Mountain Empire Football Hall of fame
Inducted 2017
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Graham Clark
Coach Graham Clark retired in 2018 as the winningest football coach in the history of Dobyns-Bennett. In his 25 seasons leading the D-B football program, Coach Clark totaled 233 wins with a winning percentage of over 77%. He has a career record of 271-74. Clark guided the Indians to 18 conference championships during his tenure, including 25 consecutive playoff appearances, 3 semifinals, 5 quarterfinals, & 9 undefeated regular seasons. Coach Clark was named Conference Coach of Year 10 times and was in the final 12 in the country for the American Football Coach's Association Power of Influence Award. Clark was inducted into Tennessee Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2014, and Dobyns-Bennett Alumni Hal of Fame in 2021. Coach Clark served as 2-term President of the Tennessee Football Coaches Association (6 years total) and was instrumental in helping start the Mountain Empire Chapter of the National Football Foundation. |