In 2006, he took over a Beauregard program that had won just two games in two years. [11] When Les Koenning left the University of South Alabama in January 2009, head coach Joey Jones interviewed Propst to fill the vacant position as the offensive coordinator. He takes over a Northridge program that Mike Vickery rebuilt before leaving for Pelham. Stadium: Reynolds Stadium, Buddy Anderson Field. There was a really good excitement in the air. If you are at a place this long, you are doing a lot of things the right way. He went 7-4 his first season and won 64 games in eight years overall. Propst attended college at Jacksonville State University where he was a non-scholarship member of the JSU football team in 1976-1977. Box 947 They are like brothers. One is senior offensive lineman Hoke Smith, he said. At the conclusion of the 2020 season, his 31-year head coaching record stood at 307-96 (.762 win percentage).[2]. The Gazette went out of business about five weeks later. I wanted my players and this community to know that that is big for me and my family. The official Roster for the Vestavia Hills High School The official staff directory for the Vestavia Hills High School Staff Directory - Vestavia Hills High School Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main Content Vestavia Hills High School Vestavia Hills High School Calhouns hiring follows the 2020 retirement of Buddy Anderson who had served as Vestavia Hills head football coach since 1978. 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David Lundberg will coach the offensive line and serve as running game coordinator. Great Moments in Alabama High School Football History. I told him as long as he is comfortable with it I definitely need to use him as a resource. St. Paul's head coach Steve Mask instructs tight end Chett Elder in the first half of a prep football game against Faith Academy on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). All that while being a loving coachs wifewhich is a job in itselfand she does it all with a big smile on her face. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. Thank the good Lord we found a house, Calhoun said. But to me and the thousands of young men that got to play for him during his career, his biggest value was in the impact he had in our lives as husbands, fathers, Christian leaders, friends and really, just as people living in our communities. Everyone knows hes an unbelievable coach, 1982 VHHS graduate Mitch Allen, will tell you. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com). [20][21] In 2014, Rush Propst led his Colquitt County Packer football team to their second undefeated season (15-0) and a second state title (first one came in 1994), by defeating Archer High School 28-24 on December 13, 2014 to claim the 2014 1-AAAAAA State Championship and his first state title within Georgia. When my dad passed away, he was one of the first to call, and we talked for over an hour. Robert Evans graduated from Vestavia Hills High School in 1999 and was a defensive back on Buddy Andersons 1998 state championship team. [16] In 2011, Colquitt finished 11-3 after losing 35-31 to the eventual state champions, Grayson High School, in the state semifinal game. Pike Road head coach Patrick Browning paces the sidelines during the first half of the Greenville at Pike Road high-school football game, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Pike Road, Ala. (Vasha Hunt | preps.al.com)Vasha Hunt. Jones insisted that the apology was unwarranted, saying that Ford's story was solid and that the evidence was irrefutable. However, in Propst's last game as Hoover's head coach, they lost in the third round to another crosstown rival Vestavia Hills 21-17, a game considered by many Alabama sportswriters to be the biggest rivalry in the state. VHSC Academy Staff U8-U11. Published: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:44 AM PST. That young newlywed who brought his bride to Vestavia Hills all those years ago has since raised three daughters, all graduates of VHHS, and is now grandfather to seven. For the first time in more than four decades, Vestavia Hills High School has a new head football coach: Sean Calhoun. Were going to lean on him a lot. We have chosen to publish this
We aint got many four- or five-stars, but you can win a lot of games with zero-stars players. Shared Starter: $6.99 a month (1 website) Shared Unlimited: $12.99 a month (unlimited websites) As a full time Support Teacher at Primrose School at Liberty Park located in Vestavia Hills AL at 1800 Urban Center Parkway 35242, you. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information. Mine was a calling, and maybe somebody else is going into it for other reasons. He has three state titles on his resume and expects to win at Orange Beach as well. He is a real man., Coach Andersons impact reaches far and wide throughout the community and across all sorts of professions. In any given day we were arguably with our coaches more than our parents, so its really important to have a coach you can see as a father figure., My own son played for Coach Anderson and never missed a single one of those FCA meetings. