Before Mondays opening fall practice, the Rebels had already experienced something new. Calhoun played as a defensive back and quarterback for Valdosta State University from 2000 to 2004 and later joined the teams coaching staff. They are both about 6-foot-2, 6-3 and are about 220 pounds. I told him as long as he is comfortable with it I definitely need to use him as a resource. Thats what really matters. Vestavia Hills, AL 35216. For the first time in more than four decades, Vestavia Hills High School has a new head football coach: Sean Calhoun. A whole lot. [25] The letter was a result of the board voting to not renew Bishop's contract as principal, an act which garnered widespread coverage by local news media. Nikita Stover was named the new head football coach at Decatur Heritage Christian Academy on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. When my career is done, if I can even be in the same sentence or book as Coach Anderson, I have done a couple of things right. Thats one of the biggest things that drew me to the Vestavia Hills football program. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education on Wednesday approved the hiring of Sean Calhoun as the new head football coach at Vestavia Hills High School. I love Buddy Anderson. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. His playoff record is 47-29 while his region record stands at 152-71 which is the most region wins in state history. fv. During his tenure at Hoover, Propst was a frequent target of critics. I was fortunate to be a part of one of his state championship teams, Mitch says. Mask added to his Hall of Fame resume with a dominant decade at St. Pauls in Mobile. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Coaching is a commitment to working with kids. We as coaches have to find a way to put our guys in the right spot so they can succeed as individuals and we can succeed on offense, defense and special teams. Every coach since Vincents 2010 title has won at least one. Robert Evans, Vestavia Hills After Buddy Anderson won 346 games in 43 years, Vestavia Hills has now had two coaching changes. Madoline, editor of Homewood Life, is always on the hunt for a good meal and an even better story. Weve become such an instant society. VESTAVIA, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School has announced that a former rebel will return as the schools new head football coach. Everyone who knows Coach Anderson knows that this is why he did it, and what he cared about mostpositively impacting the lives of everyone around him. VHSC Academy Staff U8-U11. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement, Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (each updated 1/26/2023). . The Indians have won three state titles since 2017 so expectations will be high. A former Rebel defensive back and member of the 1998 state championship team, Evans returns home after four years as Mountain Brooks defensive coordinator. I may have some different tactics, but when you get down to the basics of our program, the foundation coach Anderson has already laid is absolutely fantastic. VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (WBRC) - Vestavia Hills High School head football coach Sean Calhoun has resigned after one season with the Rebels. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. Fax 205-402-5303 District Home Schools Translate Employee Login Announcements Rebels Helping Rebels 2022-2023 VHSC Boys Staffing. They also face a brutal Region 2 schedule that includes Auburn, Central-Phenix City, Opelika and Prattville among others. Claim this team Ways you can help Make an impact on this team, and help keep MaxPreps up-to-date. [27], Propst came under further scrutiny when Hanceville High School complained to the Alabama High School Athletic Association that a former player of theirs, Tristan Purifoy, did not transfer properly to Hoover High and was therefore ineligible. Hes been the teams defensive coordinator for six years under Dedrick Sumpter and then Melvin Pete Jr. Coleman has brought back several former Williamson and Mobile prep stars to join his staff, including Jamarcus Russell and Sherman Williams. Smith returns to The Hill after having spent four years as an assistant there under current UAB coach Bryant Vincent from 2007-2010. If we had to play tomorrow, Mitchell Towns would be under center, the 39-year-old coach said. He is an emotional leader who is great in the locker room. Orange Beach head coach Chase Smith in action during a 7-on-7 prep football tournament at University of South Alabama on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, in Mobile, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). 18. 1. He is quick to tell anyone who will listen that he was called by God to coach football on January 12, 1968. After Buddy Anderson won 346 games in 43 years, Vestavia Hills has now had two coaching changes in as many seasons. RECRUIT VESTAVIA and 3 others. Rush Propst. Sean Calhoun and his family finally are making Vestavia Hills their home. Mark Freeman won two. VHHS Athletics. Records reflect scores in our database. #1REBEL. (Jeff Lee/Contributed). I dont think whoever they could have hired could fill those shoes. Propst was relieved of coaching duties following the 2018 season. They were alike in so many ways: both strong Christian men, both strong citizens in their communities and both coached over 40 years, Ryan shares. Robert Evans is the new Vestavia Hills football coach. Thomas Rush Propst (born December 1957) is a high school football coach who currently serves as athletic director and associate football coach at Coosa Christian School in Gadsden, Alabama. Propst continued to deny the allegations. In 2006, he took over a Beauregard program that had won just two games in two years. He retired following the 2020 season as the winningest football coach in the state. Life is like football, he told me. Hes our best lineman and one of our best overall football players. He also served for four seasons as quarterbacks coach at Collins Hill High School in the Atlanta area, where he coached current Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke. [28][29] Despite the forfeits, the Bucs finished the regular season with a 4-5 record and qualified for the AHSAA 6A playoffs. