Video: Winningest high school football coachesActive legends John Curtis, Mike Smith and Robert Hyland make the list.In 2004, Steven A. Floyd set out to investigate where local high school football coaching legend Phil Danaher of
Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas) ranked on the national wins list.
Disappointed with the information available, Floyd's research took on a wider scope. It resulted in the most comprehensive database of 300-game winners in high school football available.
A bank officer and vice president of the Calallen Wildcat Touchdown Booster Club, Floyd hopes to feature his research online at some point. Until then, MaxPreps is proud to showcase his work.
Read on for Floyd's list of the Top 25 winningest high school football coaches of all-time. Career records and win totals were taken from the start of the 2017 season.
1. John McKissickSchool: Summerville (S.C.)Seasons: 63, 1952-2014
Record: 620-156-13
State championships: 10
2. John T. CurtisSchool: John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)Seasons: 48, 1969-Present
Record: 558-62-6
State championships: 26
3. Larry CampbellSchool: Lincoln County (Lincolnton, Ga.)Seasons: 42, 1972-2013
Record: 477-85-3
State championships: 11
4. Mike SmithSchool: Hampton (Va.)Seasons: 46, 1971-Present
Record: 476-82-2
State championships: 12
5. Charles "Corky" RogersSchools: Lee (Jacksonville, Fla.),
Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.)Seasons: 45, 1972-2016
Record: 471-84-1
State championships: 10
6. George CurrySchools: Lake-Lehman (Lehman, Pa.),
Berwick (Pa.),
Wyoming Valley West (Plymouth, Pa.)Seasons: 46, 1967-2008 / 2012-2015
Record: 454-108-4
State championships: 6
7. Robert HylandSchool: St. Mary's Springs (Fond du Lac, Wis.)Seasons: 46, 1971-Present
Record: 437-105-2
State championships: 14
T8. Phil DanaherSchools: Dilley (Texas),
Hamshire-Fannett (Hamshire, Texas),
Calallen (Corpus Christi, Texas)Seasons: 43, 1974-Present
Record: 432-108-4
State championships: 0
T8. Dick TigheSchools: Cathedral Boys (Ontario, Canada),
St. Edmond (Fort Dodge, Iowa),
Kuemper (Carroll, Iowa),
Webster City (Iowa),
Iowa Falls (Iowa)Seasons: 63, 1954-2016
Record: 432-168-8
State championships: 0
10. Al FracassaSchools: Shrine Catholic (Royal Oak, Mich.),
Brother Rice (Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)Seasons: 54, 1960-2013
Record: 430-117-7
State championships: 9
11. G.A. MooreSchools: Pilot Point (Texas),
Celina (Texas),
Sherman (Texas),
Aubrey (Texas)Seasons: 44, 1963-1970 / 1972-2004 / 2009-2011
Record: 426-92-9
State championships: 8
12. John HerringtonSchool: Harrison (Farmington Hills, Mich.)Seasons: 47, 1970-Present
Record: 422-104-1
State championships: 13
13. Jack HenzesSchools: Wyoming Area (Exeter, Pa.),
Dunmore (Pa.)Seasons: 50, 1966-1969 / 1971-Present
Record: 421-159-8
State championships: 1
14. Phillip HaywoodSchool: Prestonsburg (Ky.),
Belfry (Ky.)Seasons: 42, 1975-Present
Record: 417-130-0
State championships: 6
15. Bill CastleSchool: Lakeland (Fla.)Seasons: 41, 1976-Present
Record: 408-89-0
State championships: 6
T16. Bob MilloySchools: Whitman (Bethesda, Md.),
Springbrook (Silver Spring, Md.),
Sherwood (Sandy Spring, Md.),
Our Lady of Good Counsel (Olney, Md.)Seasons: 47, 1970-2016
Record: 405-124-1
State championships: 12
T16. Pete AdkinsSchools: Centralia (Mo.),
Jefferson City (Mo.)Seasons: 44, 1951-1994
Record: 405-60-4
State championships: 9
18. Robert ParoliSchools: Benson (N.C.),
Jacksonville (N.C.),
New York Military Academy (Cornwall-on-Hudson, N.Y.),
Fike (Wilson, N.C.),
Cummings (Burlington, N.C.),
Douglas Byrd (Fayetteville, N.C.),
Seventy-First (Fayetteville, N.C.)Seasons: 55, 1958-2012
Record: 404-204-12
State championships: 1
19. Jerry PezzettiSchools: Murray (Iowa),
Melcher-Dallas (Melcher, Iowa),
Ankeny (Iowa),
Ankeny Centennial (Ankeny, Iowa)Seasons: 56, 1961-Present
Record: 403-159-1
State championships: 2
20. Larry "Bud" WrightSchools: Mt. Ayr (Iowa),
Sheridan (Ind.)Seasons: 52, 1965-Present
Record: 401-189-2
State championships: 8
T21. C.J. HamiltonSchool: Silver Lake (Kan.)Seasons: 42, 1973-1976 / 1979-Present
Record: 400-89-0
State championships: 8
T21. Jack HolleySchools: Tabor City (N.C.),
Wallace-Rose Hill (Teachey, N.C.),
South Columbus (Tabor City, N.C.),
Harrells Christian Academy (Harrells, N.C.)Seasons: 43, 1964-1991 / 1993-1996 / 1999-2006 / 2008-2010
Record: 400-106-9
State championships: 0
23. Bob LadouceurSchool: De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)Seasons: 34, 1979-2012
Record: 399-25-3
State championships: 28
T24. Curt BladtSchool: Harlan (Iowa)Seasons: 39, 1978-Present
Record: 397-58-0
State championships: 11
T24. Gary RankinSchool: Smith County (Carthage, Tenn.),
Riverdale (Murfreesboro, Tenn.),
Alcoa (Tenn.)Seasons: 35, 1982-Present
Record: 397-73-0
State championships: 12