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1 ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION 3920 Richards Road North Little Rock, Arkansas office fax TO: AHSCA Members FROM: Joey Walters, Ed. D. RE: AHSCA Hall of Fame Nominees/Ballot 2016 DATE: November, 2015 AHSCA HALL OF FAME BALLOT The Executive Committee of the Arkansas High School Coaches Association is providing the membership the opportunity to participate in the selection of the 2016 Hall of Fame honorees. According to the AHSCA Hall of Fame Bylaws, the Executive Committee has chosen twenty-two (22) nominees from the master list for this ballot. Choose only from the 22 nominees listed; use the ballot provided to list your choices in order of preference. Ballot due date is December 1, Members may submit names for consideration to be added to the master list for the future. If you have candidate suggestions who meet the criteria, make your nomination and include a short biographical sketch/resume of your nominee with your ballot. REMEMBER: A name without a resume is NOT a nomination. CRITERIA FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR HALL OF FAME INDUCTION 1. Significant contributions to the AHSCA. 2. Accomplishments/honors on the state level. 3. Accomplishments/honors on the national level. 4. Must be a minimum age of forty (40). 5. Must have coached at least 15 years at the high school level; except under extenuating circumstances. 6. Must be retired from active coaching or be active with at least 40 years. Each nomination MUST include a complete resume to be considered for inclusion on the AHSCA HALL OF FAME MASTER LIST. NOTE: A name without a resume is NOT a nomination AHSCA Hall of Fame Master List available on the AAA website on the AHSCA webpage at

2 2016 AHSCA HALL OF FAME NOMINEES < Name, Career Location > Jimmy Allen, McNeil Coach Allen coached high school at McNeil, Warren, Junction City and Weiner. In 5 years at McNeil his teams record was The 76 and 77 McNeil basketball teams were boys state champions and each had a 39 game winning streaks. From the 76 team, 8 players graduated from college and 3 from junior college. The 77 team won 10 consecutive college, district, regional and state tournaments. McNeil was the 77 Coach of Arkansas Collegiate Classic. McNeill was ranked in the top 5 Class B boys basketball teams in Arkansas for 5 years in a row and in the top 10 overall in Arkansas by the Arkansas Gazette. After several years on the college level, Allen returned to high school coaching at Warren and was named Southeast Arkansas Coach of the Year by the Arkansas Gazette, writer Wadie Moore. That year Warren girls basketball was 2A Conference VII co-champs; 2A District VII tournament champs; 2A Region VIII Champs. Record: Allen coached the Warren girls track team to win the Bearden Relays, Monticello Relays; they were the 2A District VIII Champions and the state 2AA champs Allen s 08 Junction City boys basketball team was conference and regional champs; and played in the state semi-finals. Record: In 09 ranked #1 in state 2A; record: Warren Bane, Lockesburg Coach Bane served as head coach in basketball, track and golf for 26 years. His teams played in state semi-finals four times; were Regional Champions 5 times, District Champions for 12 years and runners-up 3 times. He took teams to 25 high school invitational tournament championships. His senior track boys were the 2000 District Champions. His golf team was 2004 district and Regional Champions. Bane served the AHSCA as president 96-97; on the Executive Committee for 12 years; was an All Star coach and Regional Coach of the Year twice. Overall record: Bill Barden, Harding Academy Coach Barden s football teams were conference champs 69-71, 76, 77, 82, 83-86, 96; State runners-up 71, 85 and State champs in 76, Barden served on the All Star football staff in 78. He had state track runner up teams 76, His football record: Charles Berry, Huntsville Coach Berry has been a teacher/coach for 55 years-in Huntsville for 48. His career record is His teams won 17 Conference and 2 Regional Championships; made final four appearances in 78, 84, 13. Berry s teams finished as State Runner-up in 83 and 14; won State titles in 97, 08. Coach Berry s personal honors include: 7 times serving as AHSCA All Star head coach; assistant coach 2 times; named AHSCA Outstanding Coach of the Year in 79, 06, 07, 08; and was National Coach of the Year in 07. Berry served on the AHSCA Executive Board for 12 years and was President in 91. Eddie Boone, LR Central Coach Boone coached at Little Rock Central in the 70s, 80s and part of the 90s. He won two state titles and one Overall Championship during his career. His first state boys basketball title came in 72 at Menifee; his second in 75 at Central. His 75 team also won the Overall Championship. Ronnie Brown, Dardanelle Coach Brown led the Dardanelle senior boys for 13 years compiling a record. His teams qualified for the state tournament 8 times, reaching the finals in 88. He led Leachville, Alpena, and Plainview boys and girls teams to the state tournaments. His overall coaching win percentage is 74%.

