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 Howard Byars 

Howard Byars was a star football player at Fayette County High School. Byars was named to the 1965 honorable mention All-State team as a back by the Birmingham News.

After his high school playing days, Byars was a four time letterman (1967-70) at the University of North Alabama.

Byars landed his first head coaching job at Millport High School in 1976. His 1980 team finished the season with a 10-0 record but did not qualify for the state playoffs. His record at Millport during the six years he was the head coach is 26-22.

In 1984 Byars took over the program at Gordo for two seasons. His second, and last team, finished the season with a 12-3 record and the Class 3A State Championship with a 35-19 win over Oneonta in the title game.

South Lamar High School opened in the fall of 1986 and Coach Byars jumped at the chance to become the first head football coach. Over the next sixteen seasons his teams finished with a winning record in all but one year.

Byars Stallions qualified for the playoffs a total of twelve times and won eight area titles. Only one of his teams that reached the playoffs lost in the first round.


Coach Byars retired from his head coaching duties following the 2001 season with a record of 165-98. He was named the Class 3A Coach of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association in 1985. The stadium at South Lamar is named in his honor.


Known Record:  165-97-1   63.0%
 Season Total   Playoffs   Region Record 
 Team   Season  Class   W/L/T   PF  PA   W/L/T  PF  PA   Region  Title  W/L/T   PF  PA 
South Lamar
South Lamar2001 2A3-7152265R53-4120157
South Lamar2000 2A7-52531371-1396R55-216685
South Lamar1999 2A7-51852251-12169R11#2-15048
South Lamar1998 2A9-42451982-15662R11#2-15638
South Lamar1997 2A10-34292522-19057R11#3-010538
South Lamar1996 2A4-6236287R111-274104
South Lamar1995 3A5-61671851-11828R8#3-09735
South Lamar1994 3A13-13611903-19258R8#3-09047
South Lamar1993 3A9-32951331-13520R11#2-17745
South Lamar1992 3A4-6188231R110-330107
South Lamar1991 3A6-62392431-14123R81-13439
South Lamar1990 3A7-52011901-11220R8#2-02511
South Lamar1989 3A7-3173166R63-16276
South Lamar1988 3A10-22791322-16834R6#4-012024
South Lamar1987 3A11-32771933-18067R112-15140
South Lamar1986 3A9-22611130-11418R112-15936
 16 Years121-673941314018-1256646238-181216930
    
Gordo
Gordo1985 3A12-33632015-017490R9#3-05018
Gordo1984 3A6-62132451-14028R92-16662
 2 Years18-95764466-12141185-111680
    
Millport
Millport1980 1A10-027764R13NE2-0700
Millport1979 1A5-414199R132-15128
Millport1978 1A3-657128R130-3772
Millport1977 1A3-6-1125163R133-29265
Millport1976 1A5-5151110R133-210345
 5 Years26-21-17515640-00010-8323210
    
TOTALS
 23 Years165-97-15268415024-1378058053-2716551220


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