‘Winningest’ football list is ever-changing
Posted by Mike Fields on October 25, 2007
Philip Haywood of Belfry (shown at right celebrating his team’s second consecutive state title in 2004) became the second football coach in two weeks to join the 300 Club. Haywood’s Pirates beat Sheldon Clark last Friday for his 300th career victory in 33 years of coaching. The week before, Bell County’s Dudley Hilton, also in his 33rd season, got No. 300 against Sheldon Clark, too.
Hilton and Haywood rank 2-3 on the state’s all-time list behind Bob Schneider, who has accumulated 319 wins in 42 years at Newport Central Catholic.
Bob Redman of Male has a shot at reaching the 300 plateau this year, too. Redman has 296 wins. That means Male will have to make a strong run in the playoffs to get him 4 more victories. The Bulldogs’ last regular-season game is against Manual on Nov. 2. Male should win its first two playoff games — against Bullitt Central and (probably) Fern Creek — but its third-round opponent would probably be No. 1 St. Xavier.
Next season Sam Harp of Danville figures to make a run at 300. He currently has 285, and his Admirals could ring up 5 or 6 more wins this year.
Even with the recent stampede to 300, it seems like only yesterday that everybody was awestruck when Bardstown’s Garnis Martin got his 250th to become the state’s all-time leader. Actually, that was 21 years ago. Martin held the top spot for 7 years until he was overtaken by Paintsville’s Walter Brugh in 1993. (Martin died 5 years later).
North Hardin’s Joe Jaggers eclipsed Brugh in 1997, only to be passed by Schneider in 2005.
Kentucky’s all-time winningest football coaches
1. Bob Schneider* (NewCath) — 319-174
2. Dudley Hilton* (Bell Co.) — 301-96
3. Philip Haywood* (Belfry) — 300-110
4. Bob Redman* (Male) — 296-105
5. Joe Jaggers (N.Hardin) — 292-105-3
6. Sam Harp* (Danville) — 285-81
6. Mojo Hollowell (O’boro Cath.) — 285-158-6
8. Walter Brugh (Paintsville) — 280-136-5
9. Mike Glaser* (St. Xavier) — 278-61
10. Ivan McGlone* (Russell) — 273-119
11. Garnis Martin (Bardstown) — 271-114-7
12. Owen Hauck (Boone Co.) — 258-109-1
13. Jack Morris (Mayfield) — 254-50-2
14. Dan Haley (Bowling Green) — 253-79-3
15. Preston “Ty” Holland (Murray) — 249-159-28
* active coach
(wins at out-of-state schools don’t count on Kentucky list)
