Geoff Tennant (1939-2019) A lifelong educator, champion of students and benefactor of Polk County passed away at the age of 79. Tennant began his career at Tryon High School in 1966 as a teacher and coach. He later became Athletic Director at Tryon and Polk County High Schools. Geoff was a member of the NCHSAA…
Dave Harris graduated from Statesville High School, where he was an All-State Football player and an All-Conference Basketball Player. He attended Wake Forest University, where he was named co-captain of the Football team and all conference, 3 years in a row. Harris was also named Honorable Mention All-American 2 years in a row and participated…
Leon L. Brogden, Sr. was born August 26, 1910 in Wake County, NC. He attended Wake Forest College and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medicine in 1932. Brogden coached three sports throughout a great portion of his long and storied coaching career. He began his career as a head coach in football, basketball,…
Ray Oxendine has been an athlete, teacher/coach and administrator during his years of involvement with the NCHSAA. A graduate of Pembroke High School, Ray went on to Catawba College where he captained both the football and baseball teams, graduating in 1962. He taught and coached at Greensboro Grimsley and then did the same thing at…
Bob Lee was an excellent coach who later served as a principal and superintendent, but one of his standout achievements was his leadership in organizing the state’s earliest attempts for championships in women’s basketball. A graduate of Maxton High and Elon College (’45), Lee began his coaching career at Aberdeen High and quickly moved the…
Herman Hines has touched just about every base one could during his long career related to athletics. A graduate of Darden High and a 1950 graduate of then North Carolina College, Hines embarked on a career in education that saw him teach, serve as a principal and even serve on the school board, all in…
One of the great supporters of high school athletics in the state, Dr. William Friday is president emeritus of the University of North Carolina, having served 30 years as president of the university. Friday’s leadership and stands for integrity and principle are known throughout the country. A former high school athlete himself at old Dallas…
A graduate of High Point Central, Andrea Cozart returned to her high school alma mater where she had a brilliant career of coaching a variety of sports spanning over 30 years. Cozart, a 1965 graduate of East Carolina, began her career at Central before there were varsity sports for women, organizing the Girls’ Athletic Association…
Cliff Brookshire put together an excellent career as a coach and athletic director at several schools in western North Carolina. A native of Buncombe County and a 1955 graduate of Wake Forest, Brookshire was an assistant coach at Canton High for four years and then served as head coach and athletic director at Charles D….
Stuart Tripp amassed an unbelievable record as a coach, almost all at his high school alma mater, Ayden. A 1940 graduate of Ayden, Tripp then graduated from East Carolina in 1944 and then helped make Ayden into an athletic powerhouse. He coached football, basketball and baseball there from 1946-62, and then after a one-year stint…
