Who Is This Famous North FL HS Coach? Jim McCool/Palatka

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He was hc at a certain northeast FL high school school for 21 seasons and amassed over 150 wins and made 12 trips to the playoffs during his tenure.  In his first year as hc, he led his team to the state title game.  They never made it back.  Though he never won a state football title, he did lead his school to a state baseball title.

Who is he?

At what hs did he coach?

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Jim McCool Palatka

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5 hours ago, gatorman-uf said:

Jim McCool Palatka

Jim McCool won 159 games at Palatka and appeared in the 1983 3A title game vs Al Werneke's defending state champion Titusville squad, where Palatka came up just short.  McCool's Palatka squad made it to the 3A semis in 2000, but lost to Astronaut.  Guess he didn't like those Titusville teams.