Jacob Nichols of Alpharetta and Korey Mobbs of Lanier are first-year head coaches who have their teams in first place in their regions. They have something else in common. Both played on Parkview's 1997 state-championship team. GHSF Daily has identified 18 Georgia head coaches who won state titles as players in Georgia. If there are others, let us know.
*Lee Belknap, McIntosh (1991 Cartersville)
*Dialleo Burks, LaGrange (1991 LaGrange)
*Dexter Dawson, Americus-Sumter (1991 Mitchell-Baker)
*Olten Downs, Creekside (2000 Shaw)
*John Ford, Roswell (1996 Brookwood)
*Cherrard Freeman, Warren County (1993, 1995 Lincoln County)
*Ulysses Hawthorne, Beach (1975 Central-Macon)
*Hal Lamb, Calhoun (1981 Commerce)
*Jeff Littleton, Bainbridge (1987 Worth County)
*Mike McDonald, Newnan (1987 Morrow)
*Roger Metts, Jeff Davis (1988 Clinch County)
*Korey Mobbs, Lanier (1997 Parkview)
*Jacob Nichols, Alpharetta (1997 Parkview)
*Eric Parker, Burke County (1983 Mitchell-Baker)
*Tommy Parks, Upson-Lee (1988 R.E. Lee)
*Mike Parris, Thomasville (1979 Redan)
*Ben Reaves, Walnut Grove (1982 Valdosta)
*Jason Strickland, Fitzgerald (1991 Clinch County)
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