3 Harry Denson, Crossett Coach Denson started the track program at Crossett and was instrumental in the building of the first track at Crossett. For 7 years his teams were either first or second in the state. In the early 60s, Coach Denson took the Crossett team to the Tiger Relays and won, breaking Central High s long winning streak. He had one undefeated winning season at Crossett. As a college coach, he coached 16 All Americans, two national champions and was inducted into the Arkansas Track & Field Hall of Fame, Bro Erwin, Beebe Bro Erwin coached football, basketball and track at Beebe for 23 years while teaching history. He took nine basketball teams to state tournaments four to the finals or semi-finals. His 41 team won the State Championship. He produced several All Conference college athletes and three All Americans. In 23 years of coaching track, his teams won 17 district track meets. His 47 team placed first in every event at the district track meet. Erwin s football teams won 7 District Championships in 23 years. From , Erwin served as Superintendent of Beebe Schools. Glyndon Franklin, Nevada County Coach Franklin coached basketball, track and baseball for 33 years at Cale and Nevada County. Franklin s record at Cale was His girls basketball team won the 92 State Championship; his teams made 10+ trips to state tournaments. He was named Coach of the Year 25 times, and won multiple regional and tournament championships. One year his basketball team went undefeated and won the State Championship. Franklin teams were basketball overall runnersup and won 2 track State Championships. Numerous times he won Outstanding Coach awards and was the All Star senior girls coach nominee. Clinton Gore, Osceola Coach Gore had over 200 wins as head football coach at Paragould, Helena- West Helena, Forrest City, Osceola and Melbourne. He started the football program at Melbourne. The 85 Forrest City team went 10-1 before losing to Northside in the state playoffs. Forrest City finished in his tenure. His Osceola teams played for the class 4A championship 4 straight years, winning titles in 95 and 97. Gore was named Conference Coach of the Year 12 times and served on the AHSCA All Star staff 3 times. Barry Lunney, Bentonville Barry Lunney dedicated 29 years to coaching. His first head coaching job was at Beebe; after 1 year he returned to FS Southside to be head coach from In 05 Lunney became head coach at Bentonville; he retired after 10 years there. Coach Lunney s high school record is His FS Southside and Bentonville teams each won 4 State Championships a total of 8 State Championships in Arkansas largest classification. Coach Lunney was recognized by the Little Rock Touchdown Club as the 7A Coach of the Year in 2008, 2010, 2013, He was a 2-time recipient of the Coach of the Year from the AHSCA and served on coaching staff for the All Stars 4 times. Robert Manson, Cotton Plant Coach Manson coached at Brinkley 14 years - boys basketball teams earned Conference Runner-up spots 3 times; Conference Champions twice and Regional Champions 3 times. Manson was 2A 4 Coach of Year twice and 3 of his athletes played in the All Star basketball game. At Brinkley, his boys and girls track teams were Conference Champions 4 times and he was chosen Coach of the Year. Coaching 9 seasons at White, Phillips County, his teams were Mid-Arkansas Champions 3 times; Conference Champions twice; Region Runner-Up twice and State Runner-Up twice. Manson was basketball Coach of Year 2 times; Outstanding Coach of the Year once and Phillips County Teacher of the Year once. Manson s 10 seasons at Cotton Plant produced basketball Conference Champs once; Region Runner-Up once; Coach of the Year 4 times and one Outstanding Coach honors. Cotton Plant boys and girls track teams won Conference/District Champs 12 times; District Runner-Up once; State Runner-Up 3 times. They were State Champs 2 times. Throughout his 35 year coaching career, Manson aimed to inspire and motivate by being a role model for his student-athletes.

