Team
Right Team program
John Johnson, Jr.
Coach
Born: January 31, 1921; Died: June 19, 2000
Teacher/Coach 35 years (Manassas HS)...his football teams won 8 City
Championships and 3 League Championships...he was the 2nd Prep coach in Shelby
County to reach 200 victories in football...his teams won 6 Negro Prep League
Championships...coached and taught at Manassas from 1947 - 1981
Fred F. Kessler, Sr.
Administrator
Born: February 25, 1930; Died: July 2, 2001
TSSA
TSSAA Official 16 years (1965 - 1981)...officiated football and basketball...worked
the 1979 TSSAA State Football Championship game in Class AA...officiated in the
A Girls’ State Basketball Tournament in 1979...received a TSSAA Distinguished
Service Award...his three sons are TSSAA officials
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Class of 2001
Bill McClain
Administrator
Born: June 3, 1923; Died: June 24, 1998
Teacher/Coach 18 years (Ramer HS, Treadwell HS)...over 500 victories in boys’
basketball...his Treadwell HS teams made 7 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament
appearances...TSSAA State Runner-Up in 1966...served as Assistant Principal from
1973 - 1977 at Treadwell High School, and from 1977 - 1978 at Raleigh-Egypt High
School...Principal for 16 years (4 years at Raleigh-Egypt Jr. High and 12 years at
Raleigh-Egypt High)
John A. McPherson
Official
Born: December 5, 1923; Died: September 2006
TSSAA Official for 25 years...officiated basketball...worked numerous District and
Region basketball tournaments...officiated in the 1954 TSSAA State Basketball
Tournament...he began officiating in the Nashville Rec League
Phillip & Sue Ann Simpson
Contributor
Born: Phillip--August 27, 1923; Sue Ann--December 10, 1927
The Simpsons witnessed their first high school wrestling match at Father Ryan High
School in 1968...they have not missed a TSSAA State Wrestling Tournament since
1968...they have given a family to high school wrestling...their daughters have served
as head scorekeepers and announcers...5 grandsons have won a total of 14 TSSAA
State Wrestling Championships
Ralph Spangler
Coach
Born: August 7, 1926; Died: April 11, 2013
Teacher/Coach 45 years at Cheatham Co. Central HS and Clarksville Academy...his
football teams won over 100 games...3 of his football teams had undefeated seasons...
3 schools have named facilities in his honor (Cheatham Co. baseball field, Sycamore
football field, and Old Ashland City football field)...an annual scholarship is awarded in
his name to an outstanding student at Cheatham Co. High School
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Class of 2001
Pete Stafford
Administrator
Born: June 27, 1940
Teacher/Coach 39 years (Sevier Co. HS, Young HS--Knoxville, South-Young
HS)...served as Assistant Principal for 19 years (1983 - 2002) at South Young HS
and South Doyle HS...AD 15 years (1987 - 2002) at South Young and South Doyle...
TSSAA Legislative Council 13 years (1989 - 2002) with 3 of those as Vice-President
TSSAA official 48 years...worked 28 TSSAA State Wrestling tourneys...Knoxville
Sports HOF, Maryville College Wall of Fame...Blount Co. Wrestling HOF...National
Wrestling HOF...Wrestling fieldhouse at South-Doyle HS named after him
Joseph Westbrooks
Administrator
Born: July 13, 1919
Teacher/Coach 15 years at Melrose High School...his football teams suffered only two
losing seasons and won 5 city championships...Assistant Principal for 3 years at
Booker T. Washington (1959 - 1962)...worked in the Memphis City School System
Central Office for eleven years...President of the Black State High School Association
for 5 years...served as President of the Tennessee Education Association for one year
Class of 2002
Bill Baxter
Administrator
Born: January 29, 1935
Teacher/Coach 20 years (Polk Co. HS, Marion Co. HS)...served as Principal of
Marion County High School for 19 years (1977 - 1996)...played football at the
University of TN and TN Tech University...spent over 47 years of his life playing,
coaching, teaching, and working in administration for students in the state of
Tennessee...the stadium at Marion County High School was named “Bill Baxter
Stadium” upon his 1996 retirement
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Class of 2002
Nick Coutras
Coach
Born: October 23, 1934; Died: November 22, 2003
Teacher/Coach 28 years (Hillsboro HS, McMurray Jr. High, John Overton HS)...coached football,
basketball, track & field...1981 TSSAA State Football Champions in Class AAA (Overton HS)...over a
4-year period his teams went 40 -0...7 bowl games...6 Region titles...Coached the 1973 Football
All-Stars...the stadium at John Overton HS is named the “Nick Coutras Stadium” in his honor...The
Nick Coutras Award has raised over $75,000 to date given to high school football players to use for
college
Jim Cradic
Official
Born: May 25, 1938
TSSAA Official since 1967...TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning Officer for the Tri-Cities
Basketball Officials Association...TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning Officer for the
Region I Football Officials Association...recipient of the prestigious A. F. Bridges
Award...Lawrenceburg Quarterback Club Prep Official of the Year in 1996
Harry Durham
Administrator
Born: August 9, 1936
Teacher/Coach 13 years (Childress HS--AR, Southside HS, Geeter HS)...his
basketball teams made 7 State Tournament appearances...served as Administrative
Assistant at Georgian Hills Junior High School in Memphis for 3 years...Principal for
22 years (1976 - 1988) at Graceland Jr. High, Sherwood Jr. High, and Fairley High
Schools...served on the TSSAA Board of Control 9 years (1991 - 2000), 4 of those
years as Vice-President...TSSAA Official 11 years
Mack Franklin
Administrator
Born: September 21, 1932
Teacher/Coach 12 years (Farragut HS, Oak Ridge HS, East Ridge HS)...his wrestling
teams at East Ridge HS won 2 TSSAA State Team Championships and 12 individual
state titles...served as Principal for 14 years at McBrien Elementary School (1968 1975) and East Ridge High School (1975 - 1982)...Assistant School Superintendent for 7
years in the Hamilton County School System...served on the TSSAA Board of Control 5 years
(1977 - 1982)
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Class of 2002
Walter Kilzer
Coach
Born: October 31, 1922; Died: September 15, 2008
Teacher/Coach 41 years (Trenton Peabody HS, Trenton Jr. High, Univ. School
Jackson)...served 31 years as head football coach at Trenton Peabody High
School...coached football from 1978 - 1981 at Trenton Jr. High and from
1982 - 1988 at USJ...known as the “Dean of Football Coaches” in West Tennessee
served as Director of Community Education
Charles McConnell
Official
Born: March 5, 1933
TSSAA Official for 37 years...worked football and basketball games...officiated in 2
TSSAA State Football Championships...worked 2 TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball
Tournaments (1973, 1987) and 1 TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball Tournament
(1979)...TSSAA Supervisor of the Tri-Cities Association...Northeast Tennessee
Sports Hall of Fame
Juanita Merrell
Coach
Born: July 29, 1935
Teacher/Coach 32 years at Springfield HS, Azalia Jr. High (FL), Grundy Co. HS, and
Kirkman HS...coached girls’ basketball, volleyball, and track & field...over 300 wins in
volleyball...her teams won 4 consecutive TSSAA State Volleyball Championships at
Kirkman HS in Chattanooga (‘76, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79)...named the “Scrappy Moore
Volleyball Coach of the Year” 4 consecutive years...spearheaded efforts to sanction
volleyball in TN...Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame
Wayne Reynolds
Contributor
Born: January 8, 1927
Has served as the play-by-play announcer at Sequatchie County High School for over
50 years...Officer of Sequatchie County High School Quarterback Club for over 50
years...inducted into the East Tennessee State University Hall of Fame...Co-Director
of athletic construction for Sequatchie County Schools’ athletic facilities
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Class of 2002
Jim Stowe
Coach
Born: December 28, 1937; Died: February 17, 2009
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Teacher/Coach 35 years at Lexington High School (1965 - 2000)...compiled a football
record of 241 wins, 123 losses, and 2 ties...his football teams made 16 TSSAA State
Playoff appearances and received 8 bowl berths...named Volunteer Conference or
District Coach of the Year 10 times...1988 Lawrenceburg Quarterback Club’s TN Prep
Football Coach of the Year...the Lexington High School football stadium is named the
Jim Stowe Stadium” in his honor to use for college
Class of 2003
Billy Belew
Official
Born: October 1, 1931
TSSAA Official since 1955...TSSAA Football Supervisor of the Southwest Officials
Association..worked as a teacher and coach for 19 years at Lexington High School
and Paul G. Caywood School...served as School Superintendent 12 years...Principal
of Paul G. Caywood School for 12 years...worked numerous TSSAA football playoffs,
bowl games, and state championships
Henry Bowles
Coach
Born: October 14, 1936
Teacher/Coach 39 years (Howard HS/Jr. High)...his track and field team was THSAA
State Champions in 1961...overall basketball coaching record of 616 - 260...his
basketball teams made it to 16 TSSAA State Tournaments, finishing as runner-up
twice...served as Athletic Director at Howard High School for 29 years (1969 1998)...Howard HS Gymnasium is named the “Henry Wesley Bowles Gymnasium” in his
honor...recognized by TN Multicultural Chamber of Commerce as Chattanooga legend
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Class of 2003
Jack Cain
Coach
Born: May 21, 1932; Died: December 10, 2002
Teacher/Coach 34 years (Humboldt HS, Covington HS, Trenton Peabody HS, Murray
HS--KY)...overall football coaching record of 241 wins, 93 losses, and 2 ties...in 1979
his Humboldt High School football team won the TSSAA State Championship in
AA...made 12 TSSAA state playoffs...7 bowl games...3 undefeated seasons...TN
Coach of the Year in 1979...Haywood County Sports Hall of Fame
J. Richard Carroll
Administrator
Born: January 24, 1940
Teacher/Coach 19 years (Kingsley Middle, Ketron HS, Sullivan North HS)...Assistant
Principal at Sullivan North High School 16 years (1985 - 2001)...Principal at Sullivan
North High School since 2001...Secretary/Treasurer and founding member TIAAA...
has served on the TSSAA Legislative Council since 2001...Chairperson of the
TSSAA Sportsmanship Committee...NIAAA State Award of Merit...received an NFHS
Citation Award in 1998...In May 2008, the Sullivan Co. Board of Education officially
named the gymnasium at Sullivan North HS the J. Richard Carroll Gymnasium
Ray Fuller
Official
Born: May 30, 1924
TSSAA official since 1955...has officiated football, basketball, baseball, and softball...
officiated over 7,500 games in college, high school, junior high, and junior pro
combined...member of the Mid-TN Bask. Officials Assn...worked numerous playoff games
in football, including the 2001 TSSAA State Finals...inducted into the Middle
Tennessee Chapter of the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame...received
the David Scobey Award in 1984 from the Mid-TN FB Assn...2008-2009 recipient of
the Hank Thompson Lifetime Achievement Award
Rick Insell
Coach
Born: June 5, 1951
Teacher/Coach at the high school level for 29 years (Shelbyville Central High School)...
