What is one great lesson youve learned as a coach? Ralph Clyde "Shorty" Propst, who was born in 1924 and played for Alabama Crimson Tide, is his uncle. He was hired in the fall of 1972 as an assistant coach at Vestavia Hills where he remained for 43 seasons. When I asked Jeff to share a lesson he learned from him as a player, he said: Tough times dont last. A lot of things are still the same and havent changed. There was a really good excitement in the air. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. Free self-guided test prep materials through the VHHS Library. His Rebel teams won 16 area and region championships, and made 31 state playoff appearances. For the first time in more than four decades, Vestavia Hills High School has a new head football coach: Sean Calhoun. I dont think Alabama football gets talked about. RT @1rebelbaseball: Schedule changes for tomorrow: The Varsity DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Austin has been moved to tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field starting @ 4:00 The Freshman DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field has been moved to Cullman starting . VESTAVIA HILLS SOCCER CLUB OFFICE 1973 Merryvale Road Vestavia Hills, AL 35216 (205) 978-0182 Sean Calhoun was named the Rebels' new coach Wednesday at the Vestavia Hills Board of Education meeting. Everyone who knows Coach Anderson knows that this is why he did it, and what he cared about mostpositively impacting the lives of everyone around him. Vakakes won 49 games in nine years at Jackson-Olin. Hazel Green coach Smitty Grider shares words with the referee as Ft. Payne plays Hazel Green at Hazel Green High School Friday, Oct. 19, 2018 in Hazel Green, Ala.Eric Schultz | AL.com. Box 947 He was also the founder of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter at Vestavia Hills High School. Hes definitely a college football player. Propst continued to deny the allegations. When you get knocked down, you get back up. At Alma Bryant he amassed a 122 record. Vestavia Hills High School, home of the Rebels, is a public school located in Vestavia Hills, Alabama. Explore the benefits. records may be incomplete. Do we have as many as the top teams in our region? Shared Starter: $6.99 a month (1 website) Shared Unlimited: $12.99 a month (unlimited websites) As a full time Support Teacher at Primrose School at Liberty Park located in Vestavia Hills AL at 1800 Urban Center Parkway 35242, you. Vestavia Hills High School football coach resigns after 1 year, Two people in custody after police chase, manhunt near Warrior & Hayden, Team Manager w/1P36 Deletion Syndrome Makes Big Shot on Senior Night. "I made mistakes. Some @1rebelathletics. He will have to guide the team through a new class as the Lions make the jump from 4A to 5A. It was the 1st playoff win for VH since 2015 and the 1st in Coach Evans' tenure. He can move, too. [17] In 2012, Colquitt finished 10-4 after losing 41-27 to the eventual state champions, Norcross High School, in the state semifinal game. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com). If you cant do the right thing in the classroom, theres no way in the world I can count on you on the field. Right now, hes in a battle with Forte Edmonds.. Hes intelligent and can play a lot of different positions.REL. St. Paul's head coach Steve Mask instructs tight end Chett Elder in the first half of a prep football game against Faith Academy on Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). When I introduce him people ask, Did you say Mickey Rebel?. 2023 Advance Local Media LLC. Calhoun has had enough time with the team to see some players he expects to be leaders this season, which begins Aug. 20 at home against Mountain Brook. Since the early 70s, on Wednesday nights his house has been full of athletes who want to learn more about God. He won 99 games with the Green Wave and took the team to a state title game. As a truck traveling down Highway 31 lost its brakes and barreled through an intersection, those three lives were cut short in a tragic event that still shakes the entire community when it is mentioned. Buddy Anderson enters his 40th season as Head Coach at Vestavia Hills. On October 23, 2007, the AHSAA ruled that Purifoy was indeed ineligible, and that the Bucs would have to forfeit all games in which Purifoy played. 2022-2023 VHSC Boys Staffing. There are so many predators out there and its scary to me. (Ironically, Ford had previously advocated in a Gazette column that Propst be hired to fill the then-vacant head coach position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham). Basketball, Boys' We call Andrew Animal and Lane is Hawk. I dont know if they really know who those Road Warriors are. Purify was reinstated by the AHSAA during the playoffs that same year. Vestavia Hills Football Roster 2022-23 Players (99) Staff (2) Do you have a team photo? He takes over a Northridge program that Mike Vickery rebuilt before leaving for Pelham. Vestavia Hills High School. RELATED: Smith looks to continue Toros winning ways, Spanish Fort head coach Ben Blackmon and the Toros prepare for the prep football game against Daphne on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Daphne, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). [12] After community uproar over the interview, Propst decided to stay at Colquitt County.