Who Is This Famous Central FL Coach? Eddie Feely

[OldSchoolLion]

We're going way back here.  The guy on the left played football at FSU.  He went on to coach a FL high school team that had never won a football game, and eventually led them to an undefeated season and a state title.  He also had success coaching at two other central/north FL high schools.

Who is he and at what school did he win that state title?

Bonus questions:

#1 At what other FL high schools did the guy in the picture coach?

#2 Two of his assistants went on to become coaching legends themselves, both winning back-to-back state FL hs football titles.  One of those coaches coach accomplished that feat as the same school as the guy pictured.  The other fellow did it at a school in the Panhandle, where he coached a very famous running back.  Who were those two assistant coaches and at what school did each win back-to-back titles? 

 

[imjustafan2]

Eddie Feely. His assistants were Gerald Odom and Dwight Thomas. "Neon" Leon Bright was one of his famous players.

[badbird]

Eddie Feely - Merritt Island coached at Choctaw and Bucholz

Assistant coaches on Merrit Island

Gerald Odom - Merritt Island

Dwight Thomas - Escambia

 

Also an assistant at Choctaw

Jmmy Ray Stevens- Ft. Walton Beach 

[OldSchoolLion]

11 minutes ago, imjustafan2 said:

Eddie Feely. His assistants were Gerald Odom and Dwight Thomas. "Neon" Leon Bright was one of his famous players.

There he is!

[OldSchoolLion]

Great job by imjustafan2 and badbird.   Here is a bio of Eddie Feely, who led Merritt Island to a state title over Gene Cox's Leon squad in 1972.

https://www.fhsaa.org/departments/special-programs/hall-of-fame/members/h-edward-eddie-feely