SUN Coaches Podcast

Coach Walker is the son of a legend that has become one in his own right. He has currently racked up 171 wins and 3 state titles as a HFC. A graduate of Stephens County High School, Coach Walker went on to play QB at Tusculum. He then started his high school coaching career under the legendary Dan Pitts at Mary Persons High School in Forsyth GA. Coach Walker then went with his father Coach Rodney Walker to Sandy Creek High School as the OC and later became the HFC. He is now the HFC at Newnan HS and continues to pour into the young people he leads. I hope you enjoy one of the younger LEGENDS!

A native of Baxley Ga, Coach "T" went on to play collegiately at Florida State University for Bobby Bowden. Coach Tomberlin went on to be a HFC at 9 different schools winning 270 games, 3 state championships, and affecting countless young people's lives. Coach has also been very active in BFS over the years and still works out and is in awesome shape. Coach Tomberlin is one of the the true legends in Georgia High School football history and I hope you enjoy his story!

Jeff Herron, a legendary high school football coach with over 300 wins and multiple state championships, shares insights from his remarkable coaching journey. He discusses his unique philosophy centered on building strong player relationships and teamwork. Herron reflects on his evolution from a young athlete to a Hall of Fame coach, revealing challenges faced and lessons learned. The conversation also touches on the transformative changes in high school football and the importance of mentorship in shaping future leaders.

Coach Winslette won 260 games as a HFC at Fayette County, Statesboro, West Rome, Greene-Tailaferro, Coffee County, Tift County, and Stephens County. He won 2 state championships as HFC at West Rome and Greene, one of 14 coaches in state history to win one at two different schools. He is one of only TWO coaches with over 250 wins to take 4 different teams to the semis and win 2 state championships. A native of Putnam County, "Papa Wins" as a lot of us younger guys call him, Coach Winslette played baseball at Georgia College and then the University of Georgia. Coach has too many accomplishments to list, but as a popular college coach has said recently, "google him b." I hope you enjoy this LEGEND!

Coach Chadwick is the 2nd All Time winningest coach in the history of the state of Georgia. He has won 3 state championships as the HFC at Marist and has been on the staff for almost 50 years there in some capacity. A native of Decatur GA, Coach Chadwick was a star high school and college player that had an opportunity to play professionally as well. His story is not nearly done justice in this little amount of time that he took to share with us, but I am so glad he did! I hope you enjoy Coach Alan Chadwick!

Coach Aull is one of the best in the business. Not only is he one of the sharpest offensive minds in the business, but he is one of the best men leading men we have. Coach is a "metro" guy, meaning he grew up metro, has always coached metro, and he gets what it takes to be successful in the metro Atlanta area. I hope you enjoy Jamie's story as much as I enjoyed talking with him!

Coach Reid has one of the most interesting coaching stories ever. He grew up north of Miami and played college football at Kentucky and finished up at UCF. He then "walked on" as a coach after working in the professional world and has never looked back. Coach Reid has been an assistant high school, and college coach as well as the HFC of 4 different programs in 2 different states. I hope you enjoy Kareem's story and how he pours into his kids!

Coach Bennett is one of the last of the hard. Coach grew up on a chicken farm and went on to play college football at UTC and West Georgia. He had a long career as an assistant in Cobb and Fulton Counties before opening Cambridge High School where he spent 12 years there as the HFC. Coach Bennett has coach at the private school level, public as an assistant and HFC, and has some great perspective on this profession. I nope you enjoy Coach Bennett's story!

Coach Truitt is an old head. A native of the small town of Cottonwood Alabama, Coach Truitt knew he would be a coach from his high school days. He worked for two legends in Dan Ragle and Erik Soliday before striking out on his own where he had marked success. He is one of the best of the old dudes and I hope you enjoy getting to hear Coach Truitt's story!

Steve Price is a coach's kid that grew up in Wisconsin. After college, Coach Price was a GA at the college level, chased the college coach's life and finally got tired of the cold and moved south to begin his high school coaching career. Coach Price has been successful everywhere he has been. A 32 year veteran of the gridiron, Coach Price has coached from the heart to the heart of young people. I hope you enjoy Coach Price's story!