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com). He is a phenomenal human being, and a phenomenal coach. [37] The PSC investigation into Propst (case 19-2-1025) was settled with a 131 day suspension. I told them to write down how they want to be as an individual, as a football player and as a team. Vestavia Hills Football. He went 7-4 his first season and won 64 games in eight years overall. Tough and hard-nosed is true, but we have more athletes than that notion. This year felt right. [1] He is also the former head coach at Colquitt County High School in Moultrie, Georgia, Hoover High School in Hoover, Alabama, and Valdosta . Calhoun has had enough time with the team to see some players he expects to be leaders this season, which begins Aug. 20 at home against Mountain Brook. The Jaguars went 7-4 each of the last two years and made the playoffs. Calhoun, 39, has served as Carrolltons head football coach since 2016. The team held an undefeated record over both seasons and won back-to-back state championships. Baseball Adam Moseley amoseley@hoover.k12.al.us (256) 348-5442. Copyright 2002-2023 Blackboard, Inc. All rights reserved. Pinson Valley coach Lee Guess directs his team during 7-on-7 football action at Samford University in Homewood, Ala., Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com). If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. When I asked Jeff to share a lesson he learned from him as a player, he said: Tough times dont last. Vestavia High School names new head football coach, Two people in custody after police chase, manhunt near Warrior & Hayden, Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee happening this weekend, Nonprofit organization donates cars to residents of Jimmie Hale Mission. Stadium: Reynolds Stadium, Buddy Anderson Field. (Fayetteville High School photo). Whats one good thing about high school athletics in 2020? Vestavia Hills Football Retweeted. Coach Anderson was such a great high school coach not only because of his coaching ability but because he cared more about the men he was raising by coaching them, he says. He won five state titles in nine years. Hire A Vestavia Hills Area Pro To Get A Head Start On Spring Cleaning. In any given day we were arguably with our coaches more than our parents, so its really important to have a coach you can see as a father figure., My own son played for Coach Anderson and never missed a single one of those FCA meetings. Calhouns hiring follows the 2020 retirement of Buddy Anderson who had served as Vestavia Hills head football coach since 1978. Free self-guided test prep materials through the VHHS Library. Calhoun ran Colquitt's offense in 2014 and 2015, during which the . RT @1rebelbaseball: Schedule changes for tomorrow: The Varsity DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Austin has been moved to tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field starting @ 4:00 The Freshman DH scheduled for tomorrow @ Sammy Dunn Field has been moved to Cullman starting . Were settling in, getting our feet stabilized and the kids are starting to meet new friends.. He shared that when he finally decided to retire, he prayed about it a lot. Coach Anderson was inducted into the 2003 Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame. Ralph Clyde "Shorty" Propst, who was born in 1924 and played for Alabama Crimson Tide, is his uncle. The Makos do have some talent returning, including quarterback Cash Turner and all-state athlete Chris Pearson, but they also make the jump from 2A all the way to 4A. All rights reserved (About Us). His record as a head football coach for the past 43 years at Vestavia Hills High School is 346-160 with two state football championships. Invite the coach Gordo coach Ryan Lolley directs his team during the Cam Newton 7-on-7 tournament at BlackWatch Sports in Birmingham, Ala., on Saturday, June 29, 2019. They are both tough with good motors. Everyone knows hes an unbelievable coach, 1982 VHHS graduate Mitch Allen, will tell you. Thank the good Lord we found a house, Calhoun said. One was the competition. Vestavia Hills superintendent Todd Freeman, Ed.D., described Evans as a man of character, a committed educator, and a brilliant football coach. The former Prattville and Central-Phenix City head coach returns to the state after a two-year stint in Georgia. One of the first things they did in their efforts to move forward was to hire Buddy Anderson as their head football coach. RELATED: Smith looks to continue Toros winning ways, Spanish Fort head coach Ben Blackmon and the Toros prepare for the prep football game against Daphne on Friday, Oct. 29, 2021, in Daphne, Ala. (Mike Kittrell | preps@al.com). Ohatchee was 27-5-1 in Propst's three years as a starter at wide receiver and defensive back, with Propst earning All-County recognition as a senior. I have been fortunate to know Coach Anderson for years, and when we talked about this story, I couldnt pass up the chance to ask a few questions of my own. As a truck traveling down Highway 31 lost its brakes and barreled through an intersection, those three lives were cut short in a tragic event that still shakes the entire community when it is mentioned. (Dennis Victory | preps@al.com)Dennis Victory | preps@al.com. By WBRC Staff. [18][19] In 2013, Colquitt finished 11-3 after losing 14-9 to the eventual state champions, Norcross High School, in the state semifinal game. Its definitely an honor to be the next one, said Calhoun, who became just the seventh head football coach at Vestavia after compiling a 51-12 record in five years at Carrollton, Ga. I cant say enough about the man, the coach and the family man he is that Ive gotten to know. Its not just a job. Fundamentally my ideals and values are the exact same. Coach Calhoun and his family will be a wonderful addition to Vestavia Hills.". Anderson had just seven losing seasons three in the past 10 seasons, although two of last years six setbacks were forfeits due to COVID-19 protocols. It was an honor meeting him. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Published: Jan. 5, 2022 at 7:44 AM PST. His record as a head football coach for the past 43 years at Vestavia Hills High School is 346-160 with two state football championships. But in June 2007, the criticism became more vocal and more formal when HHS athletic director Jerry Browning, Propst's immediate superior, resigned over numerous differences between himself and principal Richard Bishop, who was a teammate of Propst on the football team at Jacksonville State University. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Advance Local. I want leaders to have character, not be a character. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. Propst divorced Tammy in 2008 and married his current wife, Stefnie, with whom he has four children.[3][4]. I probably would have closed it out last year, but it didnt feel right with the way school ended, he says. 2017 Season Highlights. information in hopes our visitors will participate in assisting