his overall girls’ basketball coaching record of 775 - 148 ranks him #17 in the nation
for career victories and #5 in the state...his teams are ranked #1 in the state for
consecutive wins and consecutive state titles...he ranks #1 in the state for
most TSSAA State Championships in girls’ basketball...he became the head women’s
basketball coach at Middle Tennessee State University in 2005...inducted into the
National High School Hall of Fame in 2007
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Class of 2003
Billy Mayfield
Coach
Born: March 23, 1937
Teacher/Coach 43 years (Marshall Co. HS, Cornersville HS, Connelly Jr. High, Giles
Co. HS)...has over 700 career wins in girls’ basketball...his Giles County teams won 2
TSSAA State Championships (1981, 1982)...took his teams to the Final Four 5
times...named District Coach of theYear 5 times...TACA Coach of the Year 3
times...coached the 1995 Tennessee All-Stars...Martin Methodist College Hall of
Fame...Giles Co. HS gym is named Hardin-Mayfield Gymnasium in honor of himself
and fellow Hall of Fame member Joe Hardin
Gordon Perry
Administrator
Born: December 17, 1936
Teacher/Coach 6 years (Trigg Co. HS--KY, Haywood HS)...served as Assistant
Principal at Haywood High School for 8 years (1969 - 1977)...became Principal at
Haywood High School in 1977, and held that position for 22 years...was the Athletic
Director at Haywood for 15 years...served on the TSSAA Legislative Council from
1983 to 1999 (16 years), and for 9 of those years he was Vice-President...President
of TN Athletic Directors in 1989...NIAAA Board of Directors 3 years
Clifford Ross
Coach
Born: November 20, 1921; Died: February 4, 2005
Teacher/Coach 32 years (Escambia Co. Training School, Hale HS, Vine Jr. High,
Austin-East HS)...coached basketball, football, and track & field...his Austin-East
basketball team won the TSSAA State Championship in 1977...served as Athletic
Director at Austin-East for 11 years (1970 - 1981)...Knoxville Sports Hall of
Fame...Knoxville College Hall of Fame...the Austin-East gymnasium is named after him
Jim Williams
Coach
Born: October 14, 1936
Teacher/Coach 16 years (Cocke Co. HS, Carter HS)...coached boys’ and girls’ basketball
served as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Gibbs High School for 17
years (1977 - 1993)...was interim Principal for one year at Gibbs HS, before taking
the Principal position at Carter HS (1993- 2000)...served on the Knox Co. School
Board since 2000...member of both the National and Tennessee Interscholastic
Athletic Administrators Associations
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Class of 2004
Don Barry
Official
Born: February 15, 1937
Has been a TSSAA official since 1967...served as a TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning
Officer for the North Middle Tennessee Football Officials Association...Received an
NFHS Distinguished Service Award in 1992...recipient of a TSSAA Distinguished
Service Award in 1996
David Collie
Coach
Born: November 9, 1946
Teacher/Coach 30 years (Wayne Co. HS, East Robertson HS, Riverdale HS,
Columbia Central HS)...his East Robertson boys’ basketball teams made 9 TSSAA
State Tournament appearances and captured the state crown 4 times (1983, 1987,
1988, 1989)...his boys’ basketball teams at Columbia Central made 3 TSSAA State
Tournament appearances...overall coaching record of 655 wins and 213 losses
(75%)...served as President of TACA for 1 year (1989)
Dan Crowe
Coach
Born: March 17, 1930; Died: December 1, 2005
Teacher/Coach 34 years (Fairview School, Valley Forge HS, Hampton HS, East
Forsyth HS, Dobyns-Bennett HS)...coached track & field and cross country...his track
teams at Dobyns-Bennett High School won the TSSAA State Championship 3 times
(1971, 1972, 1979) and were runner-up in 1970...his Dobyns-Bennett cross
country teams were TSSAA State Runners-Up 3 times...named East TN Track Coach of
the Year by the Knoxville Track Club 3 times
Mickey Dunn
Administrator
Born: March 11, 1952
Teacher/Coach 8 years (E. O. Coffman Middle)...served as Principal of E. O. Coffman
Middle from 1980 to 1982 before becoming Assistant Principal at Lawrence Co. High
School (1982 - 1991)...Principal at Lawrence Co. HS 16 years (1992 - 2008)
Athletic Director at Lawrence Co. 7 years (‘84-91)...served on the TSSAA Board of
Control for 9 years (‘95-’04)...TACA Asst. Director 2 years... TACA State Chairman of
Boys’ Basketball Committee in 1990...A. F. Bridges Principal of the Year Award in
2002 - 2003...became Supervisor of Attendance for Lawrence Co. Schools in 2008
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Class of 2004
Jimmy Ellis
Administrator
Born: February 22, 1936
Teacher/Coach 20 years (Huntland HS, Petersburg HS, Lincoln Central HS, Lincoln
Co. HS)...coached girls’ basketball...served as Principal of Petersburg High School for
2 years (1964 - 1966)...Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Lincoln Co. High
School for 12 years (1979 - 1991)...served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 2
years (1989 - 1991)...participant in the TSSAA TOPS Program
Marsha Goodwin
Official
Born: January 28, 1950
Teacher/Coach since 1972 (Akiva School, Westwood Jr. High, Thurman Frances Jr.
High, Herman HS--MO, Cleveland HS, Bradley Jr. High, Walker Valley HS)...coached
volleyball, softball, and track & field...has been a TSSAA official since 1974...served
as TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning Officer for Southeastern TN High School
Volleyball...Chattanooga area Volleyball Officials Association...Professional Assoc. of
Volleyball Officials...A. F. Bridges Award Recipient...TSSAA Distinguished Service
Award in 2001
Joe Halfacre
Coach
Born: January 15, 1945
Teacher/Coach 27 years (Gainesboro Elem., Fox Middle, Jackson Co. HS)...his girls’
basketball overall record is 365 - 169...his 1973 Jackson County High School girls’
team were TSSAA State Champions...his teams were State Runner-Up in 1974, and
received a State Tournament berth in 1975...worked as Technology Coordinator for the
Jackson County School System since 1991...named the Tennessean Mid-State Girls’
Coach of the Year in 1973
Ronald Lawson, Sr.
Coach
Born: April 26, 1941; Died: February 6, 2002
Teacher/Coach 8 years (Cameron HS, Maplewood HS)...boys’ basketball record of
141 - 18...his Cameron High School teams won 2 consecutive TSSAA State
Championships (1970 - 1971)...his 1971 team went undefeated...named the TN
Coach of the Year in 1971...the gymnasium at Cameron Middle School is named the
“Ronald Lawson, Sr. Gymnasium of Champions” in his honor...2008 TN Sports HOF
Inductee...Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools Hall of Fame inductee
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Class of 2004
Jerry Mathis
Coach
Born: January 2, 1943
Teacher/Coach 32 years (Tullahoma HS)...coached his baseball teams to 2 TSSAA
State Championships (1974, 1990)...TSSAA State Runners-Up 3 times (1973,
1986, 1997)...had approximately 600 career victories...led his cross-country team
to a Runner-up finish in the state in 1981...served as Athletic Director of Tullahoma
City Schools...Athletic Director and Asst. Principal at Tullahoma HS...TN Baseball
Coaches Hall of Fame... TSSAA Board of Control since 2006...currently serves as
Board Vice-President
La Tain McGhee
Official
Born: October 12, 1925; Died: November 22, 2008
TSSAA official 27 years...worked football and basketball...TSSAA Supervisor and
President of the Knoxville Football Officials Association...inducted into the Knoxville
Football Officials Association Hall of Fame...Greater Knoxville Sports Corporation Hall
of Fame...received a TSSAA Distinguished Service Award
Petie Siler
Coach
Born: April 27, 1895; October 20, 1972
Teacher/Coach 30 years (Knoxville Ctrl. HS, Knoxville HS, UT-Knox, LaFollette HS,
Morristown HS)...coached his 1920 Knoxville HS football team to a TSSAA State
Championship...led his track & field teams to 3 TSSAA State Championships (Knox
HS--1922; Morristown--1927, 1928)...Morristown HS gymnasium and football field
were named after him...East TN Chapter National Football Foundation Hall of Fame...
Northeast TN HOF...TN Sports Hall of Fame (2005)
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Class of 2005
Harry Beamon
Official
Born: June 13, 1942; Died: August 30, 2006
Member of the Black High School Officials Association for 7 years...affiliate member of
the TSSAA for 3 years...TSSAA basketball official for 24 years...worked the TSSAA
Boys State Basketball Tournament in 1971...officiated in the 1983 TSSAA Girls
State Basketball tournament...was the first black official accepted into the
Southeastern Conference
Santo Cicirello
Official
Born: August 25, 1939
Teacher/Coach 38 years (Washington College Acad., David Crockett HS)...TSSAA
football and track official...officiated 25 years in the TSSAA State Track & Field
meet...TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition...recieved the A. F. Bridges Award
for Official of the Year in football and track...THSAAA Distinguished Service
Award...Tusculum College Sports Hall of Fame inductee
Bill Derrick
Coach
Born: October 10, 1929
Teacher/Coach 36 years (Father Ryan HS, Lawrence Co. HS, Hendersonville
HS)...coached his 1965 Father Ryan HS basketball team to a Region Championship
and a TSSAA State Tournament appearance...his football teams made 5 TSSAA
Playoff appearances...took all three schools (Father Ryan, Lawrence Co.,
Hendersonville) to the TSSAA State Football Playoffs
Roy Dukes
Administrator
Born: September 13, 1942
Teacher/Coach 10 years (Townsend HS, Jones HS, Connelly Jr. High)...coached
football and basketball...served as Assistant Principal for 9 years (Marshall Co.
HS)...became Principal at Marshall County High School in 1984, and served in that
position for 9 years...served as Director of Accountability for the Marshall County
Board of Education from 1993 to 1999...TSSAA official 17 years...TSSAA
Distinguished Service award...MTSU 2011 unit Luncheon “Unsung Hero”...Morris
College Hall of Fame (2010)...Director of Schools for Marshall Co.
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Class of 2005
Hester Gibbs
Coach
Born: October 6, 1937
Teacher/Coach 31 years (Lebanon HS)...coached football, baseball, basketball, and
golf...won 500 games in basketball...made 3 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament
appearances (1969, 1972, 1985)...served as a TSSAA official for 44 years...named
the Tennessean Mid-State Basketball Coach of the Year 3 times...the gymnasium floor
at Lebanon High School is named the “Hester Gibbs Court” in his honor
Hale Harris
Administrator
Born: March 10, 1929
Teacher/Coach 7 years (Stokes Elem., Hillsboro HS)...coached boys’ basketball,
baseball, and football...served as Assistant Principal at Hillsboro HS for 5 years
(1958 - 1963)...became Principal at Hilsboro HS in 1963, and remained in that
position for 5 years...served as Head of the Upper School at Franklin Road Academy
for 6 years (1987 - 1993) and as Headmaster for one year (1994-1995)...worked
in the Central Office of the Metro Nashville Board of Education for 13 years...Amateur
Baseball HOF...Metro FB Coaches HOF...Region VI Athletic Association HOF
Ray Moffett
Official
Born: October 25, 1934
excess
TSSAA official 41 years...officiated basketball for 31 years, and baseball for
10...worked the 1980 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament...Supervisor and
Assigning Officer of the South Central Basketball Officials Association...makes in
of 2800 official assignments each year
W. A. “Buddy” Pate
Administrator
Born: January 24, 1945
Teacher/Coach 28 years (Eagleville School, Riverdale HS)...coached boys’ and girls’
basketball...had over 500 career victories in the 2 sports combined...led his 1979
Riverdale HS girls’ basketball team to a TSSAA State Runner-Up finish...served as
Principal of Eagleville School for 9 years (1995 - 2004)...received a TSSAA
Distinguished Service Recognition...named A. F. Bridges Principal of the Year in
Athletic District 4 (2003 - 04)...his school was presented with a National Award of
Excellence certificate from the TSSAA
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Class of 2005
Andy Pugh
Coach
Born: August 8, 1948
Teacher/Coach 23 years (Halls Jr. High, Halls HS)...coached football, baseball, and
basketball...won over 100 football games and made 9 TSSAA State Playoff appearances...his baseball team reached the TSSAA State Final Four in 1989...served as an
Assistant Principal at Halls HS for 3 years (1992-1995)...was Athletic Director at
Halls from 1979 to 1994...became Principal at Halls HS in 1995 and remains in that
position today...TACA District Coach of the Year (1984, 1985)
Louis Thompson
Coach
Born: April 9, 1945
Teacher/Coach 41 years (1969 - present) at Madison Academy (AL), Dadeville HS
(AL), Lebanon HS, Unicoi Co. HS, Lincoln Co. HS...career record is 245-136-1...his
Lincoln Co. football teams have won 2 TSSAA State Championships (1990, 1993)...
has coached at Lincoln Co. since 1989, and served as Assistant Principal and Athletic
Director since 2001...Region Coach of the Year 10 times...Tennessee State Coach of
the Year in 1990 and 1993...received A. F. Bridges Award in 1999...TACA Coach of
the Year in 1993
Terry Tippett
Coach
Born: September 1, 1945
Teacher/Coach since 1968 (Collierville HS, Dyer Co. HS, Trezevant HS, White Station
HS, Evangelical Christian School)...his basketball teams have captured 7 TSSAA
State Championships...his 2006 boys’ basketball team finished Runner-Up in the
TSSAA Division II State Championship (ECS)...received Coach of the Year honors 6
times...coached the TACA West All-Star team in 2000...member of the National
Assoc. of Basketball Coaches and TACA
Vic Varallo
Coach
Born: April 11, 1922; Died: November 25, 2011
Teacher/Coach 38 years (East HS, Pearl Cohn HS, Hillsboro HS, DuPont HS,
Overton HS)...coached football, basketball, track, and cross country...his track teams
at East HS won 2 TSSAA State Championships...won numerous regional and state
championships in cross country...worked as a TSSAA official for 25 years...officiated in
3 TSSAA State Basketball Tournaments...served as an athletic director...served as
Director of Track meets on District and Region levels
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Class of 2006
Charlie Baxter
Coach
Born: July 11, 1950
Teacher/Coach 28 years (Unicoi Co. HS)...coached baseball and softball...his baseball
teams have finished as State Runner-Up 5 times...has won 4 TSSAA State Baseball
Championships (1984, 1991, 1992, 1995)...his softball team captured a TSSAA
State Championship in 2002...he has over 800 combined career victories in the 2
sports...received numerous Coach of the Year honors in both baseball and softball
Jerry Carpenter
Official
Born: February 15, 1944
TSSAA official 45 years...worked 6 TSSAA State Football Finals...worked 7 TSSAA
State Basketball Tournaments...served as TSSAA Supervisor of Officials for 2 years in
the North-West Basketball Officials Association...was the TSSAA Commissioner and
Assigning Officer for the North-West Football Officials Association for 26
years...received an NFHS and TSSA A Distinguished Service Award...received the
A. F. Bridges Official of the Year Award in 1999
Norman Dillon
Administrator
Born: November 26, 1931; Died: September 25, 1997
Teacher/Coach 6 years (Ducktown Jr. High, Irvington HS--KY)...coached football and
basketball...his basketball teams were 2-time District Champions and Region Runnerup 4 years (Irvington HS)...served as Principal for 26 years (1965 - 1991) at Pickett
Co. (1965 - 1972) and Charleston (1973-1991) high schools...served on the TSSAA
Board of Control
Fred S. Elliott
Administrator
Born: December 25, 1883; Died: March 9, 1961
Served as Principal for 39 years (Cuba School, Rosemark School, Messick HS,
Whitehaven HS)...served as the TSSAA Secretary/Treasurer for 13 years (1930 1942)...is one of the founders of the TSSAA...was a State Board of Education
member...West TN Education Association President...received an NFHS Citation for
Outstanding Services to High School Athletics in 1954
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Class of 2006
William J. Gupton, Sr.
