{"id":197616,"date":"2024-05-23T07:38:12","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:38:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=197616"},"modified":"2024-05-23T07:43:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-23T11:43:51","slug":"legendary-georgia-high-school-football-coach-claud-brad-almon-dies-at-83","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/?p=197616","title":{"rendered":"Legendary Georgia High School Football Coach Claud &#8220;Brad&#8221; Almon Dies at 83"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>The Gist:<\/strong> Claud Bradley Almon, Jr., a renowned high school football coach in Georgia, died peacefully at his home on Friday, May 17, at the age of 83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why It Matters:<\/strong> Coach Almon&#8217;s legacy in Georgia high school football is unparalleled, having mentored numerous players who went on to play college and professional football, including five who played in the Super Bowl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coaching Career Highlights:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Served as defensive coordinator at Lowndes High School for 13 years, leading the team to their first state football championship in 1980<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coached high school football for forty years, with stints at Manchester, Thomasville, Warner Robins, and Toombs County<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentored many players who went on to play college and professional football, including five who played in the Super Bowl<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Education and Early Career:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Graduated from West Georgia College with a BS in History<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Received MEd in Rehabilitation Counseling from the University of Georgia and served as a rehabilitation counselor in Valdosta, Georgia from 1971-1975<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earned an Educational Specialist degree from Valdosta State University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Retirement and Community Involvement:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Moved to Shellman Bluff after retiring, where he enjoyed fishing and playing golf<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Original owner of the Sapelo Hammock Golf Club and member of the Sapelo Hammock Men&#8217;s Golf Association for 18 years<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Known for treating fellow golfers to his boiled peanuts, Vidalia onions, and pig picking cookouts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Your Take:<\/strong> Share your memories of Coach Almon in the comments below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gist: Claud Bradley Almon, Jr., a renowned high school football coach in Georgia, died peacefully at his home on Friday, May 17, at the age of 83. Why It Matters: Coach Almon&#8217;s legacy in Georgia high school football is unparalleled, having mentored numerous players who went on to play college and professional football, including [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":197617,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-197616","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-georgia-people","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197616","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=197616"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197616\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197617"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=197616"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=197616"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thegeorgiasun.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=197616"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}