Coach Glenn McAdams

[Hoganknows]

RIP Coach Mac....Great Coach and even better person!

[howdoitknow]

It was a true honor this afternoon to sit in my classroom during my planning period and watch "The Celebration of the Life of Coach Glenn McCadams" on my computer. The stories that were shared and the memories that have stuck with some outstanding people through the years were a blessing to listen to on what was a sad day for everyone in the Tennessee High School Football, David Lipscomb Football, McCadams families. Coaches, Officials, Past Players, Current Players, Parents, Family Members, & anyone else who I have failed to mention were included in this celebration. As anyone who ever met Coach Mac would tell you there wasn't a bad story to tell. Regardless of whether the story had to do with family, football, celtic music, or just life in general it was very easy to listen to the stories that were shared by those closest to the man. As I stated to a member of the Lipscomb Football Family this morning, it was impossible not to admire this man. This wasn't because of his ability to coach the sport of football or to get the most out of the young men that he coached. It wasn't because of his win/loss record for the last 30 years. What you saw and what you heard with Coach Mac was truly who he was as a person. I am going to miss those Friday nights listening to coaches postgame interviews and hearing a commentator ask Coach Mac about his team's performances or about his team's prospects. I already know he would answer the question as he always did by saying those famous words "we're blessed" to begin his response. We all now know that his powerhouse football teams weren't the only ones who said those words.

 

WE WERE THE ONES WHO WERE BLESSED TO HAVE GOTTEN THE HONOR TO MEET AND LEARN HOW TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GAME OF LIFE..........R.I.P. COACH

[scooter]

It was a true honor this afternoon to sit in my classroom during my planning period and watch "The Celebration of the Life of Coach Glenn McCadams" on my computer. The stories that were shared and the memories that have stuck with some outstanding people through the years were a blessing to listen to on what was a sad day for everyone in the Tennessee High School Football, David Lipscomb Football, McCadams families. Coaches, Officials, Past Players, Current Players, Parents, Family Members, & anyone else who I have failed to mention were included in this celebration. As anyone who ever met Coach Mac would tell you there wasn't a bad story to tell. Regardless of whether the story had to do with family, football, celtic music, or just life in general it was very easy to listen to the stories that were shared by those closest to the man. As I stated to a member of the Lipscomb Football Family this morning, it was impossible not to admire this man. This wasn't because of his ability to coach the sport of football or to get the most out of the young men that he coached. It wasn't because of his win/loss record for the last 30 years. What you saw and what you heard with Coach Mac was truly who he was as a person. I am going to miss those Friday nights listening to coaches postgame interviews and hearing a commentator ask Coach Mac about his team's performances or about his team's prospects. I already know he would answer the question as he always did by saying those famous words "we're blessed" to begin his response. We all now know that his powerhouse football teams weren't the only ones who said those words.

 

WE WERE THE ONES WHO WERE BLESSED TO HAVE GOTTEN THE HONOR TO MEET AND LEARN HOW TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE GAME OF LIFE..........R.I.P. COACH

 

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[DS2001]

Coach McAdams was a great example to young men. I`ll remember him fondly....One thing he wasn`t fond of so much was Division II...In the late 90`s Carlton Flatt and Ricky Bowers would make overtures about playing Lipscomb and he would have none of it....He considered the Mustangs to really be a public school in a Private school skin....He wasn`t necessarily a big fan of Goodpasture and their renowned "work study" program for athletes, but was trumped by the Church of Christ on that one....I distinctly remember him voicing his opinion on a potential Board of Control vote that would have completely separated publics from privates...He was adamantly against it...He saw what was coming down the pike and didn`t want to play in that sandbox.....In the last few years, I don`t think he enjoyed all of the traveling that Lipscomb was having to do because of the realigned districts.