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AZ HS Coach Hall of Fame

Thomas "Alva" Hawkins

Football

2015

Thomas "Alva" Hawkins was a great coach from a great athletic school, Coolidge, AZ. Coach Hawkins taught 10 years in Oklahoma before moving to Coolidge. He stayed there 28 more years. Coach...Read more
Richard Gray

Football

2015

Richard Gray was a successful football coach in high school and college for over 33 years. Coach Gray spent time at Shadow Mountain, Horizon, Gilbert, Chandler, and the Arizona Boy's Ranch. His ...Read more
Glenn Alford

Wrestling

2014

Glenn Alford was the Tempe Buffalos head wrestling coach for 10 years and an assistant an additional 23. Coach Alford's boy's won the 1980 5A State Title over Tucson Sunnyside by 36.5 points. ...Read more
Joe Ehlers

Cross Country

2014

Joe Ehlers led the South Mountain Rebels to the 5A State Cross Country Titles in 1970, 72, and 74. Coach Ehlers moved on to Trevor Browne High School before retirement after 47 years of coaching...Read more
Miner Webster

Girls Basketball

2014

Miner Webster knows how to finish. He coached his girls' basketball teams to 9 state finals and won 8 of them. Coach Webster began his career at Gilbert and won state titles in 1991, 92, 94, and...Read more
Kyle Sawyer

Cross Country

2014

Kyle Sawyer is one of the winningest cross country coaches in Arizona history. Coach Sawyer won 5A state titles at three different schools. Sawyer's Westwood Warriors won titles in 1990, 91, 93...Read more
Tim Sanford

Football

2014

Coach Sanford is currently serving on the Executive Board of the AHSACHOF. Coach spent 36 years of his life coaching prep football in Arizona. After stops as an assistant at St. Mary's and Moon...Read more
Valorie McKenzie

Volleyball

2013

Valorie McKenzie was the head volleyball coach at Horizon High School since they opened the doors in 1980. Her Huskies were the State 5A Champions in 2009, 2010, and 2012. The Huskies were the...Read more
Jim Beall

Football

2013

Jim Beall is a career high school football coach with several stops, good stops, along the way. Jim coached at Ray, Snowflake, Payson, and Higley. Jim's 1991 and 92 Snowflake teams were state...Read more
Dan Mannix

Boys Basketball

2013

Coach Dan Mannix made his mark coaching the Sunnyslope Vikings in the 4A conference. Mannix's Vikes were the State Class 4A Champions in 2002 and 2009. The Arizona Republic chose Coach Mannix as...Read more

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