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In all seriousness, Coach Haywood has been with Belfry for almost 30 years now. In that time, he took a school who was on the rise and has played for a state title eight times. Aside from Breathitt County, I haven't seen a location yet that has as few people be as successful. There's not really any option of "football players go here, basketball players go there" like there is in bigger cities. He takes what he gets and wins games. He's a classy football coach and a great man and leader for this community. As I've said before, if you've ever shared a conversation with Coach even the biggest Belfry hater would respect the man for how genuinely nice he is. There may be more successful coaches in the nation. There probably is better coaches in the nation. But I truly believe there isn't a coach more loved by his small town and respected by his state than Philip Haywood.