ASWA Coach of the Year

The Alabama Sports Writers Association selects a Coach of the Year in conjunction with the announcement of the All-State Team. The award was first presented in 1982. Prior to this other News Organizations would select a coach of the year annually for each classification.

Class	Coach	Team	Source
2008
AISA	James Sampley	Fort Dale Academy	ASWA
6A	Kevin Wesiman	Huntsville	ASWA
5A	Ryan Herring	Shelby County	ASWA
4A	Tripp Curry	Cherokee County	ASWA
3A	Richard White	Dadeville	ASWA
2A	Dwight Bowling	Sulligent	ASWA
1A	Royal Carpenter	Speake	ASWA
2007
AISA	Charlie Taylor	South Choctaw Academy	ASWA
6A	John Grass	Spain Park	ASWA
5A	Mike Bates	St. Pauls	ASWA
4A	Melvin Pete	Central Tuscaloosa	ASWA
3A	Scott Basden	Cordova	ASWA
2A	Paul Benefield	Fyffe	ASWA
1A	Chris Mahand	Talladega County Central	ASWA
2006
AISA	Mark Freeman	Bessemer Academy	ASWA
6A	Bill Clark	Prattville	ASWA
5A	Bryant Vincent	Greenville	ASWA
4A	Phil Isom	Guntersville	ASWA
3A	Wayne Grant	Pike County	ASWA
2A	Danny Powell	Leroy	ASWA
1A	James Rutherford	McIntosh	ASWA
2005
AISA	Billy Hamilton	Clarke Prep	ASWA
6A	Todd Watson	Foley	ASWA
5A	Bob Newton	Homewood	ASWA
4A	Terry Curtis	UMS-Wright	ASWA
3A	Wayne Grant	Pike County	ASWA
2A	Danny Horn	Clay County	ASWA
1A	Randy White	Addison	ASWA
2004
AISA	Mark Freeman	Bessemer Academy	ASWA
6A	Rush Propst	Hoover	ASWA
5A	Jim Vakakes	Fairfield	ASWA
4A	Doug Goodwin	Demopolis	ASWA
3A	Josh Niblett	Oneonta	ASWA
2A	Larry Strain	Woodland	ASWA
1A	Stacy Luker	Sweet Water	ASWA
2003
AISA	Robby James	Faith Academy	ASWA
6A	Rush Propst	Hoover	ASWA
5A	Doug Davis	Anniston	ASWA
4A	Randy Ragsdale	Trinity	ASWA
3A	Johnny Wright	Dora	ASWA
2A	Mike DuBose	Luverne	ASWA
1A	Jimmy Gay	Parrish	ASWA
2002
AISA	Carl Madison	Jackson Academy	ASWA
6A	Steve Bailey	Jeff Davis	ASWA
5A	John Grass	Albertville	ASWA
4A	Terry Curtis	UMS-Wright	ASWA
3A	Jamie Riggs	T.R. Miller	ASWA
2A	Dwight Tew	Slocomb	ASWA
1A	Scott Booth	Isabella	ASWA
2001
6A	Steve Savarese	Daphne	ASWA
5A	Willie Carl Martin	Benjamin Russell	ASWA
4A	Terry Curtis	UMS-Wright	ASWA
3A	Mike Robertson	Hokes Bluff	ASWA
2A	Joe Billingsley	Gordo	ASWA
1A	Jackie O'Neal	Reeltown	ASWA
2000
AISA	Glynn Lott	Macon-East Academy	ASWA
6A	Rush Propst	Hoover	ASWA
5A	Bob Newton	Homewood	ASWA
4A	Jamie Riggs	T.R. Miller	ASWA
3A	David Wofford	Washington County	ASWA
2A	John Kirby	Pisgah	ASWA
1A	Rickey Johnson	Hazlewood	ASWA
1999
AISA	Lynn Wirght	Pickens Academy	ASWA
6A	Hal Riddle	Clay-Chalkville	ASWA
5A	Bobby Parrish	Williamson	ASWA
4A	Davey Reed	Carbon Hill	ASWA
3A	Alan Brooks	Lincoln	ASWA
2A	Larry Boykin	Southern Choctaw	ASWA
1A	Lymos McDonald	Courtland	ASWA
1998
AISA	Dewayne Kervin	Shelby Academy	ASWA
6A	Rush Propst	Alma Bryant	ASWA
5A	Jimmy Foshee	Stanhope Elmore	ASWA
4A	John Plan	Midfield	ASWA
3A	Fred Yancey	Briarwood	ASWA
2A	Larry Boykin	Southern Choctaw	ASWA
1A	Tony Nunn	Ragland	ASWA
1997
AISA	Dave Campbell	Sumiton Christian	ASWA
6A	Phil Lazenby	Benjamin Russell	ASWA
5A	Ben Harris	Blount	ASWA
4A	Richard McCray	Greensboro	ASWA
3A	Jerry Dismuke	Aliceville	ASWA
2A	Russell Jacoway	Sand Rock	ASWA
1A	Tony Osborn	Westbrook Christian	ASWA
1996
AISA	Robert Gartman	Wilcox Academy	ASWA
