Mike Yeagle-From 1991 through 2004 Beechwood was a titan, winning eight of the 10 state championship games they played in. Since he left Beechwood has not been the dominant power they once were.

 

 

Mike Yeagle has only been gone 1 year and Beechwood was one of the top ranked teams in the state in 1A loosing in the playoffs to NCC (the State Champions) by less than a TD. I wouldn't say that is to far of a slide. He missed the 2002 season and they made it to the finals. Yeagle was a great coach but Beechwood is fine.

It has to be Homer Rice. His contribution to football is far and away the best. He helped to INVENT the veer option. He was one of the first to run the inside and outside veer. His overall high school record was 101-7 with nine ties. He also was one of the first coaches to pull the playside guard and tackle on toss plays. He was one of the most innovative offensive coaches ever. He created these innovations while being a high school coach. From a national perspective you could say he is the most innovative high school coach, ever... He went on to coach as an assistant at UK, Oklahoma, and later became head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. He also wrote a couple of the most influential books ever pertaining to offensive schemes (veer). Many coaches still have these books as a part of their library. Pretty good for getting your start in high school. His reputation for x's and o's was unparalleled. I am not a Highlands fan at all, but I do think that Rice has to be number 1 on this particular list. The rest can be mixed and matched but none have made contributions like Rice.

best KY team of all time in 02.

 

I thought Manual had a national championship in '59.

 

Since Male only lost to the "best KY team of all time" by three, does that mean they were the second best KY team of all time?

My vote would go to Yeagle, not being familiar with some of the names I can only go off of my local Northern Ky knowledge. This guy was amazing winning 8 state titles in 13 or 14 seasons and what I believe may be even more impressive is his record against my Colonels. I believe in one stretch Yeagle's Beechie's beat CovCath 8 or 9 out of 10 years !!!!!!! We had good football teams that won state championships during that stretch but Yeagle's school that had about 1/3 the boys enrollment owned the Colonels

Homer Rice and, for the first time mentioned, Owen Hauck.

IMO, coaching success is doing the most with what you have and not necessarily measured with wins/losses and trophies.

 

I would say that Chuck Smith certainly did that better than anyone over a relatively short period of time (10 or 11 years).

 

I would say that Mike Glaser has done the most with what he has been provided over a longer period of time (24 years) than any other coach. I think most folks think that St. X has always had amazing facilities and resources. That is not totally true. His longivity in that high profile job also says an awful lot about him.

It has to be Homer Rice. His contribution to football is far and away the best. He helped to INVENT the veer option. He was one of the first to run the inside and outside veer. His overall high school record was 101-7 with nine ties. He also was one of the first coaches to pull the playside guard and tackle on toss plays. He was one of the most innovative offensive coaches ever. He created these innovations while being a high school coach. From a national perspective you could say he is the most innovative high school coach, ever... He went on to coach as an assistant at UK, Oklahoma, and later became head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. He also wrote a couple of the most influential books ever pertaining to offensive schemes (veer). Many coaches still have these books as a part of their library. Pretty good for getting your start in high school. His reputation for x's and o's was unparalleled. I am not a Highlands fan at all, but I do think that Rice has to be number 1 on this particular list. The rest can be mixed and matched but none have made contributions like Rice.

 

While many are worthy of consideration, I have to agree with you about Homer. He made those innovations and more. Really brought a high level of professionalism and organization to high school football coaching in the late 50's and early 60's. Was "ahead of his time" with the X's and O's. Really the coach that started the Highlands run. A very classy gentleman. Wrote several books on the veer as you pointed out and also on leadership. Have his latest (Leadership Fitness) on my desk. I believed he also coached at Rice and North Carolina. When he retired, he was the AD at Georgia Tech. Still lives in Atlanta, but spends a lot of time in Florida and Montana. Still gets "home" to Ft. Thomas a couple of times a year.

Randy Reese won three state titles ... 2 @ Paris and 1 @ Ludlow

 

Coach Reese could have answered this thread from the beginning. Very good at self promotion. Sorry guys and gals but Reese shouldn't even be mentioned with some of the names that I have seen in this thread.

I agree with a lot of the guys mentioned. Walter Brugh is another name that should be thrown up there toward the top from Paintsville.

What Yeagle, Hard and Smith did was pretty amazing but for longevity what Jack Morriss did at Mayfield is AMAZING!!! Didn't they go to somewhere around 24 out of 27 final fours? To me that is the most amazing stat I've seen in KY High School Football I think.

I would say Chuck Smith....without a doubt. Its not just what he did...5 in a row (by the way the ONLY one to do that)...but how and where he did it. He took a HORRIBLE program and did it. No disrespect to Harp, Beatty, Mueller....but they just continued great programs.

Homer Rice and, for the first time mentioned, Owen Hauck.

 

 

 

I wondered what was taking so long for someone to say Coach Hauck.:ylsuper:

My favorites would be in particular order, Homer Rice, Mike Yeagle, and Tom Ellis Sr. Mr. Ellis would be the most insperational and demanding coach that ever stepped on the field at Holmes High School. He coached basketball, baseball, and Football at the same time I believe. Argue with this if you like, but this man is one the most respected men from Covington and his son Tom Jr speeks at all Holmes Football banquets. Most of you Holmes grads would probably remember him better as "bulldog" they say when he got mad his face resembled a bulldog. Just an Alumni's biased oppion.

Coach Reese could have answered this thread from the beginning. Very good at self promotion. Sorry guys and gals but Reese shouldn't even be mentioned with some of the names that I have seen in this thread.

I thought the reference to Coach Reese was about winning titles with different schools, not about being one of the best ever. At least that's what I thought. I agree he shouldn't be mentioned among the best ever, but glad to see someone mention Ludlow alum Coach Hauck.

Coach Hauck has to be at or near the top. He and Coach Rice were together when Highlands went 5 years without losing a game. He won the state title at Highlands as a head coach. At Mt. Healthy he took a team that had not won a game and was 10-0 in 5 years. Took over a Boone program that had not done much and built a AAAA power. If not for Trinity and X would have won several titles at Boone. He is loved by his players and coaches.

Ed Miracle was a great coach for the Lynch Golden Bulldogs (not blackcats) and Owen Hauck is one of the best ever up at Boone. There's a connection to those two as well.