The South Carolina Football Coaches Association is proud to announce its first Hall of Fame Inductees. Combined, these nine coaches have 311 Years as a head football coach, they have won 2,733 football games and 46 State Football Championships.
The Banquet to honor these coaches will be on December 12, 2014 at the Landmark Resort at 1501 South Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach. Tickets are $40.00 each or $300.00 for a table of eight (8). Rooms rate are $49.00 plus taxes. Reservations number is 843-448-9441 Group Code 266 Reference Number 3218734. Tickets sells will begin October 1, 2014. December 1, 2014 is the last day to buy a ticket. For more information or tickets contact:
Mike Ware
1062 Griffin Road
Pomaria SC 29126
phone: 803-276-6360
email: mware@scfootballcoaches.com
South Carolina Football Coaches Hall of Fame – 2014 Class
Julius Wistar “Pinky” Babb – Greenwood 1943 – 1981 (38 Years)
Won 346 Games
Won eight State Championships
1964 National Coach of the Year
1976 First high school coach inducted into the Helms Foundation Hall of Fame
1984 National High School Sports Hall of Fame
Paul Alexander Chapman – Chesterfield and Dillon 1968- 1989 (22 Years)
Won 179 games
In 21 Years at Dillon – Seven region titles and made the playoffs 13 times
Shrine Bowl Coach 1977
John McKissick – Summerville – 1952 – present (62 Years)
Won 613 games – more win than any other coach
Won ten State Championships
National Coach of the Year 1980
1990 National High School Sports Hall of Fame
Bob Rankin – Dillon, Berkeley, Johnsonville, Marion 1962 – 2002 (41 Years)
Won 313 games
Fourth all time wins in S.C.
In four other Hall of Fames
William Keith Richardson – Clinton 1969 – 1992 (24 Years)
Won 241 games
87.5% winning record for playoff games – 82% regular season
Won six State Championships and nine upper state championships
Doug Shaw – Myrtle Beach 1970 – 1994 (25 years)
Won 223 games
Playoff appearances in 23 of the 25 years
Won four State Championships and six lower state championships
Thomas L. Smith, Sr. – Howard (Georgetown) 1958 – 1984 (26 years)
Coached 4 players who played professionally – 3 NFL, 1 NBA
Won 250 games
Won three State Championships
Joseph Peter Turbeville – Winnsboro, Spring Valley, Irmo 1965 – 1994 (28 Years)
In four other Hall of Fames
Won 239 games
Won five State Championships – Winnsboro (1), Spring Valley (3), Irmo (1)
Willie Leo Varner – Woodruff 1954 – 1996 (42 Years)
Won 383 games
Won ten State Championships
National Football Coach of the Year 1983
1994 National High School Sports Hall of Fame