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I hate to see the Coach Fitzgerald resign. He has been so much more than a Coach to the kids at Pearl-Cohn. He has been a neighbor and friend of mine and he is as close to perfect that you can get. I know he wants to focus on his organization for youths. Its good that he will remain at Pearl-Cohn as a teacher and 9th grade Basketball coach. Good luck Coach in all your endeavors!!!!!

 

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Those 96 and 97 teams were tough. The 97 team could probably play with any team in the history of TSSAA. They were big and fast.

 

I didn't know coach, but from what I've read he has been the founding father of success for the Pearl Cohn footbal team and a very positive role model.

 

Hate to see him go over budgetqary issues...I know there's more to it than that, but only being allowed $10 grand each year is a difficult way to run a successful program.

 

Good luck to coach Fitzgerald in his future endeavors and with his many charitable associations. :)

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How many state Titles did he win??

 

2 (1996 & 1997)

 

In '96 the PC football team started out the year 2-4 and had to win out just to qualify for the playoffs. They got to the playoffs by beating Cheatham Co. in week ten and went on to become the very first #4 seed to ever win a state title. They upset a good Fayette Ware bunch in the state semifinals and in the title game they beat Knoxville Halls 18-14.

 

In '97 they returned just about everyone from the '96 team, although they did have to replace their star quarterback Buck Fitzgerald, including future SEC signees John Henderson and Santonio Beard. They lost their season opener in a shootout at eventual DII runner up MBA (Father Ryan beat them in the '97 Clinic Bowl). After that game they ran the table. In the playoffs that year they shutout Shelbyville, Whites Creek, and Springfield in the first three round of the playoffs. In the semifinals they went on the road and played an unbeaten Dyersburg bunch and in what was supposed to be a huge game PC continued the streak of shutouts by winning 40-0. In the 1997 Class 4A Clinic Bowl Pearl-Cohn beat Maryville 36-16.

 

Since that loss Maryville has won 6 of 8 Class 4A State Titles :lol:

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