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YEARS          HEAD COACH            RECORD at WCHS                    

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2007-2009      Coach Dan Hogan                     22 - 13 - 0

Overall Record at WCHS  52 - 30 - 0                     

State Playoffs 6 Times in 7 Years

Area Champions 1996, 1997

Area Co-Champions 2008

Graduate of Winston County High School - Class of 1972

Graduate of University of Alabama-Birmingham

2004-2006     Coach Jon Thompson                  8 - 24- 0                

Member of UNA's National Champion Teams '93, '94, '95

State Playoffs 2 Times in 3 Years

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

2000-2003     Coach Lel Speer                          18 - 24- 0  

Served as Assistant Coach & Head Coach a total of 19 Years              

Highest  Per Game Average Score in WCHS History in 2000

State Playoffs 1 Time in 4 Years

Graduate of Winston County High School - Class of 1980

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

1996-1999     Coach Dan Hogan                      30 - 17 - 0                

Winning percentage: 64%

State Playoffs 4 Times in 4 Years

Area Champions 1996, 1997

Graduate of Winston County High School - Class of 1972

Graduate of University of Alabama-Birmingham

1993-1995     Coach Craig Bell                          6 - 25 - 0                 

Served as Assistant Coach & Head Coach a total of 18 Years

State Playoffs 1 Time in 3 Years

Graduate of Southern Benedictine College

1979-1992     Coach Larry Bishop                    94 - 64- 0               

Alabama Class 2A Coach Of The Year 1975

Won the most games in WCHS history

Longest Tenured Head Coach in WCHS history

60% Winning Percentage

State Playoffs 9 Times in 14 Years

Area Champions 1986, 1981, 1980

Winston County Champions 1992, 1990, 1985, 1983, 1981

Graduate of St. Bernard College

1977-1978    Coach Kenny Goggans                   2 -18- 0                    

Winston County Co-Champions 1978

Graduate of Mississippi State University

1968-1976    Coach Joe Morrow                       42 - 44 - 4             

Served WCHS in a Coaching Capacity for 30 Years

Wal-Win Conference Champions 1969

Winston County Champions 1969

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

Member of Winston County Sports Hall of Fame

1965-1967    Coach Bobby McCracken              9 - 20 - 0            

Winston County Champions 1965

Graduate of Athens College

1961-1964     Coach Larry Yancey                    18 - 18 - 4          

Served as an Educator within Winston County for Years

Current Head of Winston County Board of Education

Winston County Champions 1961, 1964

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

1957-1960    Coach Bill Doty                                20 - 18 - 1             

State Champions Class A 1960

Wal-Win Conference Champions 1960

Winston County Champions 1960, 1959

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

Member of Winston County Sports Hall of Fame

Inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 1992. Coached football for 30 years, 12 of those at Russellville, with five state championships and numerous awards and honors to his credit. His 28-year record as a head coach is 173-104-6. His Russellville teams enjoyed a 41-game unbeaten string. He coached in two all-star games and served as president of the high school coaches association. A graduate of Hamilton High and North Alabama. * from the AHSAA.COM website*

1955-1956    Coach Charles Jones                        13 - 7 - 0              

Winston County Champions 1955

Graduate of Samford University

1954              Coach Andy Davis                           4 - 3 - 1*              

Graduate of Winston County High School - Class of 1929

Served as Teacher and  Principal of WCHS for decades

Graduate of the University of North Alabama

Member of Winston County Sports Hall of Fame

1949-1953    Coach Oliver Woodard                   38 - 9 - 1*                   

State Champions Class A 1953

District 4 Champion 1953

Winston County Champions 1953, 1952, 1949

Graduate of Jacksonville State University

Member of Winston County Sports Hall of Fame

Inducted into the Alabama High School Athletic Association Hall of Fame Class of 1998. Coached football for 26 years, produced state championship teams at three different high schools—Winston County in 1953, Roanoke in 1955 and Cullman in 1962, and compiled a career coaching record of 179-65-8. His longest tenure was 15 years at Cullman where his teams went 106-40-6 and he was state Class 4A coach of the year in 1962. He served as president of the AHSAA coaches association. A graduate of Morgan County High School and Jacksonville State University. * from the AHSAA.COM website*

1947-1948     Coach Lee Miles                              3 - 15 - 2               

1946            Coach Marvin Lovelady             0 - 3 - 0*

1945            Coach Burt Campbell                 2 - 3 - 0*

1939-1941      Coach Ellis Lovett                     17 - 7 - 2*

Winston County Champions 1940

Graduate of Winston County High School - Class of 1930

1938              Coach  John C. Thomas             1 - 3 - 0*

1937              Coach  Joseph Kurin                  6 - 1 - 1

1933-1936      Coach  Grady A. Gilbert            10 - 6 - 4*

Graduate of Samford University

Enlisted in the Army May 12 1942. He attended high school in Boaz and received his diploma and degree at Howard College (now Samford University) in Birmingham where he was known for his basketball, track, football and baseball activities. Grady was an aircraft engine mechanic with the Ninth Air Force. After induction, Sgt Gilbert was sent to basic training at Ft. McPherson, Georgia, then to the Air Forces school for aircraft mechanics, Keesler Field, Mississippi and the Henry Ford aircraft engine school, Dearborn, Michigan. Before leaving for overseas duty in October 1943, he was stationed at Harding Field, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sgt Gilbert was killed when his plane crashed November 1st 1944 and he is buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery in Belgium. He attained the rank of Staff Sergeant in the 21st Squadron, 91st Air Depot Group. A true Alabama hero of War World II.

1932               Coach John Shirey                      3 - 1 - 0*

1930-1931      Coach Charles Duncan                5 - 5 - 1*

Graduate of Birmingham Southern College

1929             Coach R.B. Morris                           7 - 1 - 1

1927-1928      Coach Lincoln Hall                     8 - 7 - 0*

Graduate of Birmingham Southern College   

The first Coach of Winston County High School.

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