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. I know God called you to coach football, and this week he called me to be a coachs wife, she told her husband. Every coach since Vincents 2010 title has won at least one. P.O. Basketball, Boys' Stover replaces Steve Meek, who retired after 11 seasons leading the Eagles. Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. With me being a new set of eyes and with a handful of our coaches being new, we all had to see them in a competitive setting. He now takes over the tradition-rich Toros. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education on Wednesday approved the hiring of Sean Calhoun as the new head football coach at Vestavia Hills High School. He won 110 games and four state titles with the Saints and has 210 wins in 26 years as a head coach overall. Anderson attended Thomasville High School and played football but not for his father who had retired because he said he did not wish to coach his sons. Athletic Trainer David Beland dbeland@hoover.k12.al.us (256) 604-9948. He was signed as a tight end but ended up playing tackle for the Bulldogs. He takes over a Pell City team that hasnt won a playoff game since 2012 and hasnt advanced past the second round since 2003. This team has a great nucleus and a great senior class. RELATED: Waldrop embracing Bucs tradition, Former Eufaula coach Ed Rigby has been named head football coach at Pike Road. Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. He never once put me off or was too busy to help a young coach. Here he shares some of his thoughts on stepping into the Vestavia program as longtime coach Buddy Anderson retires after becoming the winningest football coach in Alabama history in his 43 years coaching the Rebels. He was hired in the fall of 1972 as an assistant coach at Vestavia Hills where he remained for 43 seasons. Enter Waldrop a consistent winner at Chelsea, James Clemens and Florence still looking for his first championship as a head coach. [5] During Propst's tenure, Hoover was repeatedly ranked in the nation's top-25 polls, finishing as the #16 team in the nation in 2003,[6] #4 in the nation in 2004,[7] #8 in the nation in 2005,[8] and ranked #1 entering the 2006 season by Sports Illustrated, USA Today[9] and the National Prep Football Poll. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. The team held an undefeated record over both seasons and won back-to-back state championships. Everyone who knows Coach Anderson knows that this is why he did it, and what he cared about mostpositively impacting the lives of everyone around him. Shelby County Newspapers, Inc. us to complete every school. We aim to promote learning without limits. Propst took his first coaching position as a student assistant at Ohatchee in 1977, the year they won their only state championship. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. They were alike in so many ways: both strong Christian men, both strong citizens in their communities and both coached over 40 years, Ryan shares. Thats what really matters. Vestavia Hills High School football coach resigns after 1 year, Two people in custody after police chase, manhunt near Warrior & Hayden, Team Manager w/1P36 Deletion Syndrome Makes Big Shot on Senior Night. The 2021 team went 14-0, defeating Pleasant Grove 51-14 in the state championship game in Birmingham. Ralph Clyde "Shorty" Propst, who was born in 1924 and played for Alabama Crimson Tide, is his uncle. The former Williamson and Auburn star is finally the man in charge of his alma mater. They are both about 6-foot-2, 6-3 and are about 220 pounds. 18. Meek was the teams coach for 11 of the 12 years the school has had a program. We now have834teams & 188,070games on AHSFHS.org. [39][40], Propst has been featured in an instructional video entitled Building A Championship Football Program 12 Months A Year, published in 2007. Ryan Herring, head coach in Pierce County, Georgia, is another second-generation football coach whose dad became friends with Coach Anderson back in the early 1970s when they were both coaching in Birmingham. Calhoun ran Colquitt's offense in 2014 and 2015, during which the . VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School head football coach Sean Calhoun has resigned after one season with the Rebels. When you get your nose bloodied, you get back up. Under his tenure as athletic director of the Vestavia Hills High School athletic program the sports teams have won over 45 state championships, and numerous runner-up trophies in all boys and girls sports. This year felt right. It was the 1st playoff win for VH since 2015 and the 1st in Coach Evans' tenure. [1] He is also the former head coach at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama, and Valdosta . @1rebelathletics . He was named Region Coach of the Year at the end of the 2019 and 2020 seasons. The Bucs have had just three coaches since Rush Propst took over in 1999. Coach, Assistant Athletic Director - Pizitz, Head Coach - 7th Football, 8th Women's Basketball, Assistant Athletic Director - Pizitz, Head Coach - Pizitz Wrestling, Varsity Head Coach - Men's Golf, Asst. Traditional powers like St. Pauls, Hoover and Spanish Fort all changed leaders as did reigning state champs Pike Road and Vigor. Copyright 2022 WBRC.