John King
Athletic Director
Head Football Coach
Longview High School
John King is in his 14th year as Athletic Director, 21st as Head Football Coach at Longview High School.
Coach King has continued a winning tradition at one of the most storied schools in Texas. With 224 wins, Coach King is the winningest coach in school history, also amassing an incredible 46 playoff victories in only 20 years. Coach King’s accolades include a 6A State Championship, 3 State Finals appearances, 15 District Championships, and 20 playoff appearances in all 20 years as head coach. Coach King has coached over 30 players to collegiate scholarships, including almost 2 dozen Division 1-A/FBS players.
King became head coach of Longview after 4 years of serving as Offensive Coordinator for the Lobos. He’s also coached at Many HS (Louisiana), Northwestern State, and Ouachita Parish (Louisiana). His son, Haynes, is a Junior at Texas A&M.
Barry Norton
Executive Director of Athletics
Head Football Coach
Arkansas High School
Barry Norton is beginning his 3rd year as Athletic Director and Head Coach of Birdville High School after spending 18 years at Texas High as Athletic Director and Head Football Coach and 5 years at Arkansas High.
As Athletic Director, Coach Norton established one of the top athletic programs in Texas. Under his leadership, the Tigers won state championships in football, swimming, baseball and boys track. In addition, the Tigers are perennial playoff contenders in both boys and girls sports.
As head football coach, Coach Norton has won more than 160 games. Included in this record is a State Championship, 11 District Championships, and have advance into the playoffs 17 of 18 years. He has now established himself as the all-time leader in playoff victories for Texas High School.
Norton joined the Arkansas High staff after coaching stops at Texas High, West Orange Stark, Lufkin, Port Arthur Thomas Jefferson, Little Cypress-Mauriceville, Stephen F. Austin University, Redwater, and Pleasant Grove. Barry and his wife, Sheri, have been married twenty three years and have two children: Clete, a Junior at Texas A&M, College Station, and Abby, a senior at Texas High School.
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