SHELBY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The True NC High School Football Dynasty

The Coaches

*R.T. Howerton (1910 - 1913)

(7-8-1)

*Hackett Blanton, *George Washburn, *Ralph Gardner, *Prof. T.B. Elliott (1920)
(0-1)

R.N. "Dick" Gurley (1921-1923)
(17-11-3)
1922 Open Division Runner-up

*Zeno Wall (1933)
(2-5)

Bill Goodson (1934-1935)

(3-13-1)

R.W. "Casey" Morris (1924-1932), (1936-1955)

(135-105-19)

3 Conference Titles

1924 Open Division Runner-up
1932 Class B North Carolina Runner-up
1944 WNCHSAA Runner-up
1947 WNCHSAA Runner-up

Pearley Allen (1956-1976)

(175-49-14) = 78.12%

-1998 NCHSAA Hall of Fame Inductee
-1965 NC Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach
-1973 NC Shrine Bowl Head Coach
11 Conference Titles
1963 WNCHSAA 3A Runner-up
1968 WNCHSAA 3A Champions
1969 WNCHSAA 3A Runner-up
1970 WNCHSAA 3A Champions
1972 WNCHSAA 3A Champions
1974 WNCHSAA 3A Runner-up
1975 WNCHSAA 3A Co-Champions

Jim Taylor (1977-1997)

(201-54-2) = 78.82%

-1988 NC Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach
-1990 NC Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach
11 Conference Titles
1983 NCHSAA 3A Division II Western Runner-up
1984 NCHSAA 3A Division II Western Champions
1986 NCHSAA 3A State Champions
1987 NCHSAA 3A State Champions
1988 NCHSAA 3A State Runner-up
1997 NCHSAA 2A State Runner-up

Chris Norman (1998-present)

(119-28-1) = 80.95%

-2004 NC Shrine Bowl Assistant Coach
9 Conference Titles
1998 NCHSAA 2A State Champions

2004 NCHSAA 2A State Runner-up
2005 NCHSAA 2AA State Champions
2006 NCHSAA 2AA State Champions
2007 NCHSAA 2AA State Runner-up

*Volunteer Coaches