4 Johnny McMurry, Monticello, Hamburg Coach McMurry was head coach for 32 years with 189 football wins. The 94 Monticello team won the 3A state championship and 3A 8 conference championship and a 14-0 record. His Monticello teams won 4A SE conference 3A 8 conference championships in 2000, 01, 04. In Hamburg, his teams won 2A 8 conference championships in 76, 79, 80, and 81. His Watson Chapel team won 5A S conference championship in 05. He has coached 17 teams in state play-offs. He was AHSCA Outstanding High School Football Coach in ; head Coach East All Stars in 1995 and All Star Coach assistant 80, 95, 01, 05 Coach McMurry was Outstanding Conference Coach in 79, 81,,94, 00, 01, 04, 05 and State Farm/Hooten s AAA Coach of the Year finalist in Grafton Moore, West Memphis In 44 years of coaching Grafton Moore s football, basketball, baseball and tennis teams won 32 Conference, 9 State Runner-up and 3 State Championships. Moore was head football coach for 28 years (4-Earle, 1-Marianna, 23-West Memphis); his overall record was Coach Moore started the West Memphis baseball program and was head coach for 5 years, won 3 Conference Championships and played in 1 state final. The 1 year Moore was head tennis coach at Earle the team won the State Championship. Coach Moore was assistant football, basketball coach at Helena- West Helena for 3 years; his team played in a basketball state final. In 4 years as assistant basketball coach at Earle, Moore s teams won 4 Conference and 1 State Championships. Moore volunteered 12 years in football and 7 years in girls basketball at West Memphis after retiring. He was chosen to coach in 6 AHSCA All Star football games, 1 as head coach. Moore served as President of the AHSCA for and won the Lowell Manning Award Coach of the Year in Arkansas High School Athletics for Ruby J Morrow, Marvell For 39 years Coach Morrow was the Marvell volleyball, track and basketball head coach while she taught PE; was the Department Chair; and served on the School Improvement Team and Data Team. Morrow specialized in developing strategies for teachers to handle discipline problems. Morrow s teams were conference champions in volleyball 3 times; basketball 3 times and in track 10 times. Marvell s track team was state runner-up 2 times and won the State Championship in 83. Morrow was the District Coach of the Year 16 times in 3 different sports. Morrow develop training programs for teenagers who are physically and mentally challenged. Dr. Robert Paynter, Paragould After coaching 14 years at University High, Tennessee, and 9 years at University of Tennessee at Martin, Dr. Paynter became the head basketball coach at Paragould. In 25 years, he coached teams to 12 state tournament berths, 7 regionals, and 5 went on to the state quarterfinals. He had only 4 losing seasons in 25 years; Dr. Paynter s record was at Paragould. When he retired from coaching in 04 his overall coaching record was ; he was the 15 th boys-only coach in the county to win more than 900 games. According to the AAA record book, Doc is the 7 th winningest coach in the state and the first in boys-only. He won the Lowell Manning Coach of the Year award in 04 and was named the NFHS Coach of the Year. Doc was most concerned about the positive effect I was having on those boys lives. Jim Rackley, Mena During his 30 years at Mena, Coach Rackley took 11 different teams to Arkansas state tournaments reaching state semi-finals twice, state quarter-finals 5 times, earning 2 District Championships and 6 State Runner-up titles. In 59, Rackley was elected an All Star coach and was the head All Star coach in 69. He was an assistant coach for the 76 State Champion Mena football team. In 79, Rackley was selected Southwest Times All-Area Coach and the Mena High Gymnasium was named Jim Rackley Gymnasium.

