Ron Poe

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Ron Poe (born 1942) is a former American football coach. He served as head football coach and athletic director at McKinney High School in McKinney, Texas, from 1971 to 2000. Under his guidance, McKinney won a Class 3A state championship in 1979 and finished runner-up in 1986. Poe amassed a 221–106–4 in his 30-year long coaching career and is among the winningest football coaches all-time in the state of Texas.

Ron Poe received a bachelor’s degree from East Texas State University in 1964 and a master’s degree from ETSU in 1967. He began teaching and coaching in 1964 at Mansfield High School. He also served at Greenville High School from 1965-70. He succeeded Scott Johnson as McKinney head coach in 1971.

In April 2006 the McKinney Independent School District chose to rename its football venue Ron Poe Stadium.

References

*cite news |first=Kevin C |last=Bias |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Winning, family keep Ron Poe at McKinney |url= |work=Dallas Morning News |publisher= |date=1995-10-03 |accessdate=
*cite news |first=David |last=Hinojosa |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Relationships highlight of Poe's 30 years |url= |work=Dallas Morning News |publisher= |date=2001-02-02 |accessdate=