"¢ 1981 graduate of Gilmer High School (Ellijay, GA) "¢ 1981 GHSA state AA champion for Gilmer High School "¢ Competed collegiately at Carson Newman College (TN) (1981-82) "¢ 1985 graduate of North Georgia College; MS 1987 (Physical Education); Ed. S Georgia State University (1994) "¢ 33 years of service - still active (assistant at Chestatee HS) 4 years (1985-89) Dalton HS - 1 yr. asst./ 3 yrs. head coach 1 year (1990-91) Lindley MS (Asst. coach at Campbell HS -Cobb Co.) 26 years (1991-2017) - Gilmer High School - 2 years as 8th grade coach; 5 years as varsity assistant; 19 years (1998-2017) as head coach 3 years (2017-2019) Chestatee HS asst. coach "¢ Served as longtime assistant football coach and head track coach (23 years) "¢ Coached 8 GHSA Traditional State Champion teams "¢ Coached 9 GHSA Dual Meet State Champion teams "¢ Amassed 571 dual meet victories as a head coach "¢ Coached 32 individual state champions and 121 GHSA state place winners "¢ Led teams to 32 combined dual and traditional region titles "¢ Introduced middle school and USA Wrestling programs in Gilmer schools "¢ Hosted GHSA state traditional tournament - 2X "¢ Sought-after clinician for numerous wrestling camps and clinics "¢ Director of two summer wrestling camps for Gilmer area wrestlers "¢ 3X Gilmer Teacher of the Year finalist "¢ 1985 Sallie May "Teacher of the Year" - Dalton Public Schools "¢ Member of Georgia Athletic Coaches Association (GACA) and National Wrestling Coaches Association (NWCA) "¢ Resides in Ellijay with wife, Karla; adult sons Joshua and David