Babe Howell enjoyed a career as one of the state’s most successful high school football and baseball coaches in a 40-year coaching career. Born in Monroe and a graduate of Western Carolina University, Howell spent 24 years at Sylva-Webster High, which later was consolidated into Smoky Mountain. Counting eight years as a head coach in…
Mary Garber was a true pioneer in the media field. Mary moved from the society pages to the sports section back in 1944 during World War II with the Twin City Sentinel in Winston-Salem, and began over half a century of involvement as a sports journalist, one of the first female sports writers in the…
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…
