Coach

Walter Van Huss

Inducted 1983


Teacher/Coach 37 Years (1953 – 1990)

    • Elizabethton High School (1953 – 1954)
    • Hampton High School (1954 – 1967)
    • Kingsport Dobyns-Bennett High School (1967 – 1990)
        • Boys’ Basketball Coach
          • Record:  1,021 – 313
          • #1 in wins in State of Tennessee
          • Ranked in Top Ten Nationally for number of wins
          • 17 Conference Championships
          • 10 District Titles
          • 12 Region Titles
          • 1 State Championship (Hampton H. S. 1960)

        • Coach Van Huss did not begin coaching until he was 35 years old
        • Inducted into National High School Sports Hall of Fame 1990
        • National Coach of the Year 1985
        • Inducted into Pirate Hall of Fame at East Tennessee State University 1978
        • Northeast Tennessee Hall of Fame 1983
        • Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame 1983
        • Lincoln Memorial University Hall of Fame
        • District 3 National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Coach of the Year 1973 and 1981
        • Total of 11 Coach of the Year Honors
        • Nominated and chosen for the Olympic Festival-South Team Coach in 1986
        • Received Distinguished Service Award National Foundation, University of Tennessee

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