Alan Beckett was approved by the Cherokee County Board of Education Tuesday to become Cedar Bluff?s new head football coach. He replaces Jonathan McWhorter, who accepted the school?s assistant principal position about a month ago.
The son of Cherokee County Hall of Fame coach Bobby Beckett, Alan Beckett comes to the Tigers after spending last football season at Class 7A Gadsden City High School, where he served as offensive coordinator.
Prior to that, he was the head coach at Class 1A Winterboro, where he guided the Bulldogs to 34 wins in seven seasons. He is the only football coach to lead that program to three consecutive playoff appearances.
Most Cedar Bluff fans know the younger Beckett from his days at Collinsville, where he was head coach of the Panthers from 2007-12. While at Collinsville, Beckett led the Panthers to a 43-23 record, including two region championships.