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For those of us who just check on BGR every so often during the off-season and usually looks at the last couple of responses on this thread about half of that time...... Who is Amos McCreary and what are his credentials? Looks like you all have had a deuce of a time with this search down in Bell County. Thought this thread might beat out the Whitley coaching search thread for a coaching search from last year or before. One thing is pretty certain; Dudley's name came up more in the Whitley thread than the Bell Thread. Anyway, who is this McCreary please, never heard of him.

Amos McCreary is one of the most successful football coaches in Atlanta and the state of Georgia. He has been the head coach at 3 high schools in the Atlanta area. The last being Whitewater High School, where he built the program from scratch. A multitude of the players he has coached have gotten division 1 college scholarships. Amos recently retired from teaching and coaching in Georgia. He had commented to the press upon his retirement that he would like to get closer to his family.

Amos grew up in Evarts in Harlan County and played for Evarts High School, where he graduated in 1974. He received a football scholarship from Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Personally, Amos is a great guy. He is very personable and has great eastern Kentucky mountain since of humor and is a great story teller. Football-wise, he is very hard nosed and will not tolerate anything but maximum effort. He prefers the running game. If you prefer a coach that will throw the ball 35 times a game, you hired the wrong guy. But, if it's ok with you to beat opponents into submission by fundamentals and a great ground attack he's your man. I don't think Bell County could have made a better choice. I don't think established, highly successful head coaches were knocking on Bell County's door due to the current political situation.