The Chattanooga area’s all-time greatest high school football coaches, as ranked by the Times Free Press sports staff:
1. E.B. “Red” Etter (Central 1943-69, Baylor 1970-83)
Overall record: 324-102-12
Etter won more football games than any coach in Chattanooga-area history and ranks second all-time in Tennessee. His teams at Central won seven mythical state championships from 1943 through 1969. At Baylor he won state and national titles in 1973.
2. Bill Chappell (Dalton 1965-98)
Overall record: 317-74-9
Chappell became a charter member of the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association Hall of Fame when he retired after a 44-year career. Under his leadership, the Catamounts never had a losing season and won a state title, were runners-up five times and earned seven sectional championships and five region titles.