Football Coaching Changes In Kentucky: 1979-Present

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It's worth stating that the lists shown in the newspaper clippings, collected from the Courier-Journal and Herald-Leader archives, are not always complete. I've added in missing names where I've been able to find them, but until the KHSAA Scoreboard era when each school's coaching directory began auto-populating the names of coaches to the scoreboard it's hard telling how complete the lists are. Feel free to comment if you know someone who is missing from a specific year.

 

Year	Open Jobs	Year	Open Jobs	Year	Open Jobs	Year	Open Jobs	Year	Open Jobs	Year	Open Jobs
		1980	32	1990	38	2000	34	2010	33	2020	37
		1981	33	1991	29	2001	53	2011	45	2021	43
		1982	26	1992	35	2002	44	2012	39	2022	43
		1983	25	1993	43	2003	47	2013	37	2023	44
		1984	28	1994	28	2004	52	2014	39	2024	54
		1985	23	1995	31	2005	56	2015	51	2025	47
		1986	30	1996	37	2006	36	2016	43	2026	57
		1987	23	1997	55	2007	36	2017	39
		1988	42	1998	35	2008	53	2018	35
1979	18	1989	26	1999	46	2009	33	2019	41
Decade Avg.	-	Decade Avg.	28.8	Decade Avg.	37.7	Decade Avg.	44.4	Decade Avg.	40.2	Decade Avg.	46.4
		OVERALL AVERAGE				38.6

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1979 - (18)
Bell County - Bruce Thompson
Bellevue - Fred Bernier
Caverna - Johnny Belcher
Conner - Bob Lewis
Cumberland - Ron Cain
Doss - Danny Dohn
Eastern - Dave Peak
Elizabethtown - Duke Owen
Kentucky Country Day - Malcolm Marler
Lynch - John Morgan
McLean County - John Miller
Owensboro Catholic - Jim Wilson
Valley - Hugh Dening
Wayne County - Jerry Turner
West Carter - Carter Bradshaw
Western - Steve Reed
Westport - Steve Bocko
Woodford County - Danny Cassity

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1980 - (32)
Adair County - Mike Heninger
Ashland - Mike Manley
Bryan Station - Steve Parker
Bullitt Central - Bill Ranney
Butler - Bobby Morehead
Calloway County - Sam Harp
Clay County - Eugene Hensley
Danville - Tom Duffy
Doss - Steve Stansbury
Durrett - Corky Perkins
Edmonson County - Edd Rich
Evarts - Larry Phillips
Fairdale - Tom Cosman
Glasgow - Coy Meadows
Green County - Jerry Cowherd
Greenville - Ron Wigglesworth
Hazard - James Rall
Henry County - Richard Zoller
Johnson Central - Spike Berkhiner
Marshall County - Doc Sanders
North Bullitt - Roger Hayes
North Hardin - Charlie Lynch
Oldham County - Terry Bean
Rowan County - Ray Graham
Shawnee - William "Jelly" Green
Simon Kenton - Carl Fitzer
Southern - Danny Dohn
Stuart - Don Williams
Trigg County - Dixie Jones
Trinity - Roger Gruneisen
Waggener - Fred Ries
Warren Central - Joe Hood

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1981 - (33)
Anderson County - George Fallis
Apollo - Doug Moore
Ashland - Vic Marsh
Atherton - Donnie Kays
Beth Haven - Pat Milligan
Butler County - Fred Tate
Campbellsville - George Jefferson
Christian County - Dan Goble
Corbin - Cotton Adams
Daviess County - Billy Mitchell
Doss - Steve Bocko
East Hardin - Garry King
Evarts - Bill Smith
Fern Creek - Tom Eddleman
Grayson County - Bill Embry
Hopkinsville - Mike Lewis
Iroquois - Butch Blakeley
Jessamine County - John Harrod
Johns Creek - Hooker Phillips
Kentucky Country Day - Thomas Monaco
Madison Central - Bobby Harville
Male - Wally Oyler
Mason County - Lewis Cook
Middlesboro - Ed VanHoose
Moore - Len Kern
Nelson County - Don Smith
Ohio County - Bill Shelton
Pleasure Ridge Park - Ted Leasor
Scott - Tevis Gray
Scott County - Mike Burkich
Trimble County - Ray Mullins
Union County - Charlie Bob Paris
Wayne County - Bobby Wixson

