A Coach of Life

by Scott Kraft

American Football Monthly June 2002 Issue OnlineTexas high school coaching legend Gordon Wood wasn’t interested in talking about the 396 wins, the most by a football coach at any level in history.

“No one with a good record thinks about it,” Wood says when asked about a career that spanned 43 years and resulted in nine state championships in Texas.

Wood began his coaching career at Rule High School in 1940, working his way thr
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