Calhoun’s Hal Lamb has the most victories of any coach in this decade. He’s only 12 wins from tying the record for the most victories by a coach in a decade. Valdosta’s Nick Hyder was 125-10 in 1980-89. What’s also interesting is that his father, Ray Lamb, was the co-leader in coaching victories in the 1970s. Lamb and Wayman Creel each had 98 wins that decade. Below are the coaches with the most wins in each decade since the 1950s. The schools listed are those for which the coach most recently coached in the decade. In some cases, a coach was at more than one school.
2010-18
113-9-0 - Hal Lamb, Calhoun
100-16-0 - Jonathan Gess, ELCA
97-25-0 - Rush Propst, Colquitt Co.
96-9-0 - Jess Simpson, Buford
94-19-0 - Chad Campbell, Peach Co.
94-19-1 - Franklin Stephens, Ware Co.
92-19-0 - Kevin Kinsler, Northside (W.R.)
92-18-0 - Kevin Whitley, Stockbridge
90-21-0 - Alan Chadwick, Marist
89-21-1 - Chip Walker, Newnan
2000-09
121-14-0 - Conrad Nix, Northside (W.R.)
121-13-0 - Jeff Herron, Camden Co.
117-17-2 - Rich McWhorter, Charlton Co.
114-17-0 - Steve Pardue, LaGrange
112-19-0 - Hal Lamb, Calhoun
111-20-0 - Alan Chadwick, Marist
110-28-0 - Larry Campbell, Lincoln Co.
105-21-2 - Barney Hester, Tattnall Square
105-22-0 - Bruce Miller, Gainesville
105-20-1 - Robby Pruitt, Fitzgerald
103-26-0 - Cecil Flowe, Parkview
103-23-0 - Rayvan Teague, Carrollton
1990-99
124-15-1 - Larry Campbell, Lincoln Co.
116-18-0 - Ben Scott, Carrollton
113-19-0 - Alan Chadwick, Marist
111-22-2 - Barney Hester, Tattnall Square
106-22-0 - Rick Tomberlin, Washington Co.
105-30-0 - Ed Pilcher, Thomas Co. Central
104-23-0 - Jimmy Dorsey, McEachern
102-23-0 - Buck Godfrey, Southwest DeKalb
102-22-1 - Dexter Wood, Buford
102-24-0 - Dwight Hochstetler, Bowdon
101-28-0 - Rich McWhorter, Charlton Co.
100-27-0 - C.B. Cornett, Central (Macon)
100-23-0 - Dave Hunter, Brookwood
1980-89
125-10-0 - Nick Hyder, Valdosta
122-15-1 - Larry Campbell, Lincoln Co.
112-20-1 - Robert Davis, Warner Robins
108-23-0 - Billy Henderson, Clarke Central
107-25-0 - Dwight Hochstetler, Bowdon
105-17-3 - Mike Hodges, Thomasville
102-25-0 - Dan Pitts, Mary Persons
98-20-2 - Bill Chappell, Dalton
97-26-1 - Tommy Perdue, R.E. Lee
93-33-0 - Bobby Gruhn, Gainesville
1970-79
98-16-6 - Ray Lamb, Commerce
98-21-1 - Wayman Creel, Lakeside (Atlanta)
97-22-3 - Nick Hyder, Valdosta
96-23-4 - Bobby Gruhn, Gainesville
95-19-3 - Dan Pitts, Mary Persons
95-23-2 - Graham Hixon, Woodward Academy
93-26-3 - Charlie Grisham, Carrollton
90-29-2 - Bill Chappell, Dalton
89-20-0 - Alton Shell, Americus
88-22-2 - Crawford Kennedy, Avondale
1960-69
104-14-6 - Charlie Grisham, Carrollton
101-10-1 - Calvin Ramsey, Avondale
97-16-3 - Wright Bazemore, Valdosta
91-14-4 - Jimmy Hightower, Americus
87-23-6 - Charlie Davidson, Washington-Wilkes
85-24-4 - Branch Bragg, Coosa
84-26-5 - Charlie Brake, Westminster
80-27-4 - Bobby Gentry, Hawkinsville
80-18-7 - George Maloof, St. Pius
80-24-4 - Weyman Sellers, Athens
1950-59
100-19-3 - Wright Bazemore, Valdosta
84-23-3 - Norman Faircloth, Fort Valley
78-25-4 - Bobby Gentry, Hawkinsville
78-27-2 - Carlton Lewis, West Point
77-15-8 - Wayman Creel, Northside (Atlanta)
71-32-8 - Oliver Hunnicutt, LaGrange
68-29-8 - Charlie Brake, Westminster
68-16-11 - Glenn Wade, Griffin
68-31-1 - H.C. "Chilly" Penn, Mitchell Co.
67-28-6 - John "Stooge" Davis, Jefferson
67-19-2 - John Donaldson, Wayne Co.
67-35-3 - Sam McCain, Trion
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