cwood78 161 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 PASSED AWAY TODAY.....GREAT COACH, MENTOR, redtiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublue 939 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Anyone having followed SWVA football for anytime certainly has heard of the legendary Coach. A school rich in football tradition has lost their icon but his coaching prowess will be talked about for years. He has now "slipped the bonds of earth...to see the face of God." roanoke.com sportsâ€@timesland27 mins R.I.P. to legendary Clintwood High football coach Ralph Cummins, who has died at age 88. One of Virginia's finest gentlemen. Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports3 hrs Story on Ralph Cummins from 2008: http://www.tricities.com/sports/article_749cf67d-30a9-55c1-b2b3-f393c4039e46.html … Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports3 hrs Ralph Cummins won 271 games during his time as head coach at Clintwood. A true gentleman and a legendary coach. Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports2 hrs "If you could bottle and sell what he had, you would be a millionaire." -- Current Clintwood coach Rick Mullins on Cummins. Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports2 hrs "Integrity is the first word that comes to my mind." -- Former Clintwood player Kevin Triplett on Ralph Cummins Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports2 hrs "[Cummins] always had a plan, always stuck to the plan and he always made you believe that it would work." -- Ex-'Wave star Phil Vanover. Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports2 hrs There was a regular-season stretch from 1973-79 in which Ralph Cummins led Clintwood to 64-0-1 mark Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports1 hr Ralph Cummins was with the 101st Airborne Division Paratroopers in Europe during World War II Tim Hayesâ€@Hayes_BHCSports10 mins Ralph Cummins' last game as a head football coach at Cintwood was 23-12 loss to Pennington in 1987 Region D, Division 2 finals Great State Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason 299 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-11000/most-siblings-born-on-the-same-day/ redtiger and Deleted Account 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtiger 1,740 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 Truly a legend. One of the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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