The late Don Grider will be one of 12 new TSSAA Hall of Fame inductees Saturday. He’s the only one from southeastern Tennessee.
Grider, who died in the summer of 2007 at the age of 67, was the head football coach at South Pittsburg from 1969 to ’92. He led the Pirates to the Class A state championship in 1969, the first year of the TSSAA’s playoff system, and to three other title-game appearances. He retired with a career record of 192-76-3.
The Hall of Fame luncheon will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro at noon EDT.
“Don would be so proud to be considered among those who are in the state hall of fame,” said his widow, Gaynelle Grider. “Football is an important part of our family’s life, and this community has been so supportive of us through the years. It’s good to know his legacy will live on.”
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