Barney Hester of Howard surpassed 500 games as a head coach last season. Only 15 in Georgia history have hit 400, including Marist's Alan Chadwick (417). Rich McWhorter of Charlton County (345) and Bruce Miller of Gainesville (340) are the closest active coaches to the milestone.

565 - Larry Campbell

505 - Barney Hester

490 - Luther Welsh

460 - Dwight Hochstetler

459 - Dan Pitts

446 - Ronnie Jones

444 - Rodney Walker

432 - Wayman Creel

429 - Robert Davis

417 - Alan Chadwick

414 - Rodney Collins

408 - Billy Henderson

405 - T. McFerrin

401 - Max Dowis

400 - Bill Chappell

400 - Buck Cravey

Source: GHSFHA

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