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 Jack Wood 

Jack Wood, a native of Montgomery, grew up in Wetumpka where he played football and was a member of the wrestling team while attending high school at Wetumpka. After graduation from Auburn University in 1973, Coach Wood began his career as an assistant football coach, head wrestling and golf coach at Auburn High School for ten years.

He accepted the coaching job at Hewitt-Trussville in 1983 making him one of the youngest Class 4A coaches in the state at the time. At Hewitt-Trussville he compiled an impressive 141-78 record over his 19-year tenure.

Coach Wood carried 14 of his teams to the state playoffs and three of his teams had 9-1 records during the regular season. The 1992 Huskies squad was runner-up in the state, finishing with a school record of 12 wins and 3 losses. His teams won four region titles during his career.

He turned Hewitt-Trussville into one of the top programs in Class 6A, twice he was named head coach of the Alabama Squad in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game. In 1998 Husky Stadium was rededicated as Jack Wood Stadium in his honor.


Coach Wood served as president of the Alabama Coaches Association in 1995 and as a member of the Executive Board of the National Federation of High School Coaches Association. He served on the AHSAA Central Board and as president of the Coaches Association. He was a member of the original All-Star Sports Week Committee

He was named Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers in 1992. Wood was inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Associations Hall of Fame in 2003.


Known Record:  141-78-0   64.4%
 Season Total   Playoffs   Region Record 
 Team   Season  Class   W/L/T   PF  PA   W/L/T  PF  PA   Region  Title  W/L/T   PF  PA 
Hewitt-Trussville
Hewitt-Trussville2001 6A10-24431891-15561R76-1259121
Hewitt-Trussville2000 6A8-33412680-11435R75-2209179
Hewitt-Trussville1999 6A6-4203200R131-23966
Hewitt-Trussville1998 6A3-6163194R130-34480
Hewitt-Trussville1997 6A7-41791720-1631R122-14542
Hewitt-Trussville1996 6A10-43721993-110068R122-16428
Hewitt-Trussville1995 6A7-42321920-1034R12#3-07335
Hewitt-Trussville1994 6A8-41631991-12441R122-14349
Hewitt-Trussville1993 6A9-32631051-13724R13#3-010512
Hewitt-Trussville1992 6A12-3258974-19141R13#3-0586
Hewitt-Trussville1991 6A10-2286881-14227R132-16735
Hewitt-Trussville1990 6A10-43191573-18454R132-15932
Hewitt-Trussville1989 6A6-51461750-1349R102-15748
Hewitt-Trussville1988 6A4-6104121R101-22350
Hewitt-Trussville1987 6A9-2266840-11315R102-15827
Hewitt-Trussville1986 6A9-21451060-1629R102-13837
Hewitt-Trussville1985 6A3-7146130R102-26637
Hewitt-Trussville1984 6A5-5134133R102-24160
Hewitt-Trussville1983 4A5-81652231-13447R10#2-03125
 19 Years141-784328303215-1450955644-221379969
    
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 19 Years141-784328303215-1450955644-221379969


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