Whenever Jim Bob Striplin cut the grass on the Geneva County High School football field, he kept in mind past teammates, classmates and coaches that meant so much to him during his days as a student in Hartford.
Thus, announcing his resignation from his post as head football coach and athletics director at his alma mater as Striplin did Wednesday morning didn’t come easy.
Striplin said it was his decision to resign and he still wants to coach in the future. He plans to remain as a physical education teacher at Geneva County for the remainder of the school year. “Well, it’s tough because when I addressed the boys a while ago I kind of saw myself sitting down there,” Striplin said. “I told the boys that it was going to be an emotional talk before I began because every time they’ve ever seen me before I was the hard-nosed football coach in that role.
Though Geneva County didn’t have the success expected this past season led by All-American running back and University of Alabama signee Emmanuel Henderson, it was one of the most notable coaching years for Striplin after being invited to coach in the AHSAA All-Star game and in the Under Armour All-American Game.
“The last six years have been awesome. We worked hard to get everything right with the facilities, which included the practice field and the weight room. Once the guys really started buying into the program, you started seeing us make some playoff runs. You saw the success of Emmanuel Henderson coming from a solid program and that’s going to translate to his success at Alabama.”
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