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1982 - (26)
Ballard Memorial - Tom Shelton
Bell County - Tom Fox
Bourbon County - Wilson Sears
Bowling Green - Vince Hancock
Boyd County - Mike Jupin
Casey County - Prentiss Ragland
Eminence - Jack Robertson
Fern Creek - Joe Sterner
Frankfort - Jim Lamb
Holmes - Bill Hina
Jessamine County - Frank Parker
Knox Central - Prentiss Ragland
Lawrence County - Eddie Michael
Lewis County - Corky Prater
Madison Central - Mike Elkin
Madison - Velmar Miller
Manual - Jim Grant
Murray - Tim English
North Bullitt - Anthony Hatchell
Ohio County - Bill Shelton
Pleasure Ridge Park - Danny White
Raceland - Mike Jones
Saint Xavier - Mike Glaser
Sheldon Clark - Charles Williams
Virgie - John Vinson
West Hardin - Lester Tharp

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1983 - (25)
Bell County - Dudley Hilton
Breathitt County - Mike Holcomb
Campbellsville - Jim Jordan
Crittenden County - Pat Gates
Daviess County - Reed May
DeSales - Don Hettich
Doss - Donnie Pope
Fern Creek - Tom Carter
Garrard County - Larry Woods
Greenup County - Roy Lucas
Harrison County - Ray Graham
Jeffersontown - Steve Bocko
Lloyd Memorial - Gary Dearwater
Manual - William "Jelly" Green
Murray - Tony Franklin
Nelson County - Gwynne Gaddie
Ohio County - Bruce Raley
Owensboro - Larry Moore
Paducah Tilghman - Allan Cox
Pleasure Ridge Park - Corky Perkins
Rowan County - Mike Stewart
Shawnee - Bob Burks
Taylor County - Bill Lindsey
West Carter - Mike Jones
Wheelwright - Roger Johnson

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1984 - (28)
Atherton - Len Kern
Ballard Memorial - Wade Buchanan
Belfry - Philip Haywood
Bowling Green - Dan Haley
Bullitt Central - Dan Leasor
Breckinridge County - Ron Carman
Conner - John Lucas
Cumberland - Ron Cain
Daviess County - Bill Taylor
Dayton - Dean Cvitkovic
Eminence - Steve Frommeyer
Fairdale - Mike Fletcher
Gamaliel - Mike Emberton
Greenville - Bill Haslett
Hancock County - Pat Malone
Highlands - Jack Eicher
Jessamine County - Frank Conyer
Lincoln County - Larry Phillips
Louisville Holy Cross - Nelson Nunn
Madisonville-North Hopkins - Bob Louden
McLean County - Dickie McDonald
Moore - Tom Cosman
Pineville - Tim Saylor
Prestonsburg - Chuke Williams
Rowan County - Charles Coleman
Todd County Central - Craig Clayton
Warren East - Kevin Wallace
Western Hills - Ron Wigglesworth

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1985 - (23) *
Anderson County - Sam Harp
Apollo - Chip Carpenter
Betsy Layne - Jack Hall
Boyd County - Ed VanHoose
Butler - Tony Fargnoli (Interim)
Calloway County - Jack Haskins
Fleming-Neon - Randy Bentley
Fulton County - Cecil Wolberton
Garrard County - Steve Sullivan
Graves County - Jay Buckley
Heath - Rodney Bushong
Henry County - Anthony Hatchell
Jessamine County - Ray Hager
Lafayette - Tom Fee
Lone Oak - B.F. Behrendt
Manual - Steve Haag
Meade County - John Proctor
Middlesboro - Roscoe Perkins
Nicholas County - Rob Barr
Pineville - Tim Saylor
Pulaski County - Mike Zoeller
Rockcastle County - Tom Larkey
Trinity - Dennis Lampley

* No confirming newspaper article.

