[charlie22]

Not one of these statements are true. You show your age with coaches that are coaching now. What about people like Ed Miracle at Lynch and a Thomas at Elkhorn City, and many others. You can't make statements like the best ever. I will say I can only remember Whitaker beating Dudley once. Just because you played for him and love him as a coach...Just don't see him as one of the best ever in Eastern KY let alone the state and it is funny you don't even bring up Coach Howard as being in the group you named. He will turn out to be a great assistant coach and has been a good head coach nothing more.:zzz:

Interesting rebuttal. I agree the original post said Whitaker was one of the best coaches in Ky and it wasn't limited to eastern Kentucky. When I think of the great Ky high school football coaches, I think of Harp, of Smith, of Schneider, of Yeagle, of Mueller, of Beatty, of Glaser, of Hilton; all guys who have won multiple state championships. Seems like Whitaker has done a good job in the past as an assistant and head coach, but in my opinion, he's not in the aforementioned coaches' league. At least not anyways.