Coach
Born: July 9, 1912; Died: May 7, 1981
Teacher/Coach 22 years (Pearl HS)...his basketball teams won 11 State
Championships and 3 consecutive National High School titles (1958, 1959,
1960)...served as Principal of Meigs High School for 11 years (1960 - 1971)...was
President of the Tennessee High School Athletic Association...inducted into the
Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame...the gymnasium at Martin Luther King High School is
named the Gupton/Ridley Gymnasium
W. C. Johnson
Coach
Born: July 23, 1931
Teacher/Coach 29 years (Hay Long HS, Mt. Pleasant HS)...coached basketball and
baseball...his teams made 8 TSSAA State Basketball Tournament appearances...he
was named the 1982 Mid-State Basketball Coach of the Year...inducted into the
Martin Methodist College Sports Hall of Fame in 1999...the Mt. Pleasant High School
Gymnasium was dedicated to him in 1996...President of Maury Co. Teachers
Association...member of NASSP
Eugene London
Official
Born: August 4, 1934
TSSAA official since 1965...over 40 years of service to the TSSAA...has worked
football, basketball, and baseball...officiated numerous TSSAA football playoffs and
State Basketball and Baseball Championships...he formed his own officiating
association in basketball and football prior to integration...has served as a TSSAA
Assigning Officer for the Central TN Baseball Umpires Association for 20 years...
received a TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition
Jim May
Coach
Born: January 21, 1940; Died: October 11, 1997
Teacher/Coach 29 years (Petersburg HS, Cornersville HS, Crossville HS--AL, Oneida
HS)...coached football, girls’ basketball, and baseball...over 200 career football
victories...his football team at Oneida HS won the 1992 TSSAA State Championship
his girls’ basketball teams made 3 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...served as
TACA President from 1992-1993...East TN Coach of the Year in 1992
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Class of 2006
Earl Nall
Contributor
Born: February 22, 1944
Serves as the Director of Technology for TSSAA...developed the TSSAA website in
1996...he has written many computer programs for the TSSAA for online use
developed the TSSAA eligibility and online training systems...he developed a
high school football rating system for the state of Tennessee...responsible for making
the almost real-time results from all TSSAA State Championship events available
online (www.tssaa.org)
Jim Phifer
Administrator
Born: December 21, 1930; Died: November 2003
Teacher/Coach 36 years (Chattanooga City HS, Notre Dame HS)...high successful
basketball and golf coach...his golf teams made 11 TSSAA State tournament
appearances and captured the State crown 3 times (Notre Dame)...served as Athletic
Director 6 years...Assistant Principal of Chattanooga City HS for one year...Principal
for 20 years at Chattanooga City and Notre Dame high schools...TSSAA Legislative
Council for 17 years (1971 - 73; 1980 - 1995)
Henry Pittman
Official
Born: November 29, 1931; Died: June 29, 2007
TSSAA official since 1953...officiated in the 1980 TSSAA State Basketball
Tournament...worked the 1994 TSSAA Class A State Championship game in football
served as President of the Mid-South Football Officials Association...member of the
Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame...received a merit award from TSSAA for 50
years as a football official
Mike Reed
Administrator
Born: July 20, 1943
Teacher/Coach 16 years (Bulls Gap HS, Morristown-Hamblen HS West)...coached
boys’ and girls’ basketball and softball...served as Athletic Director at Morristown
West for 8 years...was Assistant Principal for 11 years (Bulls Gap Elem., Lincoln
Heights Middle, Morristown HS West)...served as Principal at Morristown-Hamblen
HS West from 1993 - 2005...has served on the TSSAA Board of Control since 1986,
serving 4 as Vice-President, and the last 12 as President...A. F. Bridges Principal of the
Year Award recipient...member of the NASSP
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Class of 2006
Dave Rhodes
Coach
Born: June 4, 1951; Died: November 10, 2005
Teacher/Coach 14 years at Perry Co. High School (1974 - 1988)...coached boys’ and
girls’ basketball...compiled over 100 wins in girls’ basketball...made two TSSAA Girls’
State Basketball tournament semi-final appearances...his boys’ teams made it to the
TSSAA State Tournament 4 times, and captured the state crown twice (1976,
1977)...served as Superintendent of Schools for Perry County for 17 years (1988 2005)
Bobby Snyder
Coach
Born: March 24, 1937
Teacher/Coach 45 years (Boones Creek HS, Daniel Boone HS)...compiled 835 wins
in boys’ basketball...his teams had 66 consecutive conference wins from 1965-1971
his Daniel Boone HS team made a TSSAA State Basketball Tournament appearance in
1999...inducted into the North-east Tennessee Hall of Fame, as well as the ETSU Hall
of Fame...the Daniel Boone High School gymnasium was named the “Bobby Snyder Gym”
in 2005
William Woodruff
Coach
Born: July 19, 1929
Teacher/Coach 23 years (George Washington Carver HS)...coached football and
golf...compiled over 100 victories in football...won 3 Division Championships...made a
TSSAA State Football Playoff appearance in 1977 - 1978...served as Supervisor of
Health and Physical Education for 10 years...has served as Assistant Principal at
Messick Vocational Technology Center in Memphis since 1995...an annual scholarship
is awarded in his honor to a Carver HS student
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Class of 2007
Lynn Brown
Administrator
Born: October 11, 1942
Teacher/Coach 19 years (Maryville Junior High, Maryville HS)...coached football...has
served as Assistant Principal at Maryville High School for 26 years...brief stint as
Principal of Maryville HS (Feb. 2002 - June 2002)...named Assistant Principal of the
Year in TN for the McDonald’s National Asst. Principal Recognition Program
(1992)...has served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 15 years
Albert Ellison, Jr.
Contributor
Born: December 7, 1937
Has contributed 50 years of his life to high school athletics in Tennessee and the
TSSAA...helped elevate high school sports in the state in the 1950s...played for
Linden HS, which is Tennessee’s answer to “Hoosiers”...took the state tournament
and game of basketball in general to a new level in TN...coaches high school
basketball, compiling over 700 wins...currently coaching at Frank Hughes HS in
Clifton
Ed Henley
Official
Born: April 5, 1935
TSSAA basketball official for 50 years...worked numerous district, region, and substate basketball tournaments...member of the South Central Basketball Officials
Association...served on the Manchester City School Board of Education for 6 years
(1975 - 1981)...coached football, track, and basketball at Westwood Jr. High for
5 years...is Vice-President of the Coffee Co. Athletics Foundation...Chairman of Board
of Coffee Co. Bank
Wayne Hobbs
Administrator
Born: April 19, 1944; Died: November 30, 2011
Teacher/Coach 11 years (Cornersville School, Jones HS, Huntland HS)...served as
Director of Special Education for Giles County for 4 years (1966 - 1970)...coached
football and girls’ and boys’ basketball...served as Principal for 27 years at Beech Hill
HS (1976 - 1978) and at Richland HS (1978 - 2003)...was Athletic Director at
Richland HS for 25 years...serves on TSSAA Hall of Champions Steering Committee
served on the TSSAA Board of Control in 1995
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Class of 2007
Fred Sorrells
Coach
Born: January 31, 1937
Teacher/Coach 40 years (Greeneville Jr. High, West Henderson HS (NC), Carson
Newman College, Jefferson HS, Jefferson Co. HS, Greeneville HS)...football record of
151 - 82...17 winning seasons...Athletic Director for 24 years at Jefferson Co. and
Greeneville High Schools...served on TACA Board of Directors (1990)...was the
TSSAA Athletic Director Regional Representative for 4 years...named TSSAA Athletic
Director of the Year in 1991 - 1992
Jerry Vradenburg
Coach
Born: March 5, 1937
Teacher/Coach 33 years (Kingston Springs Elem., White House HS, Gallatin HS)...
coached boys’ and girls’ basketball, boys’ and girls’ golf, and assisted in football...
overall basketball record of 559-296...his 1973 Gallatin team won the TSSAA Boys
State Basketball tournament...made 4 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...
overall golf record of 536-83...numerous Coach of the Year honors...Belmont
University Athletic HOF...National Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame
James G. Warmbrod
Official
Born: August 14, 1915; Died: August 14, 2002
TSSAA football official for 58 years...worked as a TSSAA Supervisor in the Southwest
Football Officials Association...played football, basketball, and baseball at Franklin Co.
High School...played on 3 Sugar Bowl teams while at LSU (1935, 1936, 1937)...
worked as clock operator for Lambuth Univ. football...Jackson-Madison Co. Sports
Hall of Fame inductee in 1996
Richard Welch
Coach
Born: March 17, 1932; Died: January 3, 2006
Principal/Coach 10 years (Westview Elem.)...Teacher/Coach 21 years (1966 - 1978);
(1982 - 1991) at Trezevant, Atwood, and West Carroll High Schools...coached boys’
and girls’ basketball...his Trezevant HS girls’ basketball teams made 9 TSSAA State
Tournament appearances...TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball Champions in 1974 and
1976 (Trezevant)...81% winning percentage...Carroll Co. Sports Hall of Fame
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Class of 2007
Ted B. Wilson
Coach
Born: May 29, 1934
Teacher/Coach 35 years (Maryville Jr. High, Maryville HS, Dobyns-Bennett
HS)...coached football, boys’ and girls’ basketball, baseball, and track...overall football
record of 246 - 51 (83% winning)...won 3 TSSAA State Championships at Maryville
HS (1970, 1976, 1978)...made 9 TSSAA state playoff appearances...TACA Coach of
the Year 5 times...Maryville College Wall of Fame...Blount County Hall of Fame
Class of 2008
Randy Barnes
Coach
Born: April 19, 1951
Teacher/Coach 30 years (1973 - 2002) at Houston County and Union City high
schools...his teams have won over 70% of games in his 27 years at Union
City...Record of 191 - 58...Class AA State Runner-Up twice (1987, 2002)...suffered
only 1 losing season in 21 years as head coach...Coach of the Year in District or
Region 12 times...Union City HS Athletic HOF...UT-Martin Athletic HOF
Bob Black
Coach
Born: November 2, 1942
Teacher/Coach 43 years (1965 - Present) at Knoxville Fulton High School...his football
teams were TSSAA State Champions in 2003, 2004, and 2006...Athletic Director at
Fulton 31 years...TSSAA Baseball Official 38 years...Director of TSSAA Umpire Camps
and Clinics for the past 15 years...AD of the Year by TSSAA for 2000-01 school year
Knoxville Sports HOF...Carson-Newman College Sports HOF...Fulton HS football field
named after him in 1986...baseball umpire 20 years in SEC and ACC...supervisor of
chain crew at University of Tennessee
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Class of 2008
Joe D. Casey
Official
Born: July 31, 1926
TSSAA official 24 years (50-74)...officiated baseball and basketball...worked the
1960 and 1966 Boys State Basketball tournaments...worked numerous District and
Region tournaments...served as Police Chief in Nashville for 16 years (73-89)...two
most memorable games he worked were Pearl vs. Ryan and Stratford vs. Cameron...
