Ram Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Former Ashland football coach Hallum dies Posted: Friday, August 7, 2015 11:28 pm | Updated: 11:31 pm, Fri Aug 7, 2015. Mark Maynard / The Independent John “Jake” Hallum, the architect of the 1967 Ashland Tomcats state championship football team and a college coach whose career covered six decades, died Thursday. He was 76. Hallum coached the Tomcats in 1966 and 1967, leading them to a 13-1 season and the Class 2A championship with a 19-14 win over Elizabethtown during the finals of his last season. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDEaston Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Tomcat nation has lost some greats this year. Hopefully the current tomcats can dedicate this season to coach Hallum and Dirk with a state championship this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-CATS Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 RIP my Dad talks about him all the time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Ram Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Had the pleasure to have him as my O-Line coach for my freshman year at Georgetown. Great coach! Have some great lol mrs from this man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrambler Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 One of my best friends played for him and coach Conley. Greg Dowdy still talks about / praises Hallum along with Herb Conley for forming him as an adult. Greg coached and taught school in the Ashland System until taking a principals job in the Raceland / Worthington school system and is now retired. Dowdy absolutely revived and made vast improvements to the Elementary Schools at Raceland, turned that school into one of the states best elementary schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDEaston Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Speaking of Tomcat greats, I just left Ashland Sporting Goods, Dirk Payne's store. What a sale they have going on. Pretty much any type of sportsware is being sold for $3. Needless to say I'm loaded up with Tomcat and UK gear now. Not trying to hijack the thread, but I couldn't help but mention it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-CATS Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Bought myself a few Birthday gifts last night and today lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrambler Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Speaking of Tomcat greats, I just left Ashland Sporting Goods, Dirk Payne's store. What a sale they have going on. Pretty much any type of sportsware is being sold for $3. Needless to say I'm loaded up with Tomcat and UK gear now. Not trying to hijack the thread, but I couldn't help but mention it. Always liked going in there, Has been a long time but he always had some good U.K. merchandise that others didn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDEaston Posted August 8, 2015 Share Posted August 8, 2015 Always liked going in there, Has been a long time but he always had some good U.K. merchandise that others didn't. Excellent store and everything is of good quality. The store is pretty much empty at the moment, but no worries, they have new shipments on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle_Pride!! Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 May GOD comfort his family, friends, & former players..RIP COACH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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