Anyone out there want to try to do Homer Rice's coaching tree?

 

 

I know Steele Harmon was on his staff at Highlands. Steele later coached at several places including Centre College and Danville HS.

How about Gary Dearborn at Franklin?

 

I think Ray Graham of Rowan, Harrison, & LCA. Also Sam Harp, Danville & Anderson.

 

Jerry Perry was on Sam's staff and was very successful at Garrard County. I believe Jerry played for Dearborn when Ray & Sam were assistants at Franklin County.

Not really a tree but there's been a nice run of coaches from Lawrence Co since the 90's.

Here's where guys have coached+what they've done coaching:

Phil Ratcliff- Marshall, National Championship at James Madison now recruiting coordinator/Oline at UNC Charlotte (1st year D1 this year).

 

Me-Final 4 at Lawrence Co, North Oldham, State Champs at Lex Cat, 0-11 to 12-1 at Lawrence, State runner up at Cabell Midland in WV this year.

 

Jason Micheal- GA at UT, Oak Raiders quality control, NY Jets TE, UTenn TE, SF Ninets QB coach, only offensive coach hired back w SD Chargers TE coach. Still early 30's legit shot to do huge things!!

 

Gerad Parker-GA UK, Tenn Martin, Marshall, now TE+recruiting coordinator at Purdue.

 

Dontae Wright-GA at UK, North Ala, Centre now Dline and maybe recruiting coordinator at Morehead.

 

Mike Copley- Paintsville, Head Coach at Greenup+Pikeville, Rowan now in Tenn.

 

Alan Short-Lindsy Wilson, Adair Co, Off coordinator Lawrence.

 

John Caudill-LC

 

Pretty good run for a little town of 2,000. Strong network to keep up with next 10-20 years in college/Pro.

How many of those guys have Chuke Williams ties stick? What would Chuke's tree look like, both above and below him?

Thought about Chuke. Phil + I played for Goldsmith. Chuke was my off coordinator Sr year. He was head coach to all the rest of the guys.

It will be fun to watch if these guys reunite at a high level one day.

Jason has a legit NFL coordinator shot in the next half decade. He's only around 34.

So, how do we qualify someone as being part of a "tree?" I find that coaches often take on the personality of guys they played for. However, it seems most coaches get their coaching philosophies, schemes, methods, etc. from guys they worked under. So, how do we define a "branch?"

 

For example, Shadon Brown could theoretically be from the trees of French, Chuck King at Cumberlands, Ron Finley & Mark Peach at Campbellsville, or Sam Harp.