Coach Kerry Winberry became the head football coach at Central Junior High School in 1978, winning the conference championship his first year in the position. Winberry then transitioned to Springdale High School to serve as offensive line coach under the guidance of the legendary Jarrell Williams.
Winberry credits Williams for much of the success he experienced as a coach at Springdale High and was part of the Bulldog team crowned 4A state champions in 1982. Winberry moved to serve as defensive coordinator and head track coach in 1987 and helped lead the Bulldogs to the state championships in 1989 and 2005. He likewise coached athlete Chis Smith as a competitor for the state decathlon title in 1988 as head track coach. Smith went on to compete and finish sixth in the nation at the Golden West Decathlon in Sacramento, Calif.
The coach thanked everyone who contributed to his career, to include his wife, Diane, for caring for and sacrificing for a man who chose a coach’s path in life. Winberry also expressed his appreciation to Jarrell Williams, Gus Malzahn, all the fellow assistants of the Springdale High School football program, fans and athletes.
“I will forever remember the mental toughness and drive to win they exhibited to pay the cost of winning in football and now in real life as adults,” Winberry said of the athletes he coached over the years. “I sincerely thank you for this honor.”
Winberry was joined on the court Feb. 7 by his wife, Diane.
