COACH 1994-2012

Bob served as the head football coach at Apex High School from 1994 until 2012. Prior to coming to Apex, Bob served as a teacher and coach at several high schools in eastern North Carolina. When he arrived at Apex, he found a program that had struggled for many years. He was unexpectedly thrust into the role of being the head coach several weeks after his arrival at Apex and he attacked it with his customary discipline and energy. During his tenure, the football program had the greatest run of success in the program’s history. Apex won 104 games and 2 conference championships during that span. His teams had a run of successive winning records over 11 years, a period in which the Cougars made the playoffs 10 out of 11 years. Their success culminated in the team reaching the third round of the state playoffs in 2008.

Bob was twice recognized as the conference Coach of the Year and once as the Carolina Panthers Coach of the Year for North Carolina and South Carolina. He was also selected to coach in the N.C. East-West All Star game in 1999 and the Shrine Bowl in 2007.

More than being known only as a coach, however, Bob was also considered to be an excellent teacher. Primarily a mathematics teacher during his career, Bob was recognized in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers on seven different occasions. Bob was loyal to his assistant coaches and his players. He built a foundation for his football program that was built on the concept of family, an environment in which the players cared for one another and were willing to sacrifice for one another. As well, his football family prepared several of his assistant coaches to move on to become successful head coaches at other schools in the Carolinas.  In short, Bob inherited a football program that had struggled for success and he built it into one of the most respected programs in the state.