founder of Babe Ruth Baseball League in Nashville...played 5 years of professional
baseball and 2 years of professional basketball...council of Metro Government of
Nashville & Davidson Co. passed a Resolution recognizing and congratulating his
induction into the TSSAA Hall of Fame
Joe C. Hardin
Administrator
Born: December 12, 1929
Teacher/Coach 8 years at Wytheville, VA and Giles Co. high schools...Principal and boys’
basketball coach at Giles Co. HS for 20 years (1965-1985)...mens’ basketball coach
at Martin Methodist College from 1985 to 1995, and Athens State University from
1995 to 2004...the Giles Co. High School football program was dedicated to him in
2004...recipient of the first Martin Methodist College Spirit Award, which was
dedicated in his name...inducted into the Martin Methodist Sports HOF and the Sevier
Co. HS Hall of Fame in 2008...in 2009 the Giles Co. HS gym was named in honor of
Coach Hardin and Coach Billy Mayfield
Dan P. Herron
Administrator
Born: January 30, 1928; Died: June 12, 2003
Principal 35 years at Gordonsville (1956-58), Central in Fayetteville (1958-63)
and Gallatin (1963-91) high schools...under his leadership, Gallatin HS won 5 TSSAA
State Championships in various sports...President of several Education Associations
throughout the state...received a TSSAA Distinguished Service Award...during his
tenure, Gallatin HS was recognized as one of the top 5 high schools in the state
Paul M. Holly
Official
Born: February 4, 1935
TSSAA Official 21 years (1964 - 1985)...worked numerous football playoff games...
officiated numerous district, region, and substate basketball games and worked two
TSSAA State tournaments...also officiated track & field and volleyball...was a teacher
and coach at Cypress Jr. High...served as the Supervisor of Officials for the Mid-South
Football Officials Association from 1985-96...worked basketball and football at the
high school, college, and professional levels
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Class of 2008
Jerry Peters
Coach
Born: July 9, 1938
Teacher/Coach for 44 years at Memphis University School (1965 - present)...his
boys’ basketball teams have over 900 wins...16 District championships...7 Region
Championships...over 100 conference/invitational championships...2007 TSSAA
Division II Boys Basketball State champions...his teams have won over 70% of games
winningest active coach in Tennessee...second all-time winningest coach in TN...Rhodes
College Athletic Hall of Fame
Richard D. Pickell
Coach
Born: November 26, 1940
Teacher/Coach 31 years at Oliver Springs (1964 - 1971) and Harriman (1971 - 95)
high schools...his overall boys basketball coaching record is 561-30...5 District
Championships...5 Region Championships...3 TSSAA State Tournament appearances
1995 TSSAA Boys State Basketball Champions...retired from coaching in 1995, but
taught until 1999...3-time TACA District COY...Harriman HS Gymnasium
named after him in 1988...member Lenoir City state championship team...Lenoir
City HS Sports HOF inductee...inducted into TN Wesleyan College Athletic Hall of Fame
Susan Russ
Coach
Born: June 7, 1943
Teacher/Coach 39 years at Memphis State University (1968 - 1979) and Harpeth
Hall High School (1979 - 2007)...implemented women’s track & field and cross country
programs at MSU...has a total of 20 TSSAA State Championships, which is the most
for any coach in TN (12 Track & Field, 2 Track Team Relays, 6 Cross Country)...Athletic
Director at Harpeth Hall for 19 years...TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition...TN
State Track Coach of the Year 3 times...numerous Coach of the Year awards in Track and
Cross Country...Memphis State University Hall of Fame...Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Jerry White
Coach
Born: March 5, 1943
Teacher/Coach 37 years at Happy Valley Elem. (1967-68), Cloudland HS (1968-70),
and Hampton HS (1970 - 2003, 2007 - Present)...overall boys basketball record of
661 - 421...14 conference championships...15 District titles...8 Region
championships...5 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...2-time TSSAA State
Runner-Up...TACA Coach of the Year 3 times...15 seasons with 20 or more wins.
played on 1960 State Championship team at Hampton
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Bill Arata
Official
Born: July 25, 1936
TSSAA basketball official since 1965...worked the 1972 TSSAA All-Star basketball
game...officiated in the 1973 TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball tournament...has served
as a TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning Officer since 1974 for the Memphis/Shelby Co.
Basketball Officials Assoc...Received TSSAA Officials Distinguished Service Award in
2000...serves as a basketball camp supervisor...inducted into the Memphis Amateur
Sports HOF in 2006...has contributed over 40 years to TSSAA officiating...played in
the TSSAA State Basketball and Baseball tournaments...MVP of ‘55 State Basketball
Tournament
Ken Bailey
Coach
Born: August 30, 1932
Teacher/Coach 20 years from 1955-1975 (Baileyton Elem., Bulls Gap HS)
Assistant Principal/Coach 8 years (North Greene HS)...Principal at Baileyton
Elementary School 12 years (1983 - 1995)...won 338 basketball games (most with
only 1 classification in place)...had 3 seasons with 30 or more wins...won 49
consecutive district basketball games...won 5 district championships...represented
District 3 in the Region Tournament 11 times...TSSAA State Tournament appearance
in 1966-67...Appalachian Conference Coach of the Year in 1980-81...retired in
1995, but coached Baileyton Elem. 5th and 6th grade boys in 2007-08
Bob Baldridge
Administrator
Born: January 16, 1944
Worked for TSSAA for 40 years (1967-2007)...helped develop the classification
system and directed the football playoffs since its inception...registered lobbyist
served on NFHS Volleyball Rules Committee 5 years...NFHS National Records
Committee 3 years...Awarded NFHS Citation Award in 2000 for his many years of
service to high school athletics at both the state and national levels...TN Sports HOF
Exec. Dir. 8 years, and served on its board for 9 years...worked at Tennessean for 4 years
Mike Bone
Administrator
Born: January 23, 1942
Teacher/Coach 10 years (3 at Community HS, 7 at Shelbyville Central HS)...Athletic
Director at Shelbyville for 3 years...Asst. Principal 2 years...Principal of Shelbyville
Central HS for 19 years...Superintendent of Bedford Co. Schools 9 years...worked 16
years as a TSSAA District & Region tourney director...hosted 7 TSSAA Sub-State
tourneys...the girls’ basketball team at Shelbyville were state champions or runners-up
17 times during his tenure...received A. F. Bridges Award for School System
Administrator of the Year for 2001 - 2002
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Sam E. Brooks
Coach
Born: October 24, 1932
Teacher/Coach 28 years and assistant principal 12 years at South Pittsburg HS...won
2 District Championships in baseball...defensive line coach when South Pittsburg won
its 1st Class A State Football title in 1969...won 5 District Basketball championships, 1 Region championship, and a sub-state title in 1986...overall basketball
record of 443-289...4-time Sequatchie Valley Conference Champs and Coach of the
Year...annual scholarship awarded to a South Pittsburg athlete in honor of Sam and
Helen Brooks...has coached over 1700 games, matches, and events in high school over
a period of 34 years...served in the TSSAA TOPS program
Larry Counts
Contributor
Born: August 31, 1950
Contributed over 20 years to high school athletics and the TSSAA...served as the
event director for TSSAA in football, basketball, volleyball, cheer and dance, tennis,
soccer, and track and field...worked in the athletic department at MTSU as associate
athletic director...served as a liasiion between the TSSAA and MTSU for events in
Murfreesboro...served as tournament mgr. for Sun Belt Conference Championships
founder and Exec. Dir. of Blue Raider Athletic Assoc...helped facilitate renovations of
the football stadium at MTSU...TSSAA Distinguished Service Award in 2004
Bob Cummings
Coach
Born: May 30, 1922
Teacher/Coach at Litton, Hendersonville, and Beech high schools beginning in 1946
took his Litton team to 6 bowl games with a record of 58-13-3...held a 45-26-3
record at Hendersonville...his Beech teams went to 2 bowl games, and won the Tobacco
Bowl...NIL COY in 1947...NIL City Champs in ‘50, ‘52, and ‘53...Region 6 National FB
Foundation HOF...Asst. Coach for New Orleans Saints from 73-76...assisted on the
college level at TN Tech, Vanderbilt, GA Tech, UK, and Univ. of Miami from 1954-66
Joe Davis
Administrator
Born: December 18, 1944; Died: February 18, 2013
Teacher/Coach 3 years (1967-1970)...Administrative Aide at Riverview Jr. High 9
years...Assistant Principal at Melrose HS 16 years (1979-1995)...Principal at
Manassas HS in Memphis 11 years (1995-2006)...TSSAA basketball and football
official 21 years...officiated in the 1977 and 1982 boys’ state basketball
tournaments, as well as the 1987 football state finals...served on the TSSAA Board of
Control for 7 years...officiated football and basketball on the college level for 27 years
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Harry Gill
Administrator
Born: January 10, 1950
Teacher/Coach from 1972 to 1988 at Smyrna High School...his girls basketball team
won the 1982 TSSAA Class AAA State Basketball Championship...won 4 Region
Championships...served as Assistant Principal at Rockvale Elementary School and
LaVergne High School from 1988 to 1997...was Principal at Cedar Grove Elementary
School from 1997 to 2003...has served as Rutherford County Director of Schools
since 2003...was a TSSAA football official for 5 years...President of the Rutherford
County Principals’ Association...TSSAA Coaching Clinic guest speaker in 1977 and 1982
Bryan Kennedy
Official
Born: August 30, 1932
TSSAA Basketball official since 1958...served as a TSSAA Assigning Officer in 19841985...was a teacher and basketball, baseball, and softball coach for six years...has
served as a Licensed Labor and Arbitrator across the US since 1992...has published
many writings...serves on the Advisory Board for the business management group
Houghton Mifflin Publishing Company...full-time professor at Athens State University
since 1990
Bryant McDaniel
Coach
Born: December 13, 1911; Died: January 26, 2000
Teacher/Coach for 26 years at Clarksville High School (1947 - 1973)...coached
football, basketball, track and field, and most notably cross country...his cross
country teams won 7 TSSAA State Championships (60, 61, 64, 66, 69, 71)
compiled 66 consecutive dual meet victories...he taught and coached the great Wilma
Rudolph...his 1955 basketball team placed 3rd in the state...he played football at
Carson-Newman College
Kenny Pack
Official
Born: March 28, 1948
TSSAA football and basketball official since 1969...worked district, region, and substate games in basketball...officiated over 1,200 football games in HS, Jr. High, and
college...served as a TSSAA Supervisor and Assigning Officer for Central TN FB Officials
Assoc. since 1994...officiated in 2 HS FB games where the entire crew was made up of
“Packs”...worked in 8 TSSAA FB State championships...named outstanding FB official
in ‘94 by the NFIOA...has officiated HS FB playoff games every year since 1971
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Lamar Rogers
Coach
Born: January 1, 1952
Teacher/Coach at Clarkrange High School since 1976...has compiled over 900
victories in girls’ basketball...his teams have made 19 TSSAA State Tournament
appearances...has won 8 TSSAA Girls State Basketball Championships, ranking them
2nd in TSSAA history...Nat’l HS Athletic Coaches Assoc. Southeast Coach of the Year
in ‘92...TN All-Star coach twice...TACA Statewide Coach of the Year 3 times...District
Coach of the Year at least 13 times...has won more state basketball championships
than any active coach (boys or girls)
Class of 2010
Gene Beck
Administrator
Born: September 20, 1946
Teacher/Coach at Springfield HS for 17 years (1969-86)...coached boys’ basketball
Asst. Executive Director at TSSAA for 23 years (1986-09)...served on NFHS Softball
Rules Committee...NFHS Citizenship Committee...NFHS Football Rules Committee and
Chairman of Research Sub-committee...NFHS Equity Committee...carried
responsibilities in most every sport, but upon retirement was in charge of football and
soccer...responsible for registration and training of game officials...oversaw the “Just
Do What’s Right” sportsmanship program and A. F. Bridges Award program...tracking
of unsportsmanlike incidents...catastrophic and officials’ insurance programs...daily
duties included interpretation of TSSAA eligibility rules, by-laws, and constitution
Scott Brunette
Administrator
Born: July 5, 1951
Began working for Metropolitan Nashville Schools in 1973...coached football and
wrestling at McGavock and Whites Creek high schools...served as Assistant Principal
and Athletic Principal at Stratford High School from 1989 to 1992...In the
Fall of 1992 he was appointed Athletic Director and Physical Education Coordinator
for Metro Nashville Public Schools...he directs over 600 middle school and high
school coaches...received the Nashville City Civitan Club Civitan of the
Year Award (2001)...TSSAA A. F. Bridges Sportsmanship Award as School
System Administrator of the Year (1999-2000)...NIAAA State Award of Merit...
