Who is the best coach in state history?

[Guest defref]

give me some in put on the best coaches ever..

[VolunteerGeneral]

Posted by defref:

give me some in put on the best coaches ever..

 

I guess you`d have to put John Tucker up there since he holds the state record for coaching wins.

[simocleo]

Jack Armstrong from Oak Ridge...

Emory Hale and Chick Granning from Oak Ridge...

Joe Gaddis from Oak Ridge...

Red Etter from Chattanoga...

 

Gary Rankin of course...

[CIZZLE]

king berring of sweetwater has to be up there from sweetwater 1951-74 2 state champion teams 71-72 with only 3 losing seasons he is a legend around here im sure some of yall have heard of him

[mg]

no doubt here....

 

tennessee's bear bryant of high school football

 

john tucker.....

[WillieTheWildcat]

Three Oak Ridge Head Coaches have been mentioned and here are just some of their accomplishments:

 

Jack Armstrong 1955 - 1968

105 - 28 - 5 (77.9%)

4 State Champions

1 National Champion

 

Emory Hale 1969 - 1980

112 - 23 (83%)

3 State Champions

Ranked # 3 in Nation in 1980

 

Joe Gaddis 1988 - 1998

119 - 24 (83.2%)

1 State Champion

Ranked # 20 in Nation in 1991

 

All three coaches deserve to be mentioned because they all were great coaches in their particular era of high school football. Also, all three had wonderful assistant coaches, wonderful players, and wonderful community support. The city of Oak Ridge and ORHS has been blessed to have had all three. Who was the better coach? I do not know.

 

I do know that their legacies live on in Oak Ridge and inspire the youth of today. To those who predict gloom and doom for Oak Ridge let them tilt at the windmills of foolishness.

 

I want to thank "simocleo" for first mentioning the three OR coaches on the board.

 

~~Steve Palmer

[Edited by WillieTheWildcat on 7/23/02 10:25P]

[WillieTheWildcat]

simocleo mentioned three Oak Ridge head Coaches plus he also mentioned Coach Red Etter of Chattanooga. I was born in Oak Ridge and lived there all my life (except the years I spent getting my college degree at UTK). This past May, I moved to Chattanooga and now live in a house once owned by Coach Red Etter.

[REBELRON]

He helped put Maryville on the map! Led Maryville to state championships in 1970,76 and 78. Had two runner up teams in 1977 ans 79. He outcoached Carlton Flatt twice head to head. After he left Maryville he helped turn around Kingsport Dobyns Bennett. He did real well up there even though he never won a state title there!

 

Ted was the master motivator! Ted would rip you a new one but after practice he would put his arm around you and tell you that you are doing a good job! Maryville's field should have been named after Ted Wilson.

[BDURHAM]

Tom Owens has be considered as one of the best coaches in Tennessee history.

[msgov]

Boyce Smith from Springfield might not be the best but he has to be listed. Coached for almost 40 years(?) years at the same school. Always had good teams, but I don't know if he ever won a state championship.

If you based the best ever by championships won, you can't leave out Carlton Flatt. Many may not agree with his methods or arrogance but he should pass Tucker for most victories in Tennessee history if not this year by next year.

[BABILL]

Carlton Flatt

(Brentwood Academy, TN)

1971-97 and 20020- (309-45-1) [87.3%]

309 wins (20th all time most wins)

309 wins at one school (8th all time at one school)

Both above are nationally

9 state championships (most in state history)

(1 in the 70's)

(5 in the 80's)

(3 in the 90's)

1974,1980,1981,1982,1987,1988,1991,1995,1996

[tnaquarius]

has coached at small programs his entire career and always been competitive with everyone he has played. coached at Marion County from about 1980 to 1996. had six state championship appearances, including four championship victories in six years, highlighted by arguably the biggest upset in championship history, a victory over Carlton Flatt's Brentwood Ac. had the best playoff winning percentage of any active coach. also had a prior stint at a very small school in Alabama (Bridgeport)and posted outstanding winning percentage with a program that had been poor to sub-par for years. highlighted by beating the number one ranked school in Alabama's largest classification with a Bridgeport squad that had less than twenty players.

[Edited by tnaquarius on 7/24/02 11:28A]