Can You Name the Coach Quiz

[OldSchoolLion]

16 coaches in Florida high school football history have won 250 or more games.  Only 3 of them are still actively coaching.  Who are they?  Below are some hints.

1. This man has coached for 42 years at the same school.  His teams have won 6 state championships.  He has won more games than any coach in central Florida history and he has the second most victories of any coach in Florida high school football history.  

2. This man has coached for 40 seasons at 3 different high schools in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.  His teams have won 3 state championships.  He is #4 on the list of all-time coaching victories. 

3. This man has coached for 36 seasons at 4 different high schools in central Florida.  One of his teams won a state title.  He is the most winning coach ever from the Orlando area and he is #6 on the list of all-time coaching victories.    

[DisabledAccount]

9 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

16 coaches in Florida high school football history have won 250 or more games.  Only 3 of them are still actively coaching.  Who are they?  Below are some hints.

1. This man has coached for 42 years at the same school.  His teams have won 6 state championships.  He has won more games than any coach in central Florida history and he has the second most victories of any coach in Florida high school football history.  

2. This man has coached for 40 seasons at 3 different high schools in Broward and Palm Beach Counties.  His teams have won 3 state championships.  He is #4 on the list of all-time coaching victories. 

3. This man has coached for 36 seasons at 4 different high schools in central Florida.  One of his teams won a state title.  He is the most winning coach ever from the Orlando area and he is #6 on the list of all-time coaching victories.    

One is coach of lakeland (drawing blank on name)

 

I'm gonna guess number 3 is Darlington from apopka

 

 

Drawing blank on number 2

[OldSchoolLion]

#3 is not Darlington

[BrowardHandicapper]

1. Bill Castle (Lakeland)

2. Byron Walker (Archbishop McCarthy)

3. You got me....

[Tigers2017]

45 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

1. Bill Castle (Lakeland)

2. Byron Walker (Archbishop McCarthy)

3. You got me....

 

[Tigers2017]

Just now, Tigers2017 said:

Fierce or Ziglar???

Gierke or Ziglar?

[OldSchoolLion]

#1 is Bill Castle

#2 is Byron Walker

#3 is ....Tigers 2017 is getting very close ..it's not Ziglar...and I need a first name, too.  He is at a private school now.

[BrowardHandicapper]

Is #3 is Bill Gierke (Orangewood Christian)  ?

[DisabledAccount]

4 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

Is #3 is Bill Gierke (Orangewood Christian)  ?

Correct

[DarterBlue2]

10 minutes ago, OldSchoolLion said:

#1 is Bill Castle

#2 is Byron Walker

#3 is ....Tigers 2017 is getting very close ..it's not Ziglar...and I need a first name, too.  He is at a private school now.

1. Bill Castle, correct

2. Byron Walker, I assume that's correct.

3. Larry Gergley

[BrowardHandicapper]

The Killer Bs

 

1. Bill Castle (Lakeland)

2. Byron Walker (Archbishop McCarthy)

3. Bill Gierke (Orangewood Christian)

[DarterBlue2]

3 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

The Killer Bs

 

1. Bill Castle (Lakeland)

2. Byron Walker (Archbishop McCarthy)

3. Bill Gierke (Orangewood Christian)

Gierke has never won a state title. His mentor and coach, Larry Gergley, I believe, did at Bishop Moore before moving on to Winter Park where he coached Gierke.  

I stand corrected. It is Gierke. He tied Southridge for the 1991 5A title at Evans High. 

[BrowardHandicapper]

Just now, DarterBlue2 said:

Gierke has never won a state title. His mentor and coach, Larry Gergley, I believe, did at Bishop Moore before moving on to Winter Park where he coached Gierke.  

Then no more killer Bs...Larry Gergley would likely be correct. I can't hang with you guys going north of Palm Beach...

[OldSchoolLion]

You guys are awesome!

...and the answers are....one quick note first

This is scary folks.  Our top 30 winningest coaches in Florida high school football history, all with 200+ career wins...27 are retired and these 3(3 of the top 6 winningest coaches in FL history) may be hanging it up soon.  Are the days of coaches who dedicate 30+ years to high school football in Florida disappearing? 

 

Bill Castle, Lakeland, 1976-2017, (42 seasons) 429-91 record, #2 all-time wins

1986, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006 5A state champion; 2008 5A state runner-up

 

Byron Walker, 40 seasons, 314-158 record, #4 all-time wins

Archbishop McCarthy (53-34, 7seasons), 2011-17;

Plantation American Heritage (133-77, 19 seasons), 1992-2010; 1998 2A runner-up 

Belle Glade Glades Day (128-47, 14 seasons), 1977-91; 1980, 1982, 1986 Class A state champion; 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988 Class A runner-up

 

Bill Gierke, 35 seasons, 291-123-1 record, #6 all-time wins

Orangewood Christian (34-48, 7 seasons), 2011-17;

Edgewater (106-34, 11 seasons), 2000-10; 2002, 2003, 2004 6A state runner-up

Dr. Phillips (16-6, 2 seasons), 1998-99;

Evans (135-35-1, 15 seasons), 1982-96; 1991 5A state co-champion 

 

[OldSchoolLion]

30 minutes ago, DarterBlue2 said:

1. Bill Castle, correct

2. Byron Walker, I assume that's correct.

3. Larry Gergley

Remember, these are active coaches.  Gergley retired in 2006 after 33 seasons at Winter Park and 2 at Bishop Moore.  Best he ever did was a state semi appearance with Winter Park in 2005.  35 seasons and no state finals...that's dedication and persistence!  #11 on all-time list with 274-109-2 record.  Gierke surpassed him to become the winningest coach in Orlando area history.

