Homer Thompson spent 35 years as a successful head football coach, compiling an outstanding 238-129-5 career mark. A 1951 graduate of Catawba College, Thompson coached two years at Oxford Orphanage, seven at Gray High School in Winston-Salem and then 26 years at Parkland, including 19 years at athletic director there. He also coached men's and…
An outstanding athlete, coach and administrator, Bruce Peterson is currently the principal at Enka High School. Peterson was a four-sport standout at Lee Edwards High in Asheville and then a four-sport letter winner at Western Carolina University, graduating in 1963. His head coaching career in football included a year at Cane River High in Yancey…
One of the winningest female coaches in the history of North Carolina, Doris Howard had a 41-year career as a teacher and coach in Cumberland County. She retired after the 1987-88 season with a career coaching mark in women's basketball of 533-231. Howard coached at Hope Mills, Central and Cape Fear High Schools, including 14…
Buck Hardee compiled a tremendous record in baseball in Wilmington, both as the head coach at New Hanover High School and in American Legion competition. Hardee's teams won 13 conference championships and finished second in the state playoffs twice during his 35-year tenure as head coach. His high school coaching record was 396-133-1. In American…
The name George Whitfield has become synonymous with excellence in baseball in North Carolina. A graduate of Kinston's Grainger High School and East Carolina University, Whitfield has become nationally known for his baseball success and knowledge. He was successful wherever he coached; he served as head baseball coach at Goldsboro from 1959 through '67 and…
Donald Bonner's career has included involvement in athletics from a number of different perspectives and positions. A native of Robeson County and a 1955 graduate of North Carolina College (now North Carolina Central University), Bonner began his teaching and coaching career at two high schools in South Carolina, sandwiched around a stint in the U.S….
A native of China Grove, North Carolina, the late Frank Barger was an outstanding athlete at China Grove High School, serving as captain of both the football and baseball teams his senior year. He went from there to Lenoir-Rhyne College, where he earned all-North State Conference honors three years in football during a career interrupted…
Jack Young excelled as a coach and administrator during his educational career. A graduate of East Carolina, Young compiled a brilliant record as a coach at Ahoskie High School. His football teams were 128-36-4 in 16 years and won eight league titles, including a 24-game win streak and a 12-game string in which his teams…
Toby Webb helped build Albemarle into a well-known football power and served the schools there in a number of different capacities. During his tenure as head football coach and athletic director, Webb's teams posted an amazing 103-18-6 record, winning five conference championships and a couple of Western North Carolina High School Activities Association (WNCHSAA) crowns….
A native of Robbinsville, the late Modeal Walsh put together an outstanding career as an educator very involved in athletics right in his own hometown. A 1955 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Western Carolina, Walsh returned to Robbinsville High as a teacher in 1956 and spent over 35 years involved in education in Graham County….
