Tribute to Tennessee High School Football Coaches

NOTE: Jim played football and baseball at McNairy Central High School in Selmer. (Class of 1981). He played football and baseball at Rhodes College in Memphis before transferring to Lambuth where he earned his undergraduate degree (Class of 1985). His head coaching career in football included stints at McNairy Central (1988, 2009-2011); Humboldt (1998-2001) and Jackson Central Merry (2008).

As a head coach, you understand that the players, the X’s and O’s are what you really want to concern yourself with. But there’s a lot of peripheral stuff involved, such as fund raising, booster clubs, gett...