s1nglewing Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 is retiring after this season: https://www.wtok.com/2021/09/20/mac-barnes-retire-coaching-lamar-end-season/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCVMC1G Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 Wow! Another legend steps away. Coach Barnes was and is a class act. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mout25 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) He was my high school coach,and he was a good coach. He won 2 state championships at Meridian,and was a lock to win 9 10 games every season. While he was at Meridian players went to Power 5 schools left and right,and had Meridian as a nationally ranked team a lot of seasons. Edited October 22, 2021 by mout25 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulldogs4 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 (edited) Mac is a tremendous coach and a good man all around. He also won two Big 8 Championships at Meridian High (1978-1979—equivalent to the modern day 6A State Championship). So many great players played under his tutelage….Demetrius Hill, Hank Phillips, Kenyatta Watkins, Dexter McCleon just to name a very few. The best athlete that he ever coached was Brian Cole. He was such a great football and baseball player whose life was cut way short in a car accident. He also played with some great players at Meridian High including the likes of George Ranager, David Bailey, Robert Bell, Greg Ainsworth, James Reed, Smylie Gebhart, Ted Gullette, Bob White, Ike Raley and on. Edited October 23, 2021 by Bulldogs4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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