Coach

Clifford Ross

Inducted 2003


Teacher/Coach 32 Years (1949 - 1981)

    • Escambia County Training School—Atmore, AL (1949 – 1950)
      • Basketball
      • Football
    • Hale High School—Maryville, TN (1950 – 1952)
      • Basketball
    • Vine Junior High School—Knoxville, TN (1952 – 1969)
      • Basketball
      • Track & Field
      • Football
    • Austin-East High School (1970 – 1981)
      • Basketball
        • Record:  268 – 66
        • TSSAA AAA State Champions (1977)
      • Track & Field

Athletic Director 11 Years (1970 – 1981)

    • Austin-East High School (1970 – 1981)

  • Coached basketball, track & field, and tennis at Knoxville College in 1967; 1981 – 1985
  • Inducted into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame in 1987
  • Inducted into the Knoxville College Hall of Fame in 1992
  • Inducted into the Knoxville Interscholastic Hall of Fame in 1998
  • Coach of the Year in KIL 3 times (1974, 1975, 1977)
  • District Coach of the Year 7 times (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
  • Regional Coach of the Year 3 times (1977, 1978, 1980)
  • Teams won 2 Regional Basketball Championships
  • Regional Basketball Runner-Ups 3 times
  • Teams were District Champions 6 times
  • 8 KIL Basketball Championships
  • Kellog’s Coach of the Year in 1977
  • Austin-East High School Gymnasium is named in his honor (1980)
  • National High School Athletic Association District III Coach of the Year in 1978
  • Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee (1988 – Present)
  • McDonald’s High School All-American Basketball Selection Committee in 1979
  • Knoxville College Alumni Award Recipient in 1990
  • Sea Ray Track Appreciation Award in 1996

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