Football

Paul Moro

Paul Moro had an incredible record that few will ever surpass or even equal.  Coach Moro garnered 13 state football titles and 5 runners-up in 29 years as the head football coach at Blue Ridge High School.  Coach Moro played linebacker in college and was a scholarship golfer.  He was the Arizona State Republic Coach of the Year for small school football on several occasions.  In the 1990's Coach Moro's teams won 65 games in a row.  Players from his small school program have gone on to play major college football, play in the NFL, and some are even high school coaches to this day.  Coach Mor

Emil Nasser

Emil was a charter member of the Arizona Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984 and a charter member of the National High School Association's Hall of Fame in 1996.  Emil was the head coach of the Winslow Bulldogs from 1947 to 1983.  The Bulldogs were state champions in 1948, 49, and 1964.  Coach Nasser won 243 games during his tenure which was one of  the highest total of victories at the time.  Coach Nasser is also in the Northern Arizona University Athletic Hall of Fame.  Emil chose Winslow over a pro football career with the Los Angeles Dons and now the stadium is named after him.  Emil came out

Thurman Simmons

Thurman was one of 32 charter members inducted into the HOF.  He coached football 33 years starting in New Mexico with stops in Parker, Holbrook, and Tolleson.  Thurman coached 2 state runners-up (Parker in 1967 and Tolleson in 1978).  In addition to being active in the Arizona Coaches Association, Thurman is also a member of the National High School Coaches Association Hall of Fame (2001).  Thurman was recognized again by the AZHOF at the 2015 banquet for long and meritorius service to his profession and his peers. Thurman also served as a Regional Director for the National High School Ath

Rich Hoyt

Coach Hoyt coached football in Arizona for 36 of his 53 years in education.  He also coached football for 9 years in Idaho.  Rich's teams won state titles in 1985 and '86 in Snowflake, Arizona.  He coached state runners-up in Winslow in 1994, and Williams in 1970 (asst).  His Idaho teams won a title and two runners-up (asst).  Rich was an executive board member of the Arizona Coaches Association in the early nineties and he was the ACA President in 1993.  Rich was the AZFCA All Star Game Dedicatee in 2008.  Coach Hoyt is currently serving on the Executive Board of the Hall of Fame and has c

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