6A	Charles Lee	Jeff Davis	ASWA
5A	Bobby Joe Johnson	Saks	ASWA
4A	Waldon Tucker	Fayette County	ASWA
3A	Fred Yancey	Briarwood	ASWA
2A	Danny Horn	Clay County	ASWA
1A	Trey Holladay	Lynn	ASWA
1995
AISA	Glenn Vickery	Mobile Christian	ASWA
6A	Bubba Davis	Walker	ASWA
5A	John Maddaloni	Wetumpka	ASWA
4A	Larry Ginn	Alexandria	ASWA
3A	Brian Maner	Cordova	ASWA
2A	Danny Horn	Clay County	ASWA
1A	Louis White	Courtland	ASWA
1994
AISA	Joe Wilson	Lee-Scott Academy	ASWA
6A	Harold Clark	Vigor	ASWA
5A	Gene Allen	Greenville	ASWA
4A	Jamie Riggs	T.R. Miller	ASWA
3A	Jimmy Moore	Colbert County	ASWA
2A	Royal Carpenter	Hatton	ASWA
1A	Billy McGee	Carrollton	ASWA
1993
6A	Jim Holifield	West End	ASWA
5A	Robert Herring	Oxford	ASWA
4A	Phillip Lolley	North Jackson	ASWA
3A	Jimmy Moore	Colbert County	ASWA
2A	Alan Lee	St. Clair County	ASWA
1A	Roland James	Brantley	ASWA
1992
6A	Jack Wood	Hewitt-Trussville	ASWA
5A	Don Cox	Russellville	ASWA
4A	Perry Swindell	Daleville	ASWA
3A	Mack Wood	Elba	ASWA
2A	Jackie O'Neal	Reeltown	ASWA
1A	J. D. Williams	Parrish	ASWA
1991
6A	Doug Barfield	Opelika	ASWA
5A	Robert Maddox	Valley	ASWA
4A	Tandy Gerelds	Deshler	ASWA
3A	Glen Daniel	Luverne	ASWA
2A	Jackie O'Neal	Reeltown	ASWA
2A	Rickey Johnson	Hazlewood	ASWA
1A	Walter Ripley	Alabama School Deaf	ASWA
1990
6A	Bobby Wasden	Prattville	ASWA
5A	Ben Harris	Blount	ASWA
5A	Gerald Gann	Homewood	ASWA
4A	Michael Parker	Handley	ASWA
3A	Red Littleton	Lineville	ASWA
2A	Rickey Johnson	Hazlewood	ASWA
1A	Louis White	Courtland	ASWA
1989
6A	Berry Halladay	Anniston	ASWA
5A	Waldon Tucker	Fayette County	ASWA
4A	Robert Bonds	Greensboro	ASWA
3A	Glenn Daniel	Luverne	ASWA
2A	Jeff Clark	Catholic Montgomery	ASWA
1A	Louis White	Courtland	ASWA
1988
6A	Berry Halladay	Anniston	ASWA
5A	Marc Rice	Muscle Shoals	ASWA
4A	Maurice Carcuff	Oneonta	ASWA
2A	Bill Hyde	Red Bay	ASWA
1A	Jackie Ferguson	Hazlewood	ASWA
1A	Louis White	Courtland	ASWA
1987
6A	Charles Lee	Jeff Davis	ASWA
5A	Wyman Townsel	Etowah	ASWA
4A	Terry Burt	Elmore County	ASWA
3A	Glenn Daniel	Luverne	ASWA
2A	Duane Webster	Reeltown	ASWA
1A	John Tatum	Montgomery Academy	ASWA
1986
6A	Spence McCracken	Lee Montgomery	ASWA
5A	Lyle Darnell	Pell City	ASWA
4A	Mike Shipp	Litchfield	ASWA
3A	Roger Hibbs	Crossville	ASWA
2A	Jim McCain	Cottonwood	ASWA
1A	Nolan Atkins	Sweet Water	ASWA
1985
4A	Lou Scales	Alexandria	ASWA
3A	Howard Byars	Gordo	ASWA
1984
6A	Gary Atkins	Selma	ASWA
5A	Buster Gross	Emma Sansom	ASWA
4A	Wayne Grant	Pike County	ASWA
3A	Garner Ezell	Cherokee	ASWA
2A	Jack Hankins	Millport	ASWA
1A	Jim Kirby	Valley Head	ASWA
1983
3A	Buck Powell	Etowah	ASWA
1982
4A	Bill Bacon	Enterprise	ASWA
4A	Tom Calvin	Austin	ASWA
3A	Don Creasy	Colbert County	ASWA
2A	David Hogan	Hazlewood	ASWA
1A	Sam Dour	McKenzie	ASWA
1964
4A	Billy Henderson	Tuscaloosa	AP
3A	Vernon Wells	Fort Payne	AP
2A	Darrell Fitts	T.R. Miller	AP
1A	Johnny Ingram	Ohatchee	AP
1962
4A	Ben Perkins	Altoona	BPH
3A	Don Bulger	Shelby County	BPH
2A	Doug Lockridge	Valley	BPH
1A	Oliver Woodard	Cullman	BPH
1961
4A	Bobby Wilson	Sidney Lanier	BPH
3A	Ivan Jones	Foley	BPH
2A	Buddy Hearn	Crossville	BPH
1A	Hugh OShields	Cleveland	BPH

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