Herman Boone

Herman Boone

Herman Boone (born October 28, 1935 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina) is a former football coach at T. C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia.

Boone graduated from the now closed Booker T. Washington High School in Rocky Mount in 1954 and attended North Carolina Central University. He coached high school football in Virginia and North Carolina and was subject to controversy when he accepted the head coaching job at T. C. Williams High School. The school had recently taken part in court-ordered integration and the coach at the time Bill Yoast lost his job to Boone. The incident and the integration of the football team are the subject of the film "Remember the Titans". Boone was portrayed in the movie by Denzel Washington.

The U.S. Army All-American Bowl, which is a game between high school All-American seniors from the East and West side of the country, has an award named after him, The Herman Boone Trophy, given to the team who wins the game.

Boone is half Eastern Cherokee, and has participated in coaching a Native American version of the game. His mother was born on a reservation in North Carolina. He currently lives with his wife Carol in Alexandria, Virginia. They have three daughters, Sharron, Donna & Monica. They also have three grandchildren Mackenzie, Myles and Lauren.

Member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated. Became a member through the Tau Psi chapter of North Carolina Central University.


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