TACA Wrestling Coach of the Year...Metro Nashville FB Coaches Hall o f Fame
Coach of the Year (1984)...Metro Nashville Football Coaches Hall of Fame
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Al Cate
Coach
Born: February 25, 1939
Began teaching and coaching at Memphis Central in 1968, and remained there until
2004...coached football, basketball, baseball, and tennis and has a winning record in
each of those sports...Athletic Director at Memphis Central from 1976-2004...
charter member of TACA and served on Board of Directors for 21 years...TSSAA A. F.
Bridges Award for Athletic Director of the Year in District 9...Member of the
NFHS Coaches Association...received TACA Coach of the Year honors on the District
and/or Region level five times...his 1969 boy’s tennis team won the state
championship...compiled 673 victories in four sports over 36 years
Joe Clayton
Administrator
Born: February 7, 1932
Teacher/Coach five years at Collierville and Oakhaven high schools...Asst. Principal and
Guidance Counselor 3 years at Oakhaven...Principal 24 years at Oakhaven, Overton,
and Briarcrest...President Briarcrest 7 years (1989-1996)has worked at
the Shelby Co. Board of Education since 1998...TSSAA Board of Control 3
years ...University of Memphis HOF (Billy Murphy Outstanding Achievement
Award)...NASSP/TASSP...Univ. of Memphis Educator of the Year...Briarcrest
FB stadium named “Clayton Field” in his honor...Collierville Person of the Year in
2005...Briarcrest Christian School HOF(2006)...Shelby Co. Schools Alumni HOF (‘06)
Vic Francescon
Official
Born: May 22, 1931
Registered with the TSSAA in 1960...has officiated basketball 36 years and football
48 years...has worked numerous district, region , and sub-state basketball tournaments...officiated many state FB playoff games and 2 TSSAA State Championships
officiated in the TN East/West Shrine HS FB Classic...past President of Middle TN
Bsk Officials Assoc. and MTFOA...”Outstanding Official” from Lawrenceburg QB Club
and Mid-TN Chapter of National FB and College Hall of Fame
Billy Bob Garrison
Official
Born: December 23, 1934
Has worked as a TSSAA Official in baseball and football for 35 years. and basketball
for 18 years...in baseball he has worked in 20 region tournaments and six TSSAA State
Tournaments...worked numerous football playoff games and two TSSAA State
Championships...officiated in 12 basketball region tournaments...was a four-sport
athlete at Elizabethton High School, where he played football under fellow Hall of Famer
John Treadway...inducted into the Elizabethton High School Hall of Fame...the city of
Elizabethton has named a field in his honor, the “Billy Bob Garrison Athletic Field”
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Don Grider
Coach
Born: November 22, 1939; Died: May 4, 2007
Teacher/Coach 31 years (1961 - 1993) at South Pittsburg High School...career football
record of 188-88-1...had 12 conference championships...7 region championships
5 district championships....his football team in 1969 was the first TSSAA Class A
State Champions...served as Athletic Director at South Pittsburg for 23 years...three
of his football teams were state runner-up (1974, 1985, 1986)...produced
16 All-State players...named Coach of the Year eleven times...The Donald N.
Grider Fieldhouse at South Pittsburg High School was named in his honor in 1989...
Annual scholarship awarded to a SPHS athlete in his memory
Ben Martin
Coach
Born: January 16, 1906; Died: January 16, 1979
Teacher/Coach 38 years (1933 - 1971)...coached football, basketball, track and field,
and cross country at Oak Ridge HS beginning in its first year of existence (1943)...had
a winning record in all sports that he coached...his track and field teams won
seven TSSAA State Championships...served as Athletic Director at Oak Ridge
for 28 years...the Oak Ridge High School track facility is named “Ben Martin Track” in
his honor...selected to Oak Ridge Sports Hall of Fame in 1986...received a
Distinguished Service Award from the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame
Faye Osteen
Contributor
Born: October 25, 1935
Served in education 32 years (1956 - 1988)...taught for 7 years in the Memphis
City Schools and Millington Central HS...was the guidance counselor at Millington for
12 yrs...served as Adm. Asst. 2 years...Assistant Principal 11 years (1977-88) at
Millington and Germantown high schools...was valedictorian at Millington in 1953...
husband William Osteen is a charter member of the TSSAA Hall of Fame and served on
the Board of Control for 29 years...Miss Faye is a member of the TSSAA “Old Timers”
began a fund to develop the TSSAA Hall of Champions, and served on its Steering Committee
George Pitts
Coach
Born: February 17, 1947
Teacher/Coach over 30 yrs...taught and coached boys’ basketball in East TN (Young, South
Young, Bearden, Science Hill) and then at Brentwood Academy in Nashville...has won 7 TSSAA
State Championships...captured 4 consecutive state crowns at BA...won 3 State Championships at
Science Hill...served as AD at Bearden and Science Hill for 3 yrs...Principal at Science Hill for 2 yrs...
Dean of Students at BA from 2001-2006 overall high school record of 820-211...currently mens’
basketball coach at King College in Bristol, TN
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Larry Ricker
Coach
Born: March 2, 1954; Died: April 20, 2010
Teacher/Coach 29 years (1978 - 2007) at Greystone Elementary (5 years) and
South Greene High School...girls’ basketball coach at South Greene from 1983 -2007
won four TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball Championships...career record of 648 - 105
won 15 District and 12 Region Championships...held an 88% winning percentage
coached 2 teams to undefeated seasons (1986-87, 1992-93)...named District
Coach of the Year a total of 19 times in 21 seasons...head football coach at
South Greene for eight seasons, and went to the TSSAA playoffs in each of those
years...coached baseball...retired from teaching and coaching in 2007
Morris Rogers
Administrator
Born: June 9, 1950
Teacher/Coach over 15 years (1973-1988; 2009 - Present)...coached football at
Fairview, Page, Lakeview Ft. Oglethorpe (GA), Richland, and Huntland high schools
served as Principal at Huntland High School for 13 years (1988-2001)...was the
county-wide Athletic Director for the Franklin Co. School System for 8 years...served
on the TSSAA Board of Control for 10 years...TSSAA 2001 Principal of the Year and
2008 Athletic Director of the Year in 4th Athletic District...Franklin Co. School
System Principal of the Year...1982 District Coach of the Year...began first coaches
training program for all certified and volunteer coaches in the county as AD
Class of 2011
J. C. Campbell
Coach
Born: April 17, 1937
Served 49 years in the Carter County School System...Spent 41 seasons as the head
football coach at Hampton High School...Compiled close to 300 career victories...had
25 winning seasons...won 11 conference championships...his teams advanced to the
state football quarter-finals six times, and the semi-finals three times...Athletic
Director and Vice-Principal at Hampton for 20 years...received numerous “Coach of the
Year” honors...the football stadium at Hampton High School is named in his honor...he is
a member of the Northeast Tennessee Sports HOF...Retired at conclusion of 2008
football season, but remains active working with the freshman team
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Ronnie Carter
Administrator
Born: June 26, 1945
Taught and coached for 11 years at McMurray Jr High and John Overton High School
in Nashville...took position of TSSAA Assistant Executive Director in 1978...upon
Gill Gideon’s retirement in 1986, he became the Executive Director of TSSAA
served on numerous committees with the NFHS...Member of NFHS Board of
Directors from 1998 to 2002...President of the NFHS for the 2001-2002 term
Retired in 2009 after serving 31 years with the TSSAA....Received Lifetime Service
Award from the National Wrestling HOF...Fred Russell Lifetime Achievement Award
NFHS Hall of Fame Inductee...Currently doing consulting work for UCA/Varsity
Jean Griffith
Contributor
Born: May 30, 1933
Has contributed well over 25 years to high school athletics and the TSSAA...has
served in many different roles at numerous TSSAA state championships...organized
hospitality rooms for District and Region basketball tournaments for over 25
years...kept the scoring for numerous track and field relays, and presents the
medals at all State Track meets...helps with the shot put at State Track and
Field meets...helps in many different capacities at all state football and basketball
championships...her husband, Tommy, is a 2001 TSSAA Hall of Fame inductee...named
Tennessean’s “Track Mother of the Year” in ‘84...Received Spirit of Golf Award in ‘98
O’Neal Henley
Administrator
Born: April 19, 1943
Coached girls’ basketball, football, and track for 17 years at Jackson’s North Side HS
Served as the Offensive Coordinator at Lambuth University for 1 year (‘85)...Asst.
Principal for 12 years at North Side HS...AD at North Side for 6 years...Principal at
North Side HS from 1973 to 1985...Principal at Jackson Central-Merry High School
from 1993 to 1997...assisted in getting the “Best of the West” program
implemented...Assistant Superintendent of Schools for the 1997-98 school year
his 1983 North Side football team went 10-1, which was the most wins for any North
Side football team...named WDXI Coach of the Year in 1983
Don Lady
Official
Born: September 18, 1939
Has worked as a hig school baseball umpire for 40 yrs...officiated on HS and College
levels...served as an Assigning Officer for local umpire’s assoc...long-time administrator
in Sullivan Co...spent over 30 yrs in education as teacher, coach, AP, and AD...became
Asst. Principal & AD at Sullivan East in ‘80 and retired in ‘02...A. F. Bridges AD of the
Year in ‘99...called numerous District and Region baseball tournaments...worked his
3rd TSSAA State Baseball Championship in 2009
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Tommy Layne
Administrator
Born: August 30, 1945
Former basketball and football coach at Whitwell High School for 24 years (1968 - 1992)
over 400 victories in girls’ basketball...his boys’ basketball teams won five District
Championships...one Region Championship...two Sub-State appearances...1 TSSAA State
Tournament appearance...received numerous “Coach of the Year” honors for his achievements
instrumental in starting a baseball program at Whitwell in the 1970s, and he coached softball as well
became Principal at Sequatchie County HS in 1993, where he remains today...has served on
the TSSAA Board of Control since 2001...served on the TACA Board...played baseball at UT Knoxville
and Tennessee Technological University
Johnny Morgan
Coach
Born: March 20, 1954
Has taught and coached for the past 34 years at McMinn Central HS...became the girls’
basketball coach at McMinn Central in 1978...has compiled over 700 career victories...has an
overall winning percentage of 71%...his Chargerettes have captured 11 District titles, ten
Regional crowns, and have made 20 sub-state appearances...his teams have reached the
TSSAA State Tournament ten times...TSSAA State Runner-Up in 1997, 2004, and 2010...has
received numerous “Coach of the Year” honors, including multiple “District Coach of the Year”
awards and the “Tri-State Coach of the Year”...was an All-American basketball player at
Tennessee-Wesleyan College, and is a member of its Hall of Fame...coached the Tennessee
All-Stars in 1999, defeating the Georgia All-Stars
Robert L. Raikes
Administrator
Born: September 17, 1937
Teacher and Coach for 14 years in Rutherford Co. School System...coached boys’
basketball and football...served as an educator in Smyrna for over 50 years...Principal of Smyrna High
School...TSSAA A. F. Bridges Principal Award recipient...multi-term president of the Rutherford
County Secondary Principals Assn..the football stadium at Smyrna HS is named in his honor
Smyrna HS has won a girls’ basketball championship, two football titles, and four boys’
bowling championships during his tenure...member of TASSP/NASSP...served on State Beta
Club Council...served as director of multiple district and region tournaments...has
been involved at Smyrna High School as an athlete, teacher, coach, and administrator
Gary Rankin
Coach
Born: February 13, 1953
Has been a successful high school football coach for 35 years...has coached football at
Warren County, Smith County, Riverdale, and Alcoa high schools...has over 300 career
victories...currently #5 in the state for career coaching victories...his Alcoa teams have won the
State Championship each year since he arrived in 2006...his Riverdale teams were 5A State
Champions four times (1994, 1997, 2001, 2004)...he has coached 13 Mr. Football Award
winners and one Gatorade Player of the Year...has received countless “Coach of the Year”
honors...currently serves as the Athletic Director and Vice-Principal at Alcoa, as well as the
Head Football coach
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Jake Rudolph
Coach
Born: September 22, 1929; Died: July 6, 2008
Coached football at Memphis University School for 39 years...won 295 games at MUS, and
302 games overall (coached one year at Darlington School in Rome, GA)...his MUS team won
the TSSAA Class AA State Title in 1985...had two state runner-up finishes, six regional titles,
and 10 district championships...led MUS to the playoffs 16 times and had double-digit victories
in nine of his 39 seasons...ranks in the Top 10 in the state for most coaching victories...won
Tennessee Coach of the Year, the Rex Dockery Award, the Lawrenceburg Touchdown Club
Coach of the Year, and the Memphis Quarterback Club Coach of the Year...all three of Coach
Rudolph’s sons played for him at MUS...played football at Georgia Tech under Bobby Dodd...retired in
1997
Don Sutton
Official
Born: August 24, 1932; Died: February 6, 2010
Served as a TSSAA official in baseball, basketball, football, and volleyball for over 30
years...registered with TSSAA in 1975, and continued to officiate until 2008...member of the
Memphis Officials Association in football, where he also served as President...received a
TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition...received an A. F. Bridges Award for his
