Teachable moments.

The year before Fike High School won the first of three straight 4A State high school football championships the team was 3-7.

Joe Robinson told me that after the second game that season ( a 0-40 loss ) he wondered how the new coach would react?  Coach Henry Trevathan’s response: 

” Coach- now we’ve got them right where we want them!”

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Joe said that Coach T had convinced him to assist him at Rocky Mount saying “…it is the best football job in the state!”

So as they travelled east and Henry took 264 to Wilson , Joe said ” Coach–Rocky Mount is on 64, that way!”

Coach Trevathan- Oh- I took the job in Wilson.

??? But you said the best job was in Rocky Mount ???

” They moved that job to Wilson!”

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Russell Rawlings’ book, CYCLONE COUNTRY, told the full story.

A new film is soon to debut–remembering great moments sixty years ago.

Coach Trevathan is almost 100 years old.

About two years ago he fell off his horse—unhurt.