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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
Other 2003 Inductees
Billy Belew
2003
Henry Bowles
2003
Jack Cain
2003
Richard Carroll
2003
Ray Fuller
2003
Rick Insell
2003
Billy Mayfield
2003
Gordon Perry
2003
Jim Williams
2003
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