[13]. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Vestavia Hills Football! [14][15] In 2010, he led Colquitt County to the GHSA Class 5A State Championship Game. Enough had happened already, and I didnt want to add to everything by leaving my players. VESTAVIA HILLS, AL Hiring a replacement for a coaching legend is not easy, but Vestavia Hills has landed a new head football coach from Georgia with an impressive resume. "I am remorseful for what I have done. [27], Propst came under further scrutiny when Hanceville High School complained to the Alabama High School Athletic Association that a former player of theirs, Tristan Purifoy, did not transfer properly to Hoover High and was therefore ineligible. Bert Newton, son of former Homewood coach and AHSAA Hall of Famer Bob Newton, is the new defensive coordinator. RELATED: Who is the states best active coach? Upload it Are you the coach? The lessons you learn in athletics last longer than the actual event itself. Now as a coach, his biggest lesson from Anderson is: The student is more important than the athlete. 32. If you are at a place this long, you are doing a lot of things the right way. [11] When Les Koenning left the University of South Alabama in January 2009, head coach Joey Jones interviewed Propst to fill the vacant position as the offensive coordinator. As usual, the high school football offseason has been filled with coaching changes throughout the state maybe more than most years. He shared that when he finally decided to retire, he prayed about it a lot. Calhoun was hired as the new head coach at Colquitt County High School in Georgia. Hes a long, tall athlete. He won 77 games with the Toros and the 2015 6A title. In January of 1972, three Vestavia Hills High School coaches decided to head off campus for a quick lunch. Coaching is a commitment to working with kids. He won 110 games and four state titles with the Saints and has 210 wins in 26 years as a head coach overall. The following week, Tribble Publications in Warm Springs, Ga, the parent company who owns The Western Star, printed an apology for allowing Ford to print these allegations in their paper, though it did not specifically retract the charges. Calhoun played as a defensive back and quarterback for Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2004 and later joined the teams coaching staff. Michael Seale , Patch Staff Posted Thu, Jan 14, 2021 at 9:13 am CT Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. 2235 Limerock Rd. Under his tenure as athletic director of the Vestavia Hills High School athletic program the sports teams have won over 45 state championships, and numerous runner-up trophies in all boys and girls sports. Coach, Varsity Head Coach - Flag Football, Bowling, Women's Golf, Varsity Head Coach - Football Cheerleading, Varsity Head Coach - Basketball Cheerleading, Head Coach - Cross Country, Track and Field, Defensive Coordinator/Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers/Director of Football Operations/Special Teams Coordinator, Varsity Head Coach - Wrestling, Asst. He also was the first coach in Park Crossing history, winning 38 games in just four years and taking the team to the 6A semifinals in 2016. When the breaks of the game go against us, we dont let up, we go harder., Finally, I asked Coach Anderson what led him to choose 2020 as his last to coach high school ball. We are thrilled to have Robert and his wife Anne on the Vestavia Hills team, Freeman said today. In addition to football, he was a two-year starter on the basketball team and even though Ohatchee did not have a track program, he checked out of school one afternoon and won the District 100-yard dash his senior year. In 2015, Colquitt County completed another 15-0 season with a 30-13 victory over the Roswell Hornets to claim their second consecutive Georgia AAAAAA State Championship. Here he shares some of his thoughts on stepping into the Vestavia program as longtime coach Buddy Anderson retires after becoming the winningest football coach in Alabama history in his 43 years coaching the Rebels. Today eight coaches at VHHS are Andersons former players too. "The foundation that has already been laid in Vestavia Hills is great, and I look forward to building upon that foundation and impacting lives through the football program," Calhoun said. Propst divorced Tammy in 2008 and married his current wife, Stefnie, with whom he has four children.