[OldSchoolLion]

Since the 3 B's are #'s 2, 4, and 6 on the all-time list, who do you think are #1, 3 and 5?

1 and 3 should be easy(both private school coaches)...#5 not so much, but I will give you a clue. 

He left coaching a long time ago and there is a stadium named after him in north Florida.  If you don't get this one ColumbiaFan, I will lose all faith in you.   

 

 

[DisabledAccount]

6 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

Since the 3 B's are #'s 2, 4, and 6 on the all-time list, who do you think are #1, 3 and 5?

1 and 3 should be easy(both private school coaches)...#5 not so much, but I will give you a clue. 

He left coaching a long time ago and there is a stadium named after him in north Florida.  If you don't get this one ColumbiaFan, I will lose all faith in you.   

 

 

5 is Gene Cox (Leon)

 

1 is Corky Rogers (Bolles)

 

3 is George Smith (STA) 

[DisabledAccount]

Still one of the dumbest decisions Columbia ever made 

 

They had several chances to hire Gene Cox who was a Columbia alumni but refused to, if they hired him back in the 70s instead of Leon then we would have multiple state titles in the 70s and 80s and maybe even 90s if he chose to coach that long

 

Then again it was also same time as another dumb mistake of firing Paul Quinn after the 1970 season, if he had stayed Columbia would have eventually won state again

 

Shouldn't be surprised though, they made those decisions because of political garbage from worthless boosters

 

[BrowardHandicapper]

42 minutes ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Still one of the dumbest decisions Columbia ever made 

 

They had several chances to hire Gene Cox who was a Columbia alumni but refused to, if they hired him back in the 70s instead of Leon then we would have multiple state titles in the 70s and 80s and maybe even 90s if he chose to coach that long

 

Then again it was also same time as another dumb mistake of firing Paul Quinn after the 1970 season, if he had stayed Columbia would have eventually won state again

 

Shouldn't be surprised though, they made those decisions because of political garbage from worthless boosters

 

Was Bill Castle ever at Columbia?

[DisabledAccount]

21 minutes ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

Was Bill Castle ever at Columbia?

Not that I'm aware of but they probably had a chance to interview him before

[OldSchoolLion]

6 hours ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

Was Bill Castle ever at Columbia?

I guess Columbia passed on Corky Rogers when he left Lee in 1989 because he didn't know how to win state titles.

[OldSchoolLion]

7 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

5 is Gene Cox (Leon)

 

1 is Corky Rogers (Bolles)

 

3 is George Smith (STA) 

..outstanding, ColumbiaFan.  Am glad you are aware of Gene Cox and those titles he won at Leon.  Did you know he coached at Suwannee????? 

 

1. Corky Rogers 477-87-1 record , coached at Lee and Bolles

3. George Smith 361-66, coached at St Thomas, retired in 2010

5. Gene Cox 313-100-5 coached at Aucilla Chritian, Leon, Suwannee and Jefferson Countyretired in 1995

Note:

Castle would need to coach at least another 4 seasons to catch Rogers

Cox has a stadium named after him in Tallahassee (NOT Lake City, where he was from).  When he retired in 1995, he was #1 on the list.  

[DisabledAccount]

3 hours ago, OldSchoolLion said:

..outstanding, ColumbiaFan.  Am glad you are aware of Gene Cox and those titles he won at Leon.  Did you know he coached at Suwannee????? 

 

1. Corky Rogers 477-87-1 record , coached at Lee and Bolles

3. George Smith 361-66, coached at St Thomas, retired in 2010

5. Gene Cox 313-100-5 coached at Aucilla Chritian, Leon, Suwannee and Jefferson Countyretired in 1995

Note:

Castle would need to coach at least another 4 seasons to catch Rogers

Cox has a stadium named after him in Tallahassee (NOT Lake City, where he was from).  When he retired in 1995, he was #1 on the list.  

Yeah i was aware of him coaching at Suwannee but i listed Leon because majority of career was there

[BrowardHandicapper]

11 hours ago, ColumbiaHighFan2017class said:

Still one of the dumbest decisions Columbia ever made 

 

They had several chances to hire Gene Cox who was a Columbia alumni but refused to, if they hired him back in the 70s instead of Leon then we would have multiple state titles in the 70s and 80s and maybe even 90s if he chose to coach that long

 

Then again it was also same time as another dumb mistake of firing Paul Quinn after the 1970 season, if he had stayed Columbia would have eventually won state again

 

Shouldn't be surprised though, they made those decisions because of political garbage from worthless boosters

 

To prove the Columbia Tigers are the Cleveland Browns of FL HS Football with personnel/coaching mistakes, and to make them  look more foolish  , are you aware that besides not hiring Gene Cox, and firing Paul Quinn, they also lost ties with  Paul Quinn's Asst. HC.

 Some guy by the name Bill Castle who went to Lakeland with Quinn and the rest is history!

Brilliant!

 

[DisabledAccount]

1 minute ago, BrowardHandicapper said:

To prove the Columbia Tigers are the Cleveland Browns of FL HS Football with personnel/coaching mistakes, and to make them  look more foolish  , are you aware that besides not hiring Gene Cox, and firing Paul Quinn, they also lost ties with  Paul Quinn's Asst. HC.

 Some guy by the name Bill Castle who went to Lakeland with Quinn and the rest is history!

Brilliant!

 

Yes I'm aware