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1986 - (30)
Ballard - Ron Madrick
Breckinridge County - Walt Hildenbrandt
Butler - Steve Jewell
Caldwell County - Pat Gates
Carroll County - Doug Barry
Conner - Joe Clark
Crittenden County - Gary Crum
Doss - Jerry Mays
Eastern - Calvin Barto
Elizabethtown - George Lynch
Fern Creek - Joe Welch
Fleming-Neon - Les May
Fulton City - Bill Cartwright
Green County - Bill Moore
Hancock County - Jackie Jewell
Hazard - Buddy Jones
Hopkinsville - Craig Clayton
Jenkins - Randy Bentley
LaRue County - John Sullivan
Millersburg Military Institute - Ben Pumphrey
Montgomery County - Charles Ishmael
Murray - Jack Cain
Phelps - Robert Kerry Fannin
Pleasure Ridge Park - Buddy Pfaadt
Scott County - Clyde McConnaughhay
Shawnee - George Hudson
Southern - Russ Gibson
Todd County Central - Larry Gilbert
Waggener - Bob Redman
Wheelwright - Donnie Daniels, Jr.

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1987 - (23)
Adair County - John Peck
Allen County-Scottsville - Chuck Smith
Bellevue - Charles Coleman
Betsy Layne - Vince Tucker
Campbell County - Alan Ahrman
Crittenden County - Steve Pardue
Dayton - Dan Ridder
Fleming-Neon - Mark Johnson
Greenup County - Danny Mercer
Harlan - Matt Prichard
Henderson County - Randy Reese
Holmes - Jeff McCarthy
Iroquois - Bill Jarboe
Laurel County - Larry Welch (Interim)
Lloyd Memorial - Rudy Tassini
Mason County - Ben Pumphrey
McCreary Central - Clinton Gay
Newport - Steve Cunningham
Owen County - David Pollitte
Paris - Roger Gruneisen
Pleasure Ridge Park - Bo Pieper
Russell County - Lynn Taylor
Simon Kenton - Mike Leising

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1988 - (42)
Allen County-Scottsville - Jim Tinius
Anderson County - Anthony Hatchell
Atherton - Jeff Griffith
Berea - John Kokas
Boyle County - Sam Burke
Campbellsville - Chuck Smith
Danville - Sam Harp
DeSales - Harold Joyce
Doss - Steve Serotte
East Carter - Eddie Ganin
East Hardin - Mike Lewis
Fairview - Jerry Miller
Fern Creek - Kenny Wilson
Franklin County - Tommy Roberts
Fulton County - David Gallagher
Hart County - Mike Cundiff
Henry County - Jimmy Jackson
Highlands - Tom Duffy
Johnson Central - Steve Trimble
Knox Central - Ralph Smith
Lafayette - Terry Clark
Laurel County - Jack Eicher
Logan County - Clarence Baker
Louisville Holy Cross - Bob Bronger
Madison Southern - Glenn Green
Madisonville-North Hopkins - Don Hettich
Magoffin County - J.W. Lyon
Marion County - Sam Simpson
McLean County - Royce Hood
Metcalfe County - Larry Harbison
Nelson County - Mark Brown
North Hardin - Roger Cook
Oldham County - Dickie McDonald
Owensboro - Gerald Poynter
Owensboro Catholic - Mojo Hollowell
Powell County - Bruce Reynolds
Prestonsburg - Bill Letton
South Hopkins - Cecil Wolberton
West Carter - Terry Osborne
West Hardin - John Coffman
Western Hills - Chuck Faust
Whitesburg - Tom Searcy

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1989 - (26)
Ballard - Chris Roberts
Ballard Memorial - Mike Workman
Berea - Anthony Barsch
Boyle County - John Griggs
Caverna - Rollie Mushrush
Cawood - Tim Saylor
Central - Bob Hanley
Evarts - Bill Musick
Fern Creek - Russ Gibson
Jenkins - Ronnie Holcomb
Johns Creek - James Lamb
Kentucky Country Day - Jack Clifford
Knott County Central - Bob Sphire
LaRue County - Joseph Newton
Manual - Mick Motley
Meade County - Larry French
Mercer County - Roscoe Perkins
Middlesboro - Gary Barnett
Moore - Danny White
Nicholas County - Greg Letcher
Pineville - Neal Pucciarelli
Pulaski County - Dennis Fisher
Scott - Ray Heidorn
South Oldham - John Morrison
Southern - Butch Cripe
Webster County - Jay Cobb

