SW_VA_boy 495 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Big Creek alum fired from Northside. HUH? 3rd winningest active coach in Timesland and they want to go in another direction. Some things I don't understand. http://www.wdbj7.com/global/category.asp?c=57484 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluefield_Rules 46 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 You don't see many high school coaches actually fired, unless they do something negative off-the-field to warrant the firing. I guess he refused to step-down and they really wanted rid of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoard 18 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 Rumor has it this is to open the door for William Campbell's Brad Bradley, a Salem graduate, to take over at Northside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHSHokies 10 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 They lost a great man and coach. I guess there is no place in this modern world, for hard workers, good role models and mature leaders. Good luck Jim in your retirement, you deserve a rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zack 10 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 jin hickam has been a high school coach for 40 years! hickam is a native of big creek, wva where he played at war high school for merrill gainer! third winningest active coach in area behind radfords norm lineburg and giles steve ragsdale! he has a career record of 229-171-13, 45-27-7 at pulaski from 1966-73, 184-144 -6 at northside from 1974 to 2005! his teams were known for hard-nosed defense and he was one of the first coaches to emphasize weightlifting! his teams were always strong physically!last 4 years were 10-1, 1-9, 2-8,and 4-6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMan 3,569 Report Share Posted December 20, 2005 [ QUOTE ] jin hickam has been a high school coach for 40 years! hickam is a native of big creek, wva where he played at war high school for merrill gainer! third winningest active coach in area behind radfords norm lineburg and giles steve ragsdale! he has a career record of 229-171-13, 45-27-7 at pulaski from 1966-73, 184-144 -6 at northside from 1974 to 2005! his teams were known for hard-nosed defense and he was one of the first coaches to emphasize weightlifting! his teams were always strong physically!last 4 years were 10-1, 1-9, 2-8,and 4-6 [/ QUOTE ] Check that...he's a native of War, WV where he played at Big Creek High school... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VHSLhelper 571 Report Share Posted December 26, 2005 Yeah, that's what you get for quoting someone and not mentioning it - makes YOU look bad when THEY made the mistake. Also, Hickam WASN'T fired - he's still a teacher. The School Board decided not to renew his coaching contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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