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 Donald Hand 

Donald Hand was a graduate of Marbury High School and Auburn University. Hand became the head football coach at Repton in 1966 where he stayed for two seasons before moving over to Frisco City for two years. In 1970 Hand landed the head coaching job at Chilton County where he would spend the next 18 seasons.

Hand's overall football coaching record is 144-86. His teams won five area championships and made the playoffs eight times.

His baseball teams posted a 161-60 record with a state championship in 1973 and his career basketball varsity record was 64-11.


Coach Hand served eight years on the AHSAA Central Board, president of the coaches association, and coached in the North-South all-star football game. He also served Chilton County as superintendent and principal and worked for the Alabama Independent School Association for seven years.

He was inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Associations Hall of Fame in 2007.


Known Record:  146-88-0   62.4%
 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 
Chilton County
Chilton County1987 5A9-42711402-14237R62-19039
Chilton County1986 5A7-52241771-14753R6#3-06832
Chilton County1985 5A8-32141490-1024R62-15935
Chilton County1984 5A7-42241430-11322R62-15834
Chilton County1983 3A8-3196151R84-2110105
Chilton County1982 3A4-6135157R82-482113
Chilton County1981 3A8-2245126R65-119279
Chilton County1980 3A5-5175133R63-310666
Chilton County1979 3A3-7141184R62-488114
Chilton County1978 3A9-21981250-1030R6#6-014031
Chilton County1977 3A9-32151421-1714R6#5-011549
Chilton County1976 3A4-6116174R64-18549
Chilton County1975 3A8-32971370-11217R6#4-014235
Chilton County1974 3A8-42361611-12042R6#
Chilton County1973 3A4-6200164
Chilton County1972 3A9-129883
Chilton County1971 3A6-420691
Chilton County1970 3A5-5169143
 18 Years121-73376025805-814123944-181335781
    
Frisco City
Frisco City1969 1A8-2295118
Frisco City1968 1A9-1217118
 2 Years17-35122360-0000-000
    
Repton
Repton1967 1A6-4218100
Repton1966 1A2-8107301
 2 Years8-123254010-0000-000
    
TOTALS
 22 Years146-88459732175-814123944-181335781


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