Grissom Tigers welcome new head football coach

Huntsville, AL – The Grissom Tigers have a new leader on the gridiron after back to back 0-10 seasons.

Huntsville City Schools reached into the Tar Heel state to find a turnaround specialist to reverse the fortunes of football on the city’s south side.

Grissom announced the hiring of West Caldwell High School (Lenoir, NC) head coach Chip English at Thursday night’s HCS board of education meeting.

The 30 year old English comes to the Tennessee Valley from Lenoir, NC where he is coming off a 10-3 season, which included a trip to the second round of the the North Carolina 2AA playoffs.

English took over a West Caldwell High program that was coming off it’s 11th consecutive loosing season.  He guided the Warriors to a 4-7 record in 2014, 7-6 in 2015 and 10-3 in 2016.

English replaces former Grissom head head coach Eddie Stewart who compiled a 1-29 record over three seasons with the Tigers.

Larrie Robinson, Grissom High’s inaugural head football coach is the only head coach to date to leave the Tigers program with an overall winning record.  Robinson compiled a 114-88 record from 1970-1988.  He lead the Tigers to the post season seven times inducing two region titles over 19 years in the Rocket City.

2017  Coaching Changes

SchoolFormer CoachNew Coach
AlicevilleRico JacksonMelvin Pete
Alma BryantBruce BrelandDoug Hoehn
AshvilleSteve MartinTrey Pike
Autauga AcademyKyle GloverBobby Carr
BerryDanny RainesCaleb Hynds
BeulahJarrod WootenCody Flournoy
Bessemer CityMartez EdwardsQuintin Jackson
Brindlee Mtn.Matt SelfKeith Garner
BoazEric WhaleyJeremy Sullivan
BuckhornJohn HolladayKeith Henderson
CalhounBill LamarErvin Starr
Chilton CountyBrian BradfordTal Morrison
Carver-MontgomeryBilly GreshamWillie Spears
Clarke Co.Junior KelleyStacey Luker
Clay-ChalkvilleJerry HoodDrew Gilmer
Colbert Co.Dale JeffreysBrett Mask
ColumbiaChris HancockMarcus McCall
Coosa Valley AcademySteve McCordDane Reese
DARBobby RhodesJoel Pool
DalevilleJosh ParrishRob Armstrong
Dallas Co.Marty SmithClifford Matthews
DemopolisStacey LukerBrian Seymore
DeshlerMike HandBo Culver
DonohoAndy McWilliamsMark Sanders
DoraMike CainBart Lockhart
DouglasBrad PoundsBryan Jennings
ElkmontSean HoltDuane Wales
Escambia CountyRoyce YoungRico Jackson
FairfieldL.C. ColeKeon Handley
Faith AcademyLance LawleyJeff Estes
FloralaBrad RhodesScott Mason
FruitdaleRyan LittleMike Davis
Gadsden CityMatt ScottBart Sessions
GrissomEddie StewartChip English
Gulf ShoresJamie WilliamsMatt Blake
HaleyvilleBo CulverTodd McNutt
HeadlandScott GlennDanny Raines
Highand HomeGregg BakerPhillip Coggins
HoltvilleHunter AdamsJason Franklin
Holy SpiritJamie GriffinMark Cochran
Hooper AcademyChad MichaelDuane McWhorter
Horseshoe BendJason FranklinJosh Averett
HuntsvilleClint WoodfinMark Fleetwood
Kingwood ChristianSheldon WardTodd Bradford
KinstonJohnny MitchellJon Cooper
LakesidePhil AndersonJimmy King
Lamar Co.James MooreRobbie Bradford
LincolnBrad WallaceMatt Zedaker
LindenAndro WilliamsDemtrice Jackson
Loachapoka Jerome TateAntonio Richards
Marengo AcademyWebb TuttLebo Jones
Mary MontgomeryBrian SeymoreChris Wilson
McGill-ToolenCaleb RossEarnest Hill
MeekLance ArcherDavid Norwood
MinorGeorge BatesCurtis Graves
MurphyRick CauleyMuskingum Barnes
New HopeRandall TaylorKenny Chadwick
NorthsideDarrin HughesChris Hilliker
Northside MethodistDustin HarrisonGeorge Kennedy
NorthviewLaBrian StewartJosh Parrish
OneontaDon JacobsBrandon Herring
OpelikaBrian BlackmonCaleb Ross
Pinson ValleyMatt GloverPatrick Nix
Pleasant HomeChris MasonRichard Mercer
R.A. HubbardNicholas VinsonMac Hampton
Red LevelJames WiseKenny Skipper
ScottsboroPatrick NixDon Jacobs
SectionDrew DavisLuke Powell
SelmaKeon HandleyChristopher Raymond
SparkmanChris CagleLaron White
Stanhope ElmoreMike DeanBrian Bradford
St John Paul IIJohn MunfordDavid Lloyd
StraughnChris WilsonJohn Higgins
St. Clair Co.Lance SmithMatt Glover
Sumiton ChristianBart LockhartMike McCarty
Susan MooreKen AdamsHeath Lauderdale
TalladegaRobert Herring Jr.Ted Darby
TannerLaron WhiteMaurice Belser
ThorsbyBilly JacksonDaryl Davis
Trinity PresbyterianRandy RagsdaleBarry Loyal
Tuscaloosa Co.Bart SessionsJohn Holladay
Victory ChristianMark SandersMark Holliday
VinemontMatt NorrisStephen Robinson
Washington Co.Al EarnestDevin Roberts
WoodlawnCornelius TurnerGeorge Bates
W.S. NealDoug HoehnAndro Williams
Zion ChapelBubba NallRandy Bryant
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