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…
Tom Pryor has won more games as a women’s basketball coach than any other coach in North Carolina history. A 1952 graduate of Edneyville High and then a 1957 graduate of N.C. State, Pryor coached women’s basketball for 43 years, with the great majority of that (1957-93) at Edneyville. He also was a head football…
Presnell Mull was successful at every stop he made during his coaching career. A native of McDowell County and a 1947 graduate of Appalachian State Teachers College, Mull began his career at Lenoir High, coaching football and girls’ basketball. His football teams were a spectacular 37-6-3 there. After a couple years coaching in the college…
The late Clarence Moore was one of North Carolina’s top coaches during his career, which really spanned from 1928 through 1968. A 1928 graduate of Shaw University, Moore first coached for six years at Highland High in Gastonia, where he was that school’s first football coach. He actually had two successful stints as a coach…
David Maynard has enjoyed a great career in athletics, primarily in Burlington and Alamance County. A graduate of Burlington’s Jordan Sellars Senior High, Maynard was a World War II veteran and then graduated from Johnson C. Smith University in 1950. After working as a teacher and coach at two different schools, including one in Virginia,…