outstanding achievements in officiating...officiated football, baseball, basketball, and volleyball
on the collegiate level...member of the Memphis Amateur Sports Hall of Fame...member of the
Henry County Sports Hall of Fame...worked numerous district, region, and sub-state contests
and worked the state finals in baseball four times, football twice, and volleyball three times
Larry Taft
Contributor
Born: January 6, 1950
Longtime sportswriter with The Tennessean newspaper in Nashville...has covered high school
sports for nearly 40 years...worked his first boys’ state basketball tournament in 1973 and his
first football championship in 1974...has worked professionally for the Knoxville News-Sentinel,
The Democrat-Union in Lawrenceburg, and The Tennessean...served as the Director of Media
Relations at TSSAA for 16 months before returning to The Tennessean to cover prep
sports...currently in his fourth year as the Sports Editor at The Tennessean...enjoys the history
of high school athletics and has done numerous nominations warranting the induction of
countless TSSAA Hall of Fame members...contributed several articles to the TSSAA State
Basketball programs honoring teams on past state championships...in the early 1980s he
implemented a weekly football wrap-up, complete with district standings, which were used in
papers statewide
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James Armstrong
Administrator
Born: April 4, 1936; Died: December 12, 2013
Teacher/Coach for nearly 40 years...spent 1st 5 yrs in KY as a football coach...coached FB and
basketball at Pearl HS for 10 years...assst. basketball coach on Pearl’s 1966 undefeated state
championship squad...Asst. Principal at Bass Middle and East HS...Principal at Highland Heights
and Maplewood high schools...served on TSSAA Board of Control for 3 years...received a TSSAA
Distinguished Service Recognition...taught college courses at Trevecca University and TN State
University throughout his career...inducted into the Metro Football and Region 6-AAA Metro
Basketball halls of fame...1969 Football Coach of the Year...Retired in 1998
Butch Campbell
Official
Born: November 23, 1945
Served as a TSSAA official for over 30 years in football and basketball...worked in numerous
postseason contests, including the 1995 Clinic Bowl at Vanderbilt...Supervisor of Officials for
three years in the North Central Basketball Association...served as the clock operator at the
TSSAA State Basketball tournaments for over 35 years, working over 1,250 games...Teacher
and Elementary School Principal in Murfreesboro for over 40 years...served on the
Murfreesboro City School Board and the Rutherford Co. Schools Policy Committee...has
directed numerous TSSAA District Basketball tournaments in his area...Received a TSSAA
Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding contributions to high school athletics...Member
of the Northeast Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
Dick Henley
Administrator
Born: November 24, 1949
Administrator and Coach at TN School for the Deaf for over 25 years...Head football coach at
TSD since 1987...Athletic Director at TSD since 1990...has served as President of the
Education Association of TSD...has overseen numerous events and tournaments at the school,
including the Mason-Dixon volleyball and basketball tournaments...arranges an annual
preseason basketball tournament with area schools for the deaf...volunteers his time and efforts to
work the TSD’s Run for the Deaf held each Spring...his football team was recently named Deaf Digest
2011 Team of the Year in eight-man football, which is considered a National Championship...played
football at TSD, and his 1967 team captured a National Championship
Sam & Nelda Kerr
Contributor
Born: Sam--December 23, 1941; Nelda--December 3, 1942
Have worked tirelessly in many different capacities at TSSAA events for many years...spearheaded
the 1st TSSAA merchandising program...both have taken up tickets at many state tournaments,
and Nelda has worked the ramp at the state basketball championships...Nelda has been in charge of
lining up the halftime entertainment and National Anthem performances at state basketball tournaments...Nelda is credited with designing the original Spring Fling logo and was the official photographer for TSSAA for many years...Sam has been heavily involved in officiating football, basketball,
track and field, and softball...Sam officiated in the first-ever TSSAA State Softball Championships
Sam has served as a Supervisor and Assigning Officer of officials for many years and has handled
state rules meetings in softball...Sam was a member of the NFHS Softball Rules Committee
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Charles Mitchell
Coach
Born: Feburary 19, 1946
Spent 30 years at Pickett Co. High School as a girls’ and boys’ basketball coach...took his
teams to six Region Championships, six Sub-State contests, and made five trips to the TSSAA
State Tournament...compiled close to 400 career victories...won a State Championship with the
girls in 1977 and the boys in 1990...received numerous awards for his accomplishments,
including Coach of the Year in Tennessee three times...Principal for two years at Pickett
Co...Served as Superintendent of Pickett Co. Schools for 4 four-year terms before retiring in
1999...his son, Eric, played on his 1990 state championship team and was named MVP of the
tournament and the Class A Mr. Basketball...he helps his son, who currently coaches boys
basketball at White Co. High School in Sparta
Jerry Pearson
Coach
Born: January 31, 1940
Football coach for over 45 years in Robertson and Dickson counties...began at East Robertson
HS and then had stints at Dickson Co., Greenbrier, and Springfield high schools...served as an
assistant coach at Montgomery Bell Academy in Nashville from 1995 - 1998...compiled over
200 career victories...his 1988 Dickson Co. squad won the TSSAA Football Championship in
Class AAA...his teams made nine bowl appearances...sent 11 teams to the playoffs...recipient
of the Roy Kramer Contributions to Football Award in 2007...played at Springfield High School
for fellow TSSAA Hall of Famer Boyce Smith, who is also a member of the National HighSchool Hall of
Fame...played football and baseball at Middle Tennessee State
Leon Rash
Official
Born: November 15, 1945
Worked as a TSSAA official for over 40 years...worked numerous postseason games, including
District, Region, and three TSSAA State tournaments...Supervisor and Assigning Officer for the
Southeast Tennessee Basketball Officials Association...TSSAA Officials Camp Director..helped
organize the baseball umpire association in Sequatchie Valley in the mid 1970s...received an
A. F. Bridges Official of the Year Award for his teachign adn promotion of citizenship and
sportsmanship in high school athletics...has received numerous awards for his efforts in the
building of a five-field sports complex and track at his local park...three-year letterman in
baseball at Middle TN State University
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Dorris Armstrong
Official
Born: April 1, 1943
TSSAA basketball official for 37 years...currently in his 46th year as a TSSAA baseball
umpire...in basketball he worked post-season tournaments for over 30 years and officiated in
two state basketball tournaments--one boys and one girls...began officiating baseball in 1966,
and has worked over 40 years of post-season tournaments, including two TSSAA State
Tournaments...has served as a baseball Assigning Officer for over 30 years in the Middle
Tennessee area...Mr. Armstrong taught and coached football for 40 years until his retirement in
2004...coached football at Pearl, Cumberland, Whites Creek, McGavock, and Maplewood high
schools...coached wrestling for 3 years...continues to officiate and assists the football team at
Maplewood High School
Wes Elrod
Coach
Born: May 19, 1941
Spent 46 years teaching and coaching in the Middle Tennessee area...taught and coached in
six different schools within the Metro-Nashville school system...head coach for 23 years at
Donelson, North, Maplewood, and McGavock high schools...compiled an overall record of
173-81-2, upon his retirement from Nashville schools, he served as a teacher and assistant
football coach at three mid-state schools...served as a non-faculty offensive coordinator at
Stratford, Wilson Central, and Hunters Lane high schools...coached for four years at
Cumberland University in Lebanon, TN...published several books and developed a website
highlighting his “wing-T” system...coached one of eight original wrestling teams in Nashville,
and had five individual state champions
Sammy Fisher
Coach
Born: January 8, 1941
Coached for over 30 years in West Tennessee...began his coaching career in 1960 at
Decaturville High School...head baseball, girls’ basketball, and boys’ basketball coach...in 1966
he became the girls’ basketball and baseball coach at Riverside High School, and coached
there for two years...coached baseball and boys’ basketball at Lexington High School for 13
years...completed his career at Riverside High School...after his retirement he returned to
coach at Scotts Hill, Riverside, and Lexington high schools...completed his 33 year basketball
coaching career with 781 wins and 407 losses
Johnny Grimes
Administrator
Born: June 1, 1947
Currently in his 44th year in education...has served the majority of his tenure in Marion
County...long-time coach of five different sports including football, basketball, baseball, golf,
and wrestling...coached a team in each of the five sports he coached in either the TSSAA state
tournament or state championship game...played football for fellow TSSAA Hall of Famer, Bill
Baxter...served as an Assistant Principal for 18 years and Principal for 8 years at Marion
County High School...after 35 years at Marion Co. High School, he went to work at the Central
Office to become Supervisor of Student Affairs...received a TSSAA A. F. Bridges Award for
Principal of the Year in 2001, and for Administrator of the Year in 2006...currently serves as the
Marion Co. Curriculum Director, a position he has held since 2008
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Jack Harlow
Coach
Born: December 22, 1950
Teacher and girls’ basketball coach for nearly 40 years...began his career at a junior high
school in Franklin County for two years...in 1978 he began teaching and coaching girls’
basketball at Franklin Co. High School...coached for 16 years at Franklin Co. and then went on
to coach at Columbia Central, Bradley Central, and Shelbyville Central high schools...took
three different Class AAA girls’ basketball teams to the TSSAA State Tournament (Franklin Co.,
Columbia, Bradley Central)...his teams made a total of five state tournament
appearances...overall coaching record of 564 wins and 224 losses...retired in 2006, and in
2010 he returned to Franklin Co. to serve as an assistant girls’ basketball coach
Sherry Hooks
Coach
Born: May 22, 1955
Coached volleyball for twenty-one years at Sullivan South High School...compiled over 900 career
victories...her volleyball teams made 18 TSSAA State Tournament appearances...won 3 TSSAA
State Championships (1984, 1995, 1996)...her teams were State Runner-Up in 1985 and 1998
Coach Hooks was very instrumental in the move of girls’ volleyball from club status to a sanctioned
TSSAA sport...helped create the first East/West All-Star game in 1988...her teams rank 2nd in the
state for most consecutive match wins with 63 in a row (1995 - 1997)...Coach Hooks also coached
girls’ basketball, cross country, and track and field throughout her career
Larry Hutchinson
Official
Born: September 20, 1953
Served many years as a TSSAA football and basketball official...officiated football for 30 years
and worked numerous play-off games...worked four TSSAA State Football Championship
games...was the line judge in the 1992 and 1995 state championships, and was the referee in
the 1999 championship game...in his 24 years as a basketball official, he worked four TSSAA
State Tournaments--three boys’ and one girls’...President of the Region I Basketball Officials
Association for 13 years...President of the Region I Football Officials Association for four
years...Mr. Hutchinson has over 20 years of college officiating experience
Fred F. Kessler, II
Administrator
Born: February 14, 1958
Has been involved in secondary education for over 30 yrs at Bolivar Central HS...teacher, coach,
AD, AP, and Principal at Bolivar... AD at Bolivar 23 yrs Principal for 17 yrs...TSSAA Board of Control
17 yrs...Vice-President of Board for 10 yrs...Bolivar Central contributed more to TSSAA Hall of
Champions than any other member school under his leadership...longtime basketball official and
Supervisor of Officials, and his two brothers and father were officials as well...his father, Fred F.
Kessler, Sr., was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2001 as an official
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Mike & Karen Parker
Contributor
Born: Mike--August 25, 1950; Karen--August 23, 1957
Have worked together at TSSAA State Wrestling Tournaments for nearly 20 years...Mike
coached football, wrestling, and tennis for four years at Red Bank and East Ridge high
schools...Mike’s East Ridge wrestling squad won the TSSAA State Championship in 1975, and
he was named Coach of the Year...Mike was a wrestling official for 19 years and then became
the Assigning Officer for the Chattanooga Association...Mike has served as a coach, official,
and tournament director of the TSSAA State Wrestling Championships throughout his
career...Mike and Karen began administering the Individual and Dual State Wrestling
Tournaments in 1997...Karen has been managing the brackets for the Division II State
Tournament since 2001
David Russell
Coach
Born: June 26, 1953
Long-time girls’ basketball coach at Bradford and Gibson County high schools in West
Tennessee...coached at Bradford for 21 years (1978 - 1999) and Gibson Co. for 11 years
(2000 - 2010)...took his girls’ basketball teams to the TSSAA State Tournament a combined 17
times...won six TSSAA State Championships (Bradford--1982, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998; Gibson
Co.--2010)...received numerous accolades and coach of the year honors for his accomplishments
Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the Year...District and Region Coach of the Year...
