Members of the Red Bank wrestling team listen to first year head coach Shane Turner (middle) at Red Bank High School on Thursday.Shane Turner has begun his head coaching career, taking over Red Bank’s wrestling program following a year as an assistant to Ben Reichel.
Now in his early 40s, Turner is fulfilling his career dream that had been on hold for more than half his life.
“I was a carpenter, and I made a lot of money at it, but I was tired of being a volunteer assistant and my dream was always to be a coach,” he said.
He set aside hammer and nails and enrolled at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga at 38.
“You ought to try being 38 years old and going back to college. Now that’s scary,” he said.