Alabama High School Football Coaches
(Updated 12/20/2024) AHSFHS.org has put together a couple of interesting lists on the coaches that work so very hard each and every season to give the fans something to cheer about each Friday evening. With so many coaching changes the past few season, which coaches have the longest tenure at one school? Which football coaches have won the most games at one school? Lamar Harris and Buddy Anderson remained at their respective schools as the head football coach for 43 seasons. Coach Harris began his head coaching career in 1978 at 1A Hubbertville with a 6-4 record. |
Coach Woody Clements |
His best team may have been his most recent.
In 2014, Hubbertville made it to the Super Seven championship game for the
first time in school history and finished with a 13-1 record. Coach Anderson became the head coach at Vestavia Hills the same season and immediately led the Rebels to the 1978, 1979 and 1980 state title games winning the championship in 1980 with a 15-13 win over Parker. A few years ago, the all-time record for Alabama belonged to Woody Clements who spent 41 years as the head coach at Holt. His head coaching career spanned from 1952 until he retired following the 1992 season. Along the way his teams amassed a record of 240-166-7 winning four region championships. His 1971 Holt team completed the season with a perfect 10-0 mark while outscoring their opponents 367-51. Coach Clements never won a state championship at Holt. Lou Scales spent thirty-eight years as the head coach at Alexandria. His overall record stands at 220-141-13 including one season at Thompson prior to his arrival in Alexandria in 1948. Coach Scales won a state championship in his final season in 1985. The amazing thing about Alexandria is that between 1948 and 2006 they had exactly two head coaches as Larry Ginn served twenty-one seasons between 1986-2006. After a successful stop at Pine Hill, Coach Glenn Daniel arrived at Luverne as the head coach in 1955. He would remain as the head coach for thirty-eight season until his retirement in 1992. When he finally hung it up he had amassed a total of 292 wins which was the most in state history until recently. His last ten teams qualified for the playoffs, winning a state championship in 1991. Harlan Robinson arrived at Ranburne in 1962 as the head coach after quarterbacking the team from 1955-57. He would remain as the head coach for thirty-seven years until his retirement following the 1998 season. Between 1964 and 1968 his teams were unbeaten in twenty-nine straight games. His 1975 team won a state championship. He also coached eight undefeated teams through the regular season and his team made eighteen playoff appearances. |
David Parker
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Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History
Robby James has won nine AISA State Championships during his career at Catherine Academy, Morgan Academy and Marengo Academy.
Robby James has won nine AISA State Championships during his career at Catherine Academy, Morgan Academy and Marengo Academy.