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1990 - (38)
Allen Central - Dewey Jamerson
Atherton - Bob Peters
Bardstown - Joey Downs
Bourbon County - Barry Kincaid
Boyd County - David Likins
Bryan Station - Dan Cassity
Butler County - Max Ward
Campbell County - Mark Goetz
Central Hardin - Mike Lewis
Cumberland - Randy Frazier
Daviess County - Jim Wilson
East Carter - Boyce Lester
Elkhorn City - Mike Baldwin
Fairview - Rex Cooksey
Garrard County - Jerry Perry
Greenup County - Jim Dunaway
Greenwood - Virgil Livers
Jenkins - Tim McCoy
Kentucky Country Day - Ray Bauer
Leslie County - Anthony Little
Logan County - Mark Allen
Marshall County - Jim Shelton
Montgomery County - Oweney Owens
Muhlenberg North - Steve Hart
Muhlenberg South - William Haslett
Murray - Rick Fisher
Paul Laurence Dunbar - Mike Meighan
Pikeville - Bill Allara
Pulaski County - John Brown
Reidland - Joe Lewis
Russell County - Rodney Johnson
Shawnee - Tommy Lynch
Shelby Valley - Greg Newsome
Simon Kenton - Tim Odom
Southern - Tom Cosman
Valley - John Hudson
Western - Brian Shumate
Woodford County - Mike Burkich

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1991 - (29)
Barren County - John Hines
Beechwood - Mike Yeagle
Boyd County - Tom Scott
Central - Steve Serotte
Dixie Heights - David Browning
Doss - John Bunting Jr.
Fort Knox - Wilson Sears
Frankfort - Mike Mayes
Fulton - David Dodd
Harlan - Murphy Howard
Hart County - Dean Cultkovic
Henry County - John Gorrell
Knott County Central - Maurice Dixon
Lexington Catholic  - Bob Sphire
Lincoln County - Marty Jaggers
McCreary Central - Tommy Monroe
Newport - Marty Lenhoff
North Bullitt - John Baird
North Hardin - Joe Jaggers
Ohio County - Scott Dennison
Oldham County - Curtis Higgins
Pineville - Tom Jones
Pleasure Ridge Park - Ron Madrick
Shelby Valley - Tom Searcy
South Hopkins - Rick Snodgrass
Taylor County - Brad Todd
Waggener - John Coffman
Wheelwright - Donny Daniels
Whitesburg - Doug Chandler

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1992 - (35)
Apollo - Jim Tinius
Betsy Layne - John DeRossett
Bourbon County - Roger Gruneisen
Boyd County - Larry Bryant
Boyle County - Chuck Smith
Butler County - Jeff Jennings
Calloway County - Billy Mitchell
Campbellsville - Perry Thomas
Daviess County - Jake Hallum
East Carter - Gary McPeek
Eastern - Mike McCoy
Edmonson County - Phil Rich
Evarts - Bill Cole
Fairdale - Butch Cripe
Grant County - Monty Lovell
Greenup County - Bill Baldridge
Johnson Central - Bill Musick
Knox Central - Hooker Phillips
LaRue County - Mike Brown
Louisville Holy Cross - Brad Nord
Male - Bob Redman
Mason County - Tom Malone
North Bullitt - Don  Biggs
North Laurel - Mike Harville
Paris - David Buchanan
Pineville - Mike Griffiths
Rowan County - Gary McDowell
Ryle - Dave Eckstein
Shawnee - Herron Crawford
South Oldham - Bob Bronger
Southern - Jackie Wisman
South Laurel - Jack Eicher
Todd County Central - Gwynne Gaddie
Valley - Steve Reed
Webster County - Jean Rollins