Coach

Henry Bowles

Inducted 2003


Teacher/Coach 39 Years (1959 - 1998)

    • Howard High School (1959 – 1998)
      • Baseball
      • Assistant Football
      • Track & Field
        • THSAA State Champions in 1961
      • Basketball (1969 – 1998)
        • Record:  616 – 260
        • 16 TSSAA State Tournament Berths
        • TSSAA State Runner-Up Twice
        • 26 Winning seasons
        • 4 30-game win seasons
        • 10 Region Champions
        • 14 TSSAA District Championships
        • 16 HIL & CIL District Championships
        • 3 consecutive state trips twice
        • Won 62 consecutive district games
      • Softball
      • Cross Country
    • Howard Junior High School Coach (1962 – 1968)

Athletic Director 29 Years (1969 – 1998)

    •  Howard High School (1969 – 1998)

  • Howard High School Alumnus, Class of 1955
  • Coach Bowles was a four-year football letterman at Lane College
  • HIL and CIL District Coach of the Year 16 Times
  • Chattanooga News Free Press Coach of the Year 8 Times
  • Chattanooga Times Coach of the Year 6 Times
  • Evans Teacher of the Year Award in 1979
  • The Afro-American Museum Citizen of the Year Award in 1984
  • Recognition Display at the Afro-American Museum in 1984
  • The Chattanooga Old Timer Award in 1994
  • The Howard School gymnasium was named the “Henry Wesley Bowles Gymnasium” in his honor (1997)
  • Inducted into the Chattanooga Old Timers’ Sports Hall of Fame in 1998
  • In November of 1989, he received the TSSAA Distinguished Service Recognition Award
  • Chattanooga Quarterback Club Guy Francis Memorial Award in 1996

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