West Tennessee Coach of the Year...compiled over 950 victories in his 35-year career..in 2011 he
became the assistant women’s basketball coach at the University of Tennessee at Martin
Dan Schlafer
Administrator
Born: January 29, 1952
Has been involved in high school education and athletics since 1974...has served as a
teacher, coach, and administrator throughout his career...taught and coached for 21 years
before becoming Principal at Tellico Plains High School...received a TSSAA A. F. Bridges
Award as Principal of the Year in 2003...served on the Cumberland County Board of
Education, and was the Chairman for three years and Vice-Chairman for one...has been highly
involved with the Tennessee School Boards Association, serving as President in 2010...serves
as an Ex-Officio member of the TSSAA Legislative Council and Board of Control representing
the TSBA...in 2006, he became the Federal Programs Director for Monroe Co. Schools
Susan Williamson
Official
Born: March 7, 1951
TSSAA soccer official who began officiating in 1986 when the sport became sanctioned by the
TSSAA...has registered with the TSSAA as a soccer official as long as any other person in the
state...has worked over 700 matches and over 50 post-season assignments in both boys’ and
girls’ soccer...was selected to work at every level of district, region, sectional, and state for
both boys and girls during her career...was the first female to work a TSSAA Girls and Boys
State Soccer Championship...was the first female in the state selected to referee the Boys
State Soccer Championship final match...began serving as an Assigning Officer for the
Tennessee Valley Soccer Referees Association in 1986
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Melvin Black
Official
Born: January 14, 1936
Teacher and coach at Burt High School in Clarksville and Pearl High School in Nashville for 9 years
coached football, basketball, and track...in 1962, he began officiating basketball games in the
TN High School Athletic Association, which administered the black schools prior to integration
in 1963, registered with the TSSAA as a basketball official...he later added football, baseball, and
track...officiated over 1,000 football games, more than 900 baseball games, and more than 900
track meets on the high school and college level...worked in one TSSAA State Football Championship
and one boys’ basketball State Championship during his career as a high school official
Willie Brown
Contributor
Born: January 5, 1947; Died: July 21, 1971
Basketball player at Father Ryan HS who had a major impact on helping to break the color barrier,
not only at Father Ryan, but across the state of TN...believed to be the first African-American to
play for a predominantly white high school team in the NIL, the state of Tennessee, and presumably
the South...in December of 1963, Willie and his teammate, Jessie Porter, stepeed on the court for
Father Ryan and history was made...in his 2-year career the Irish posted a 52-6 record...led his team
against a nationally touted Pearl HS in front of a crowd of 8,300...game believed to have been the 1st
in the South between an African-American school and a predominantly white school...Willie was
coached by fellow TSSAA Hall of Famer, Bill Derrick, during his time at Father Ryan
Ken Colquette
Coach
Born: August 3, 1947
Football coach for over 40 years...began in South Carolina and Georgia before going to Cleveland, TN
as an Offensive Coordinator in 1976...began at Marion Co. HS in 1980 and was head football coach
there for 17 years...fellow Hall of Famer, Bill Baxter, was the Principal at Marion Co. at the time...his
teams won 4 TSSAA State Championships and were runners-up twice...in 2001, returned to Grundy
Co. HS, his alma mater, and served as Principal and AD for 8 years and football coach for 4...retired
from education in 2008...currently back in coaching as head football coach at Sequatchie Co. HS
Marvin Doggett
Official
Born: May 22, 1939
Began his officiating career in 1959 as a member of the Bluff City Officials Association in Memphis
worked in numerous district and invitational tournaments prior to school integration in 1964...he
became a registered official with TSSAA in 1965...was assigned to work numerous District, Regional,
and Sub-State basketball tournaments...worked the 1973 TSSAA East vs. West All-Star basketball
game...assigned to work the 1974 and 1979 TSSAA Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments...was
appointed TSSAA Supervisor of Officials in 1980...official and supervisor on college level as well
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Gary B.Householder
Administrator
Born: September 25, 1949
Administrator and Coach over 30 years at Seymour HS...head football coach at Seymour HS for
34 years...career record of 280-106...both the stadium and fieldhouse at Seymour are named in
his honor...served as Athletic Director at Seymour for 30 years, and continues in that position
today...under his leadership, Seymour started programs in track, cross country, boys’ and girls’
soccer, volleyball, and bowling...served as a TSSAA District Coordinator since the program began
along with serving as Athletic Director, he is coaching the boys’ and girls’ golf teams at Seymour HS
Randy King
Coach
Born: September 3, 1951
Boys’ basketball coach and Athletic Director at Oakland High School for over 30 years...record
consists of 552 wins and 168 losses in 23 seasons as head coach...his teams compiled 20
consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins...captured numerous District and Region championships
made five trips to the TSSAA Boys State Basketball Tournament...named District and Mid-State
Coach of the Year several times...won both a TSSAA A. F. Bridges Award and Distinguished Service
Award...gymnasium at Oakland HS is named in his honor...currently serves as Athletic Director at
Providence Christian Academy in Murfreesboro
Glenn McCadams
Coach
Born: March 4, 1947; Died: March 21, 2013
High school football coach for over 40 years...31 years spent at Lipscomb Academy...began in West
TN at Milan and Peabody high schools...went to Lipscomb in 1982...compiled an overall record of
319-112...his teams were TSSAA State Champions in 1994, 2002, and 2007...four-time State
Runners-up...advanced to postseason in 27 of his 31 years at Lipscomb...helped establish and served
on the Board of Directors for TACA...Vice-President of Football Coaches Association...TSSAA Region
Coordinator...Asst. Principal 26 years...Athletic Director 25 years...numerous coaching awards for
his accomplishments and contributions to high school football in Tennessee
Chic Nute
Administrator
Born: January 19, 1943
Involved in education nearly 40 years...served as Athletic Director at Kingsbury, Calloway Co, and
Munford high schools for 17 years...was the AD and Assistant Principal at Munford Middle for 4 years
and at Brighton HS for 15...District Coordinator for TMSAA for 12 years...TSSAA District and
Region Tournament Director for over 20 years...currently serving as the county-wide Athletic
Director in Tipton County, as well as the Assistant Transportation Supervisor
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Wanda Belt
Contributor
Born: March 27, 1947
Worked at the TSSAA office for over 20 years...Administrative Assistant to two Executive Directors,
Ronnie Carter and Bernard Childress...handled eligibility questions...processed transfer students
on a daily basis, along with dictation and other responsibilites given by the Executive Director...
worked in the ticket office at the state basketball tournaments annually...worked each year at the
Spring Fling headquarters...worked closely with the TSSAA Hall of Fame luncheon for many years...
attended every TSSAA Board of Control and Legislative Council meeting, preparing agendas and
minutes from each...served as the Office Manager at TSSAA, helping lead the staff in its daily
operations
Dan Black
Administrator
Born: October 19, 1949
Administrator and coach for over 40 years in West Tennessee...boys’ basketball coach for 16 years
at Maury City, Ripley, and Crockett Co. high schools...coached baseball and golf...named District
Coach of the Year numerous times in baseball and basketball...worked as an Athletic Director for
nearly 30 years and Principal for 14 years...took over as Superintendent of the Bradford Special
Schools District in 2007...TSSAA Principal of the Year in his district in 2005...School System
Administrator of the Year in 2011...served on the TSSAA Legislative Council since 2000, serving
as Vice-President for four years before becoming President in 2009
Doug Dennett
Official
Born: April 17, 1940
Has been involved with the TSSAA for over 3 decades as a track and field and cross country
official...worked countless events in the Chattanooga area...received numerous awards for his efforts
at both the local and state level...has officiated in a number of TSSAA State Championships in both
track and field and cross country...a few of his responsibilities include weighing vaulters, shots, and
discus...for almost 30 years has worked as the clerk of course and meet referee for meets in the
greater Chattanooga area...works closely with schools during the regular season to ensure they are
in compliance with TSSAA and NFHS rules
Bob Edens
Coach
Born: September 2, 1946
Spent over 20 years as the football coach at Marshall Co. High School...compiled an overall record
of 169-79...won the TSSAA State Championship in 1984...teams won 3 Regional Championships,
10 District Championships, made 15 play-off appearances, and 4 bowl game appearances...named
District Coach of the Year 10 times...received TSSAA A. F. Bridges Award in 2008-2009...field
house at Marshall Co. HS was named the Bob Edens Field House in 2001 in his honor...retired from
coaching in 1999...became Principal of Cornersville HS in 2001...retired after 2013-14 school year
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V. F. Goddard
Administrator
Born: February 15, 1891; Died: August 8, 1975
Served as Superintendent of Alcoa Schools for 33 years, beginning in 1924...prior to that he served
in the same capacity in Michigan and North Dakota...during his time at Alcoa, oversaw the completion
of Hall School and Springbrook Gymnasium...responsible for creating many of the Alcoa HS athletic
teams, including football in 1924...Alcoa HS football field is named V. F. Goddard Field in his honor...
hired two fellow TSSAA Hall of Famers as teachers and coaches at Alcoa HS, William Bailey and
Vernon Osbourne...served on the TSSAA Board of Control for 23 years (1935-57), seven of them as
President...very instrumental in the hiring of the first TSSAA Executive Director, Mr. A. F. Bridges
Charlie Harper
Coach
Born: August 17, 1944
Longtime track and field and cross country coach in Middle Tennessee...began in Murfreesboro in
1970, coaching at Murfreesboro Central 3 years and Oakland for 9...coached track and field and
cross country at Brentwood Academy from 1983 to 2011...his teams compiled fourteen boys’ track
and field state championships, 3 boys’ cross country state championships, and one girls’ cross
country state championship...coached several lindividuals to TSSAA state championships over his
40-year coaching career...named the Tennessean and TN Athletic Coaches Association Coach of the
Year in Track and Field and Cross Country...selected as the NFHS State Coach of the Year and was a
Regional nominee
James Herbert
Official
Born: January 2, 1931
Has been registered with the TSSAA as a football and baseball official for over 50 years...has
worked as a referee in at least two TSSAA State Football Championships, and about a dozen
State Baseball Championships...has served as a baseball supervisor for the past 20 years in the
Memphis/Shelby Co. area...was a member of the Mid-South Football Officials Association...in charge
of the education committee for new football officials in the Mid-South Association for several years...
has been a baseball supervisor for TSSAA since 1994...served as a Director at Spring Fling for over
ten years
Ernie Smith
Coach
Born: January 21, 1951
Currently in his 38th year as head baseball and girls’ basketball coach at Lipscomb Academy...over
860 wins in baseball...District Baseball Champs 28 times and Region champs 18 times...teams have
made 16 TSSAA State Baseball tournament appearances...runner-up in baseball twice...has captured
seven TSSAA State Baseball championships...over 870 career wins in girls’ basketball...made eleven
TSSAA Girls’ State Basketball tournament appearances...TSSAA State Champions in girls’ basketball in 1986...TSSAA Distinguished Service Award, NFHS National Coach of Year, South Regional
Coach of the Year, TACA Coach of the Year, TSSAA Baseball Coach of Year, Lipscomb Univ. HOF, TBCA
HOF...USA Today Nominee for “Best Girls’ Basketball Coach in TN”
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Member Address List
*This information is only included for those members who gave consent
Member Name
Allen, Edgar
Allen, Joe H.
Anderson, Charles
Arata, Bill
Armstrong, Dorris
Armstrong, James
Bailey, Bill
Bailey, Ken
Baldridge, Bob
Barnes, Randy
Barry, Don
Baxter, Bill
Bayless, Roscoe “Charlie”
Beck, Gene
Belew, Billy
Belt, Wanda
Black, Bob
Black, Dan
Black, Melvin
Bone, Mike
Bowles, Henry
Brandon, Campbell
Brimm, Bill
Brooks, Sam
Brown, Lynn
Brunette, Scott
Campbell, Butch
Carpenter, Jerry
Carroll, Richard
Carter, Ronnie
Cartwright, Jim
Casey, Joe
Cate, Alfred B.
Cicirello, Santo
Clayton, Joseph A.
Collie, David
Colquette, Ken
Counts, Larry
Coutras, Nick
Cradic, Jim
Cummings, Bob
Davis, Dorothy Nell
Davis, Joe
Dennett, Doug
Dillon, Norman
Doggett, Marvin
Driskill, William
Dukes, Roy
Dunn, Mickey
Durham, Harry
Edens, Bob
Elliott, Fred S.
