Active Coaches with the Most Wins
The 2016 offseason saw many coaching changes that will affect schools for year to come. Several coaches high on our list of all-time winningest coaches retired from the sideline forever. Jamie Riggs retired at T.R. Miller with 293 victories under his belt. Jackie O'Neal leaves Reeltown after 28 seasons and 241 wins. Glenn Vickery will not be roaming the sidelines at Daphne after pilling up 245 wins over the past 31 seasons in the Mobile area. Bobby Carr leaves Edgewood Academy with 162 victories and seven state champions with the Wildcat program. Look for Coach Carr to show up at another school in the near future. Bob Grisham leaves Lauderdale County with a total of 117 wins in seventeen seasons at two different schools. Allen Creasy resigned with a total on exactly 100 wins to his credit at Athens. Jeff Foshee leaves Stanhope Elmore with 105 wins and the school without a head football coach names Foshee for the first time since 1975. Finally Dr. Eric Cohu moves on from Madison Academy where he built a powerhouse with a record of 87-12 and three consecutive championships in 3A. That leaves us with the list below as we enter the 2016 season soon. Buddy Anderson leads the all-time list for wins in the state with 320 victories. The closet coach with a shot at toppling him is Danny Horn with 277 wins. |
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David Parker
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Alabama School for the Deaf won Deaf School National Championships in 1971, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
Alabama School for the Deaf won Deaf School National Championships in 1971, 1987, 1991, 2000, 2001 and 2002.