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Coach Paul Kennedy passed away this past week in Dalton, GA.
"Coach", as he was known by for many years here in Rome, came from Tennessee where he played Center on the UT team late 40 early 50 era. He was preceeded in death a year or two by his wife Eula who suffered from Alzheimers disease.
He was the first head coach of West Rome High School in 1958 where he led his football teams to prominence early on. He introduced his nephew to the coaching business right out of Carson Newman college. Nephew's name; Nick Hyder, who later went on to bigger and greater challenges at Valdosta HS.
Coach Kennedy was a coach from the old school where integrity and character were a must. I can remember how he insisted we wear our Sunday dress clothes to school on Friday when we had an out of town game that night.
Coach was a dynamic Christian man who worked and supported the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for many years.
This town will greatly miss the Coach's as well as the work and energy that he devoted to his community. All of the sports area will miss the coach, but he now has a better reward.
"Coach", as he was known by for many years here in Rome, came from Tennessee where he played Center on the UT team late 40 early 50 era. He was preceeded in death a year or two by his wife Eula who suffered from Alzheimers disease.
He was the first head coach of West Rome High School in 1958 where he led his football teams to prominence early on. He introduced his nephew to the coaching business right out of Carson Newman college. Nephew's name; Nick Hyder, who later went on to bigger and greater challenges at Valdosta HS.
Coach Kennedy was a coach from the old school where integrity and character were a must. I can remember how he insisted we wear our Sunday dress clothes to school on Friday when we had an out of town game that night.
Coach was a dynamic Christian man who worked and supported the Fellowship of Christian Athletes for many years.
This town will greatly miss the Coach's as well as the work and energy that he devoted to his community. All of the sports area will miss the coach, but he now has a better reward.