SUN Coaches Podcast

Hal Lamb, a legendary high school football coach in Georgia, shares his inspiring journey from being a coach's kid to leading championship teams. He recounts winning state titles across different roles, emphasizing family connections and mentorship's profound impact. Listeners will be captivated by his tales of perseverance, strategic adaptations in competition, and emotional wins that uplift community spirits. Coach Lamb also reflects on the evolving dynamics of coaching, blending personal anecdotes with insights on balancing sports and family.

Coach Ferrell is one of my best friends in this business. He gave me my first DC job at Lithia Springs in 2004. He has been all over the state of Georgia as an OL coach, OC, and HFC. A native of Warner Robins and a graduate of NS Warner Robins, Isaac played his college ball at Georgia Southern. Coach Ferrell is a hell of a football coach and a better man. I hope you enjoy Ike's story!

He is a native of Georgia and attended Valdosta High School. After playing football in high school, Henderson continued his career at Georgia Tech. He later played collegiately at Valdosta State. He began his coaching career at Valdosta State as a graduate assistant for two years and then moved to Valdosta High School where he was an assistant for seven years. In 2012, he accepted the role of associate athletic director and head football coach at Valwood School where he compiled an overall record of 66-12 with five region championships, three state GISA championships (2012, 2015, and 2017) and a state runner-up season in 2013. In 2018, he became head coach at Thomas County Central High School where he led in the rebuilding of the football program. Under his leadership, Henderson took the team from an overall record of 3-7 in 2017 to playoff appearances in 2020 and 2021. He is now the HFC at Jasper County-Monticello. Coach Henderson is one of the "good guys" in the business and I hope you enjoy his story!

Rodney Wells is one of the top coaches in Florida and easily one of the most respected, not simply because of his reputation as a player and coach, but also as a person. Rodney Wells personifies the qualities of discipline, character and humility; the same qualities he instills in his players everyday. He was inducted into the DP Athletic Hall of Fame in May, 2019. He played collegiately at Syracuse and came home to DP to coach and has led DP to a state championship in 2017

Coach Cannon is the newly named HFC at Coosa HS in Rome GA. Geoff was most recently the Head Coach at Brantley County in South Ga. A native of Marietta GA, Coach Cannon graduated from Walton HS and Auburn University. Coach Cannon has coached at Kell, Glynn Academy, Frederica Academy, Allatoona, and Brantley County before taking over at Coosa. Coach is a true man of god and his faith is evident in his actions. I nope you enjoy Coach Cannon's story!

Coach Willoughby is a recently retired football and baseball coach in Ga. He is a native of Milledgeville GA and currently serves in the GACA as the Lee Murray Golf Tournament Director. "Beast" has been an assistant and HFC, head baseball coach and coached for 30 years all over the state. He has never met a stranger and I hope you enjoy his story!

Bobby McAllister, a retired high school football coach from Georgia, shares his 31-year coaching journey filled with valuable lessons and humorous anecdotes. He reflects on early challenges and the importance of community and respect in sports. A funny story about a malfunctioning cannon highlights the camaraderie among coaching staff. McAllister also discusses navigating leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic within the GACA, emphasizing teamwork and resilience. He celebrates his legacy in mentoring and organizing significant events like the Hall of Fame.

A native of Homa Louisiana, Coach Brown is the recently named HFC at Dodge County. Coach began his career in Louisiana and was part of 2 consecutive state title teams in the state's highest classification. He has coached in Moultrie, Thomasville, Adel, and Valdosta in GA before coming to Dodge County. He shares his 5 pillars of his programs 0n the episode and his story of how he has gotten where he is. I hope you enjoy Coach Phillip Brown!

Coach Frazier is one of the best people in the business. A native of Macon, Coach graduated from Central HS and then Valdosta State University. He has been a HFC at Northgate, Heritage-Conyers, Villa Rica, Union Grove, and now Whitewater. He is truly one of the good guys in the business and has always left programs in a heap better shape than he found them. I hope you enjoy Coach Frazier's story!

Coach Malone is a real one. One of the best offensive minds and QB coaches in the HS game, Tracy is a long-time friend of mine. He's been a Head coach or an OC for almost all of his career. He has coached in his native Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia. He currently serves as the QB coach at Rockmart HS in GA. I know you will enjoy listening to Coach Malone.