Jimmy Tillman touched a number of bases during his career as a teacher, coach, athletic director and principal at a variety of high schools. Born in Mount Olive, Tillman is a graduate of Southern Wayne High School and UNC-Wilmington. During his career, he served as a teacher and coach at Rosewood, Lucama, Beddingfield and SouthWest…
Dr. Tim Taft has made a unique contribution to the NCHSAA through his work in sports medicine. A graduate of Kirkwood High in Missouri and Princeton University, Dr. Taft spent 35 years on the faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina, but during that time was very involved in athletics. …
David Price, who passed away in March of this year, was a brilliant high school basketball coach during his career in Charlotte, although he coached many different sports over the years. A graduate of Waynesville High School, Price went on to Western Carolina University and then embarked on a coaching career that spanned over 40…
Sherry Norris has been one of North Carolina’s top coaches in volleyball and women’s basketball for many years. Born in Lumberton and a graduate of Bladenboro High and the University of North Carolina, Norris has enjoyed a great career at Chapel Hill High School, serving as women’s head basketball coach since 1977 and coaching volleyball…
Dr. Bill Harrison has been an outstanding school administrator and very involved as a leader in the NCHSAA. Harrison has been involved with public education in the North Carolina since 1984 and is presently serving as interim superintendent of the Alamance-Burlington school system. Previously he has served as a teacher, principal and superintendent, including 12…
Suzanne Grayson was an outstanding coach and athletic administrator during her career, primarily in the Cleveland County school system. Grayson attended Shelby High School and then graduated from Western Carolina University before beginning her teaching and coaching career. After several years at the middle school level, she had an 18-year stint at Crest and then…
Mac Cumbo compiled an impressive slate as a high school coach as well as an administrator. Cumbo, a graduate of Thomasville High School and Western Carolina University, began his teaching and coaching career at Flat Rock Junior High and was very successful before moving to the high school ranks He was head football coach and…
Gil Bowman distinguished himself as an outstanding coach in a couple of different sports as well as a great German teacher during his 41-year career at Terry Sanford High School in Fayetteville. Born in Stuart, Virginia, and a graduate of East Carolina, Bowman built Terry Sanford into both a women’s basketball power and a tennis…
Jerry Winterton compiled an amazing record as a wrestling coach that has drawn both statewide and national attention. A 1973 graduate of Brockport State in New York, Winterton’s record as the head wrestling coach at Cary from 1981 to 2010 is unmatched, although he also coached four years at East Wake and was an assistant…
Rick Strunk has been involved with high school athletics for almost 40 years, with his entire professional career involved with the media. After graduating from Newton-Conover High School, where he played basketball, Strunk attended the University of North Carolina on a prestigious Morehead Scholarship as well as a National Merit Scholarship. He was sports editor…
