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Daily List: Longest-tenured coaches in Class AAA

By Todd Holcomb
Aug 7, 2014

Westminster's Gerry Romberg, the dean of Class AAA coaches, has been head coach at one school longer than any other coach in Georgia without winning a state title. But it's not easy. Only Hal Lamb of Calhoun on this list of longest-tenured coaches in AAA has won a championship.

23 - Gerry Romberg, Westminster

16 - Ulysses Hawthorne, Beach

16 - Hal Lamb, Calhoun

12 - Jeff Lee, Dawson County

11 - Eric Williams, Jackson (Atlanta)

10 - J.T. Pollock, Appling County

10 - Tim Adams, Jenkins

10 - John Bowen, Hephzibah

10 - Pete Wiggins, Callaway

9 - Jeff Kaiser, Tattnall County

9 - Joel Ingram, Washington County

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