Ellis, Jimmy
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Ruth Allen
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Mrs. James Armstrong
Doris Quillen Bailey
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Mrs. Nancy Cartwright
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Chris Coutras
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Virginia Dillon
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Patricia E. Drinnon
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Address
4419 Prescott Rd., Nashville, TN 37204
3209 Knobview Dr., Nashville, TN 37214
8731 Sawyer Brown Rd., Nashville, TN 37221
9722 Green Spruce Dr., Lakeland, TN 38002
4133 Home Haven Dr., Nashville, TN 37218
5929 Fireside Dr., Brentwood, TN 37027
1840 Mills Street, Alcoa, TN 37701
1605 Main Street, Baileyton, TN 37745
P. O. Box 150526, Nashville, TN 37215
516 E. Jackson St., Union City, TN 38261
2918 Ashland City Rd., Clarksville, TN 37043
P. O. Box 732, Jasper, TN 37347
145 Unaka View Rd., Johnson City, TN 37601
314 Oak St., Springfield, TN 37172
105 Johnson St., Lexington, TN 38351
1905 Neely’s Bend Road, Madison, TN 37115
7217 Hallbrook Road, Knoxville, TN 37918
2828 Hwy 54 North, Alamo, TN 38001
747 Work Dr., Nashville, TN 37207
312 Ledgeview Drive, Shelbyville, TN 37160
5121 Lantana Lane, Chattanooga, TN 37416
522 Derby Downs, Lebanon, TN 37087
2030 Spring Branch Drive, Madison, TN 37115
200 Magnolia Ave., South Pittsburg, TN 37380
2968 Marvin Circle, Maryville, TN 37803
6224 Bresslyn Rd., Nashville, TN 37205
1639 Kensington Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
125 Gene Adams Rd., Martin, TN 38237
6048 Orebank Rd., Kingsport, TN 37664
1544 McMahan Hollow Rd. Pleasant View, TN 37146
400 Meadowview Dr., Columbia, TN 38401
820 Cedarstone Way, Nashville, TN 37214
3685 Shelby Cove, Hernando, MS 38632
206 Bailey Bridge Rd., Limestone, TN 37681
670 Peterson Lake Rd., Collierville, TN 38017
3317 Stillcorn Ridge Rd., Columbia, TN 38401
900 Dennis Ave., Jasper, TN 37347
3115 Field Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
1005 Manor Ct., Brentwood, TN 37027
326 Tipton St., Church Hill, TN 37642
5560 Powell Sullivan Rd., Franklin, TN 37064
822 S. High St., Trenton, TN 38382
9032 Gandy Dr., Bartlett, TN 38133
4180 Gann Store Road, Hixson, TN 37343
260 Hidden Oaks Trail, Cleveland, TN 37312
8512 Timber Run Cove, Cordova, TN 38018
336 Ross Springs Dr., Maryville, TN 37803
1901 Phillips St., Lewisburg, TN 37091
1208 Toben Terrace, Lawrenceburg, TN 38464
3809 Masonwood Ln., Memphis, TN 38116
1541 Troy Drive, Lewisburg, TN 37091
1691 Kimbrough Rd., Germantown, TN 38138
172 Possum Hollow Rd., Fayetteville, TN 37334
Member Name
Ellison, Albert
Elrod, Wes
Evans, Billy Joe
Fisher, Sammy
Francescon, Vic
Fuller, Ray
Garrison, Billy Bob
Gibbs, Hester
Gideon, Gill
Gill, Harry
Goodwin, Marsha
Grider, Donald N.
Griffith, Jean
Griffith, Tommy
Grimes, Johnny
Halfacre, Joe
Hardin, Joe
Harlow, Jack
Harper, Charlie
Harris, Hale
Henley, Dick
Henley, Ed
Henley, O’Neal
Herbert, James
High, Robert
Hobbs, Wayne
Holly, Paul
Hooks, Sherry
Householder, Gary
Hutchinson, Larry
Hutton, Jr., E. L.
Insell, Rick
Jernigan, E. D.
Kelley, Dale
Kelly, Maurice
Kerr, Sam and Nelda
Kessler, II, Fred F.
King, Randy
Lady, Don
Lawson, Sr., Ronald
Layne, Tommy
London, Eugene
Loyd, Hardy
McCadams, Glenn
McClain, Bill
McClure, Creed
McConnell, Charles
McGhee, La Tain
McPherson, John A.
Merrell, Juanita
Miller, D. M.
Miller, Johnny
Mitchell, Charles
Moffett, Ray
Monroe, Benny
Morgan, Johnny
Nall, Earl
Neely, Catherine
Contact
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Gaynelle Grider
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Sally Hobbs
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Patsy J. Muse
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Mary D. Kelly
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Ronald Lawson, Jr.
Same
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Alacia McCadams
Same
Blanche McClure
Same
Dorothy McGhee
June McPherson
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Address
11 Kelly Landing Rd., Linden, TN 37096
234 Bluegrass Circle, Lebanon, TN 37090
42 Timberlake Dr., Fayetteville, TN 37334
2348 Largo Road, Decaturville, TN 38329
8207 Wikle Rd. E, Brentwood, TN 37027
827 Gen. George Patton Rd., Nashville, TN 37211
421 Caleb Ave., Elizabethton, TN 37643
1501 Hartsville Pike, Lebanon, TN 37087
325 E. Eastland #23, Gallatin, TN 37066
1008 Rosemont Terrace, Smyrna, TN 37167
1516 Everhart Dr. NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
426 Swedens Cove Rd., South Pittsburg, TN 37380
508 River Rouge Drive, Nashville, TN 37209
508 River Rouge Drive, Nashville, TN 37209
1032 Charles Ave., Jasper, TN 37347
928 Jennings Creek Hwy, Gainesboro, TN 38562
560 Aymett Ridge Rd., Pulaski, TN 38478
P. O. Box 137, Pulaski, TN 38478
1201 Buckhead Drive, Brentwood, TN 37027
7122 Sunrise Circle, Franklin, TN 37067
805 Berkay Lane, Seymour, TN 37865
363 Willow Brook Drive, Manchester, TN 37355
107 Northshore Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
5355 Chickasaw Road, Memphis, TN 38120
7018 Palermo Dr., Chattanooga, TN 37421
122 N. 5th Street, Pulaski, TN 38478
2404 Bridgeport Dr., Memphis, TN 38114
5119 Waterford Drive, Kingsport, TN 37664
2216 Gibson Circle, Sevierville, TN 37876
959 N. Church St., Mountain City, TN 37683
506 Melody Lane, Memphis, TN 38120
106 White Cloud Trail, Murfreesboro, TN 37127
300 Stewart St., Tullahoma, TN 37388
P. O. Box 665, Huntingdon, TN 38344
304 Lackey Lane, Ripley, TN 38063
184 George Nolen Ln., Cumberland City, TN 37050
301 Blake Cove, Bolivar, TN 38008
2109 Ravenwood Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37129
230 Vance Lane, Bluff City, TN 37618
P. O. Box 150983, Nashville, TN 37215
243 Big Fork Road, Chattanooga, TN 37405
404 SW Atlantic St., Tullahoma, TN 37388
3209 Water Valley Rd., Santa Fe, TN 38482
1104 Frances Ave., Nashville, TN 37204
8230 Rebecca Woods Dr., Arlington, TN 38002
108 Windermere Village Way, Blythewood, SC 29016
1600 E Watauga Ave., Johnson City, TN 37601
1104 Buckthorn Dr., Knoxville, TN 37912
1731 Kingsbury Dr., Nashville, TN 37215
1159 Lake Edge Dr., Murfreesboro, TN 37130
5505 Wil-Loyd Rd., Knoxville, TN 37912
4367 Sango Rd., Clarksville, TN 37043
24 Deer Creek Ct., Clay City, KY 40312
135 Mason Dr., Fayetteville, TN 37334
2413 Valley Hills Dr., Cleveland, TN 37311
901 Pennsylvania Avenue, Etowah, TN 37331
P. O. Box 14, Kingston, TN 37763
952 Wyndsor Dr., Hixson, TN 37343
Member Name
Contact
Nute, Chic
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Osborne, Vernon
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Osteen, Faye
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Osteen, William
Faye Osteen
Pack, Bill
Kenny Pack
Pack, Kenny
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Parker, Mike and Karen
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Pate, Buddy
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Pearson, Jerry
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Perry, Gordon
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Peters, Jerry
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Pickell, Richard
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Pittman, Henry C.
Mrs. Pittman
Pitts, George
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Poston, Jim
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Poteete, Jim
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Raikes, Robert “Bud”
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Rankin, Gary
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Rash, Leon
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Reed, Mike
Same
Reynolds, Thurman
Same
Ridley, Cornelius
Carolyn Ridley
Rogers, Lamar
Same
Rogers, Morris
Same
Russ, Susan
Same
Russell, David
Same
Schlafer, Dan
Same
Siler, Petie
Pat Siler Harmon
Simpson, Phillip & Sue Ann
Same
Smiddy, Jim
Gloria Smiddy
Smith, Cecil
Corinne Smith
Smith, Ernie
Same
Smotherman, Nelson
Same
Snyder, Bobby
Same
Sorrells, Fred
Same
Spangler, Ralph
Same
Stafford, Pete
Same
Taft, Larry
Same
Thompson, Louis
Same
Trotter, Gene
Same
Tucker, John
Same
Vradenburg, Jerry
Same
Warmbrod, James
Kathryn Warmbrod
Welch, Richard
Betty Welch
Wheeler, Wylie
Marie Wheeler
White, Jerry
Same
Williamson, Susan
Same
Wilson, Ted B.
Same
Wright, Jim
Same
Woodruff, William “Woody”
Same
Address
71 Allen Cove, Munford, TN 38058
1734 Maury St., Alcoa, TN 37701
8046 Wilkinsville, Millington, TN 38053
8046 Wilkinsville, Millington, TN 38053
206 Kingsridge Blvd., Tullahoma, TN 37388
206 Kingsridge Blvd., Tullahoma, TN 37388
7220 Sims Road, Harrison, TN 37341
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
2204 Ruth St., Unit #10, Springfield, TN 37172
510 Clinton Dr., Brownsville, TN 38012
1176 East Crestwood Dr., Memphis, TN 38119
321 Westshore Dr., Harriman, TN 37748
2595 Bartlett Blvd., Bartlett, TN 38734
1426 Egypt Rd., Bluff City, TN 37618
8559 Sawyer Brown Rd., Nashville, TN 37221
254 Humboldt Gibson Wells Rd., Humboldt, TN 38343
901 Sam Davis Road, Smyrna, TN 37167
5030 Candlewood Court, Maryville, TN 37804
P. O. Box 158, Jasper, TN 37347
1340 Appalachian Trace, Morristown, TN 37814
29 Old Humboldt Rd., Jackson, TN 38305
4348 Setters Rd., Nashville, TN 37218
1470 Bicknell Rd., Clarkrange, TN 38553
287 Lorena Rd., Winchester, TN 37398
1320 Gay Winds Dr., Mt. Juliet, TN 37122
146 Oliver Chapel Rd., Bradford, TN 38316
126 Baltusrol Rd., Fairfield Glade, TN 38558
1607 Solod Dr., Morristown, TN 37814
275 Cana Circle, Nashville, TN 37205
1320 Brown Ave. NW, Cleveland, TN 37311
3550 Beaver Run Dr., Collierville, TN 38017
1743 Old Natchez Tr., Franklin, TN 37069
P. O. Box 692, Murfreesboro, TN 37130
163 Richard St., Gray, TN 37615
100 Golf Trace Dr., Greeneville, TN 37743
113 Gloria Circle, Ashland City, TN 37015
7101 Bonny Kate Dr., Knoxville, TN 37920
5221 Meta Circle, Nashville, TN 37211
708 2nd Avenue, Fayetteville, TN 32334
106 Meridale St., Waverly, TN 37185
7029 South First, Milan, TN 38358
273 Bay Hill Drive, Gallatin, TN 37066
878 Westwood, Jackson, TN 38301
150 Welch Lane, Lavinia, TN 38348
2022 Keaton St., Milan, TN 38358
1935 Siam Rd., Elizabethton, TN 37643
10518 Grovedale Dr., Knoxville, TN 37922
2434 SE 20th Terrace, Ocala, FL 34471
119 General N. B. Forrest Dr., Franklin, TN 37069
2022 Quinn Ave., Memphis, TN 38114
tssaa hall of
champions exhibit
Please visit the TSSAA Hall of Champions Exhibit to take a walk
through the history of high school sports in Tennessee.
The exhibit is located in the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, which
is inside the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville
National High School Hall of Fame
Tennessee Inductees
Boyce Smith
Coach
1983
Jim Smiddy
Coach
1992
Catherine Neely
Coach
2012
Buck Van Huss
Coach
1990
Billy Schrivner
Official
1997
Ronnie Carter
Administrator
2013
Bill Pack
Official
1991
Rick Insell
Coach
2007
Anfernee Hardaway
Athlete
2014