Coach

William Gupton

Inducted 2006


Teacher/Coach 22 Years (1938 – 1960)

    • Pearl High School (1938 – 1960)
      • Basketball
        • Overall Record: 443 - 107
        • 11 State Championships
        • 3 National High School Titles (1958, 1959, 1960)

President Tennessee High School Athletic Association

Principal 11 Years (1960 – 1971)

    • Meigs High School

  • Coach of the Year 6 Times
  • Member of the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame
  • Coached fellow TSSAA Hall of Fame members Cornelius Ridley and Ronald Lawson, Sr.
  • Helped complete the merger of the TN High School Athletic Association with the TN Secondary School Athletic Association
  • National Coach of the Year 3 Times
  • His son was nicknamed “Champ” because he was born on the night Pearl High School won the National Championship in 1959
  • Martin Luther King High School Gymnasium is named the Gupton/Ridley Gymnasium

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