One of the best friends which high school athletics has had in North Carolina is Dr. Craig Phillips. A graduate of Chapel Hill High and UNC, Phillips taught and coached at Gray High in Winston-Salem. He had a stint as an elementary school principal and the served as superintendent of the Winston-Salem City Schools. From there…
Andy Miller has been involved in just about every phase of high school athletics during his career. A 1947 of Western Carolina after attending Brevard High, Miller taught and coached at both Raleigh Broughton and Salisbury Boyden and then served as principal at both Brevard and Watauga. He was superintendent of the Buncombe County schools…
Bill Mayhew’s career as a teacher and coach encompassed 34 years, three at Troutman High and 31 at South Iredell. During that time, Mayhew built strong programs in both football and wrestling. He never had a losing season in 33 years as a wrestling coach and is North Carolina’s winningest coach ever in that sport…
Marvin “Red” Hoffman compiled a tremendous record as a head football coach and athletic administration during his career in Wilkes County. A graduate of Statesville High and Appalachian State University, Hoffman built powerhouses at Wilkesboro High (1948-52) and then at Wilkes Central (1952-76). His career football coaching mark was an incredible 178-98-7, and his teams…
Norris Jones had an outstanding career as a coach in the mountains of North Carolina as well as working as a booking agent for officials. A 1951 graduate of Western Carolina, Jones coached from 1951 through ‘62 at Swain County and then for the next 20 years at T.C. Roberson, helping start the new Roberson…
Gerald Allen enjoyed a career as one of the state’s most successful high school football coaches, including a 38-year stint at Shelby High School. Allen was head football coach at Shelby for 21 years and coached the Golden Lion track program for 26 seasons. His football teams won 11 conference championships and five Western North Carolina…
Bob Sawyer has put together an amazing career as an athlete, teacher, coach and athletic director, all affiliated with one school. Bob was an individual state swimming champion on teams under the legendary Bob Jamieson that won the overall state title at Greensboro Senior High in 1954 and ‘55. He continued his brilliant swimming career…
Born in Buffalo, New York, Glenn Nixon compiled a brilliant coaching record in football, although during his career he also coached baseball, track, golf and basketball. A 1955 graduate of North Carolina State University, Nixon coached one year at Beulaville High in Duplin County and then went to Clayton, where he served as football coach…
Honey Johnson was a coaching legend in the Elizabeth City area for many years. A graduate of Elizabeth City High, Johnson went on to N.C. State University, graduating in 1935. He captained the N.C. State baseball team his senior year and was named its most valuable player. Johnson then began his coaching career in the…
Paul Gay became one of North Carolina’s most successful head football coaches, primarily at Sanford Central High School (now Lee Senior). Gay came to Sanford in 1960 after brief stints in Lancaster, S.C., and at Raleigh Broughton. From then until 1985, when he stepped down, his teams compiled a brilliant 177-75-10 record. That run included…
