Jerome Tillery

  • Native of Decatur, GA

  • 1983 graduate of Towers HS; GHSA AAA state runner-up (105 lbs.)

  • Former collegiate wrestler for two seasons at Pembroke State (NC)

  • 33 years of service as a wrestling coach in Dekalb County

  • 1988-90 (2 years) - asst. coach at Towers HS
  • 1990-94 (4 years) - directed and coached the Stone Mountain youth program
  • 1994-1999 (5 years) - directed and coached Tillery Dekalb youth wrestling and Team Georgia Schoolboy team
  • 1997-98 (1 year) - coach at Southwest Dekalb HS
  •  1999-2001 (2 years) - coach at McNair HS 
  • 2002-2010 (7 years) - coach at Redan HS
  • 2010-2014 (4 years) - coach at Stephenson HS
  • 2014-2017 (3 years) - coach at Redan HS
  • 2017-2018 (1 year) - coach at McNair HS
  • 2018-2022 (4 years) - coach at Stone Mountain HS

  • Teams have captured 6 DeKalb County championships and 12 GHSA region titles

  • One of the driving forces in sustaining wrestling in Dekalb county, often rebuilding programs that had been discontinued; has coached numerous state champions; pushing Dekalb schools to start middle school wrestling

  • Inducted into the Team Georgia USA Wrestling Hall of Fame in 2005

  • Corporate trainer and coach for corporate level FedEx Custom Critical

  • Resides in Covington, GA with wife, Sherlyn; adult children: Jerome, Jr., Shelsea, Jerun (deceased)


Awards:

Year
2022
Award
Lifetime Service to Wrestling
Chapter/Region
Georgia

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