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 Tom Vickers 

Tom Vickers was a standout football and baseball player during his high school days at Abbeville High School. Vickers played in the 1961 Alabama All-Star football and baseball games.

He played football and baseball at Marion Military Institute, and was captain of the 1962 football team. He finished his college career in football and baseball at the University of Tennessee Martin.

Vickers joined the staff at Milton High School in Florida following graduation as an assistant football coach. In 1966 he led Ozark Junior High to the state championship. In 1967 he got the head coaching position at Houston County High School for two seasons.

In 1970, he assumed the head football duties at Ashford Academy the first year the new school fielded a football team. His two teams there produced a 9-11 record. In 1972 he re-joined the AHSAA at Wicksburg High School where in nine seasons his teams made the playoffs three times and won three area titles.

Coach Vickers took over at Abbeville, his alma mater, in 1982 for five seasons, three playoff appearances and two area titles. In 1988 he moved over to Slocomb High School for ten years. His teams won four region championships and qualified for the playoffs six times.

His overall record in 28 seasons as a head football coach is 155-149-1 with nine region and area titles. He is a member of the Wiregrass Hall of Fame.


Known Record:  151-142-1   51.5%
 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 
Slocomb
Slocomb1997 2A2-8195371R50-367138
Slocomb1996 2A5-5166219R51-22791
Slocomb1995 3A3-82172970-1921R31-15554
Slocomb1994 3A6-51602090-1614R3#2-03419
Slocomb1993 3A4-72302660-11335R32-110761
Slocomb1992 3A6-62102871-12640R3#3-07438
Slocomb1991 3A10-32831792-18040R2#4-08955
Slocomb1990 3A7-3235132R22-27657
Slocomb1989 4A9-22421530-12031R3#3-06127
Slocomb1988 4A4-5138147R30-31958
 10 Years56-52207622603-615418118-12609598
    
Abbeville
Abbeville1986 4A7-52331621-12020R4#2-04324
Abbeville1985 4A6-51701880-1029R4#3-07134
Abbeville1984 4A4-71732250-1635R42-16157
Abbeville1983 3A3-785187R33-479120
Abbeville1982 3A2-873164R32-567106
 5 Years22-327349261-3268412-10321341
    
Wicksburg
Wicksburg1981 1A6-51892020-1732R4#3-19649
Wicksburg1980 1A5-5110182R42-23687
Wicksburg1979 1A2-848141R40-3732
Wicksburg1978 1A7-3-12561510-1015R4#3-010213
Wicksburg1977 1A8-2334129R4
Wicksburg1976 1A6-423091R43-110111
Wicksburg1975 1A11-13691001-14133R4#5-015828
Wicksburg1974 1A6-4208106R4
Wicksburg1973 1A9-122572
Wicksburg1972 1A3-7169197
 10 Years63-40-1213813711-3488016-7500220
    
Ashford Academy
Ashford Academy1971 AISA4-6178188
Ashford Academy1970 AISA5-5234232
 2 Years9-114124200-0000-000
    
Houston County
Houston County1968 2A3-7169243
Houston County1967 2A2-783233
 2 Years5-142524760-0000-000
    
TOTALS
 29 Years155-149-1561254535-1222834546-2914301159


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