[3][4]. He retired following the 2020 season as the winningest football coach in the state. John Ross Ashley is a senior free safety, Calhoun said. We now have834teams & 188,070games on AHSFHS.org. Now he has plans to retire from coaching after this falls football season. Were settling in, getting our feet stabilized and the kids are starting to meet new friends.. In February, 1978, assistant Buddy Anderson became Head Coach Buddy Anderson. 2826 Columbiana Road. Calhoun was hired as the new head coach at Colquitt County High School in Georgia. Sean Calhoun and his family finally are making Vestavia Hills their home. During the 2019 football season, Propst co-hosted Tennessee Two-A-Days, a radio show on Fox Sports Knoxville. During those discussions, Ford was fired, live and on the air, by Gazette general manager John Junkin. Any games that the five players played in were forfeited. He has helped over 250 players receive college scholarships, including players such as Chad Jackson (Florida), John Parker Wilson (Alabama), Ryan Pugh (Auburn) and Cornelius Williams (Troy). And I know God still has a plan for me, I just dont know what all it will be yet.. Williamson head coach Antonio Coleman discusses the upcoming prep football season during Day 2 of Mobile County Media Days on Friday, July 15, 2022, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). Propst's Hoover team was one of the top-ranked teams in the United States over much of the first decade of the new millennium, winning Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 6A state championships in five of the first six seasons including four consecutive titles from 2002 to 2005 (missing out on 6 straight after losses in the championship game to Daphne in 2001 and Prattville in 2006). Coach Anderson says that those FCA camps helped to keep their marriage strong for decades, and its also where he got the idea to start an FCA group in his home. They also face a brutal Region 2 schedule that includes Auburn, Central-Phenix City, Opelika and Prattville among others. Watch the 2022 AHSAA Football Playoffs Vestavia Hills High School vs. Thompson High School - 11/12/2022 live and on demand online on the NFHS Network . If we had to play tomorrow, Mitchell Towns would be under center, the 39-year-old coach said. Claim your team to manage the roster, schedule, scores, stats and more. Nikita Stover was named the new head football coach at Decatur Heritage Christian Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. I was fortunate to be a part of one of his state championship teams, Mitch says. He sure had a big impact on me and my life, and I am grateful for him., 2010 graduate Austin Whitt speaks to a similar influence on his life. Colors: Red, White & Blue. Ryan Herring, head coach in Pierce County, Georgia, is another second-generation football coach whose dad became friends with Coach Anderson back in the early 1970s when they were both coaching in Birmingham. The Jaguars went 7-4 each of the last two years and made the playoffs. That excites me because now we get to see how good our preparation is. I told them to write down how they want to be as an individual, as a football player and as a team. Coach: Buddy Anderson. I love Buddy Anderson. The kids gravitate toward a kid like that. He is a Florence native and longtime Decatur offensive coordinator. Blackboard Web Community Manager Privacy Policy (Updated). The Bucs have had just three coaches since Rush Propst took over in 1999. Meek was the teams coach for 11 of the 12 years the school has had a program. All rights reserved. Its also the place where Linda says she first felt God speak to her about football. Coach Anderson was such a great high school coach not only because of his coaching ability but because he cared more about the men he was raising by coaching them, he says. Were going to lean on him a lot. Vestavia Hills Magazineis publishedquarterly by Calhoun, who picked up his offensive know-how as a backup Air Raid QB at Valdosta State under now-Samford coach Chris Hatcher, said the Rebels will continue to be known as a tough football team. And probably not as many as Hewitt-Trussville and Hoover. In a 30-minute address to the board and a large crowd inside the board chambers, Propst tearfully admitted to a relationship outside his marriage and a child as a result of that relationship, but no other wrongdoing. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)Dennis Victory | preps@al.com, The mindset I had was that I needed some Alabama guys who were not previously here, Calhoun said. The 2021 team went 14-0, defeating Pleasant Grove 51-14 in the state championship game in Birmingham. Propst, who is of German descent, is a native of Ohatchee, Alabama where he graduated from Ohatchee High School in 1976. Copyright 2022 WBRC. Congratulations to the 2022-23 Vestavia Hills City Schools Teachers of the Year! In his column in the edition of July 4, 2007 of The Western Star, Ford reported that a number of sources, none of which would allow their name to be used, said that Propst's alleged affair also included a child born out of wedlock. VESTAVIA, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School has announced that a former rebel will return as the school's new head football coach. Thats one of the biggest things that drew me to the Vestavia Hills football program. The former Prattville and Central-Phenix City head coach returns to the state after a two-year stint in Georgia. Other notable hires: Ham Barnett, St. Pauls; Markus Cook, Vigor; Derone Fagan, Sidney Lanier; Hugh Fountain, W.S. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. For the first time in more than four decades, Vestavia Hills High School has a new head football coach: Sean Calhoun. Community Rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site. I called him a lot and visited him several times picking his brain for football advice. With me being a new set of eyes and with a handful of our coaches being new, we all had to see them in a competitive setting. Propst also faced charges having to do with his personal life, specifically that he engaged in extramarital affairs. The Gazette went out of business about five weeks later. Vestavia Hills superintendent Todd Freeman, Ed.D., described Evans as a man of character, a committed educator, and a brilliant football coach. Ford, was then hired by editor Dale Jones of The Western Star in nearby Bessemer, after his firing from The Hoover Gazette. Sadly, it would be their last. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com). He also served as an assistant coach for eight years at Cleburne County High School in Heflin, Alabama, Cherokee High School in Canton, Georgia, and Ashville High School in Ashville, Alabama. Vestavia Hills High School Retweeted. I told the team if our best players are our best people in general we have a great chance of being successful. Continuing their education through athletics is a priority.. He previously served eight years as a linebackers coach and defensive coordinator at Hoover High School and spent time at Oak Mountain, Spanish Fort, and UAB. Propst took his first coaching position as a student assistant at Ohatchee in 1977, the year they won their only state championship. Not that many high school teams in the nation have as many as Thompson. Calhoun, 39, has served as the head football coach at Carrollton High in Georgia since 2016. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Neal; Josh Harris, Blount; Renardo Jackson, LeFlore; Jerrel Jernigan, Eufaula; Rodney Jordan, Satsuma; Jed Kennedy, Dothan; John McKenzie, Murphy; Gus Smith, Gordo; Mike Vickery, Pelham; Brandon Wilcox, Escambia Academy. Browning expressed concerns over reports that grades for certain athletes had been altered to make them eligible for college play, and made those concerns known to Hoover City Schools Superintendent Andy Craig in a meeting in April. That young newlywed who brought his bride to Vestavia Hills all those years ago has since raised three daughters, all graduates of VHHS, and is now grandfather to seven. . As we were writing this article, he was working on a socially distanced version, and theres no doubt he will find a way to keep the tradition alive. Thomas Rush Propst (born December 1957) is a high school football coach who currently serves as athletic director and associate football coach at Coosa Christian School in Gadsden, Alabama. You cant always get that in practice., RELATED: American Christians Chris Smelley steps down. But youve got to care about the kids. When we got here, we were playing him at receiver, splitting time at quarterback. Life is like football, he told me. During his tenure at Hoover, Propst was a frequent target of critics. Buy newspaper front pages, posters and more. When my career is done, if I can even be in the same sentence or book as Coach Anderson, I have done a couple of things right. Calhoun, 39, most recently served as the head football coach at Carrollton (Georgia) High School, where he compiled a 51-12 record over five seasons including three region championships and five quarterfinal playoff appearances. I have failed you as a community. Browning spent the last six years at Pike Road, building the program from its infancy to the Class 5A state championship in 2021. A former Rebel defensive back and member of the 1998 state championship team, Evans returns home after four years as Mountain Brooks defensive coordinator. Calhoun ran Colquitt's offense in 2014 and 2015, during which the . Beyond his players, Coach Anderson has had a strong and positive influence on other coaches through the years. The Valdosta football team was also placed on probation for the 2021 football season, therefore preventing them from participating in any playoff games. VHSC Girls Staff U12-U19. Stover played two years for Nick Saban at Alabama and has said he will bring lessons he learned from all of his coaches to his first high school head job.
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