5 Kenneth Rippy, Booneville Coach Rippy led Booneville to 8 conference titles, 13 playoff appearances, and 26 playoff wins. Rippy was a five-time All Star coach, twice as head coach. His 2000 football team was State Champions. Coach Rippy strived to raise his players to be men and instill a sense of tradition in the young people of Booneville. His career coaching record: Doug Scheel, Booneville Coach Scheel coached for 29 years. He served as an All Star coach 5 times; an Outstanding Football Coach 12 times; and was a Dream Team Coach of the Year once. His teams were cross country state runner ups 3 times. His soccer teams made 2 state playoff appearances and won a conference championship. His 86 football team was State Champions. He had 18 teams reach the playoffs 5 in finals, 5 in semi-finals; and 12 win conference championships. Sheel s football record in 29 years is Johnny Toombs, Texarkana Coach Toombs record at Ashdown was football , basketball and the team played in the state tournament. At Foreman the team had a winning record despite moving up in classification At Texarkana, Toombs teams won 81, lost 33. They won two conference championships; made 9 consecutive state playoff appearances; and, played in the 4A state finals in 90. Toombs was a 91 All Star head football coach; and, 5 times Conference Coach of the Year. As an AD, Toombs won the AHSAAA Distinguished Service Award in 94 and the Award of Merit. He was the Arkansas Athletic Director of the Year in 97 and was inducted in the AHSAAA Hall of Fame in 08. Coach Toombs was also inducted into the Gurdon High Athletic Hall of Fame in 97. Joe Treat, Bryant Coach Treat coached Bryant boys basketball for 20 years. His teams won one State Championship; finished second another year; played in 12 state tournaments and played in 11 conference championships. Treat coached the McDonald s All American West team in 83 in Atlanta and won. Eight former players are basketball coaches in Arkansas. Ron Triplett, Wynne Coach Triplett is most proud of the 38 girls and 7 boys he coached who received college scholarships following their high school careers. He coached the first Parade All American girls basketball player from Arkansas in 76-77; two State MVP girls basketball; and 5 Carnation All American basketball girls. Triplett started girls basketball in Piggott 75 and Wynne 77. His basketball teams won girls State Championships 3 times, were runner-up twice and won 14 District Championships. He coached golf to one State Championship and three district titles; track to two State Championships, one runner-up and 6 district titles. His volleyball and softball teams each won a district title. Triplett served as Head All Star coach 3 times; was Outstanding Girls Basketball Coach twice and was an AHSCA Coaching Clinic speaker twice. His overall basketball records are boys: and girls:

6 AHSCA HALL OF FAME BALLOT I have chosen the following five (5) names from the 2016 AHSCA Hall of Fame Nominees and listed them in order of preference: Ballot must be signed and include 1. AHSCA membership number of 2. ACTIVE coach or NAME of Registered RETIRED LIFETIME coach who has paid 3. $10 voting fee. The word LIFETIME written in AHSCA # is not 4. acceptable for an Active Coach that ballot will NOT be counted. 5. SIGNED SCHOOL AHSCA NUMBER PRINT COACHES NAME OR PRINT NAME OF RETIRED LIFETIME COACH Return ballot no later than December 1, 2015 Nomination to Master List... must include completed form or attach a resume. Each nomination for future consideration MUST have this form completed OR include a FULL resume. BALLOTS RECEIVED AFTER 12/1 WILL NOT BE COUNTED Name, School & Sport Only is NOT a nomination. Name School Sport(s) Schools Honors Team Honors Records TO VOTE Complete & RETURN THIS PAGE ONLY! ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION 3920 Richards Road North Little Rock, Arkansas fax

AHSCA HALL OF FAME BALLOT

AHSCA HALL OF FAME BALLOT ARKANSAS HIGH SCHOOL COACHES ASSOCIATION 3920 Richards Road North Little Rock, Arkansas 72117 office 501-955-2500 fax 501-955-2600 TO: AHSCA Members FROM: Joey Walters, Ed. D. RE: AHSCA Hall of Fame Nominees/Ballot