Loss in sixman coaching world.

[HP Drifter]

Monte Moore, long time sixman coach and basketball coach passed away this morning of apparent heart attack. He was 59. Our prayers go out to his family.

 

[HP Drifter]

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[coach_jshelton]

Monte was a good man - he was always upbeat & positive. We lost a good one - prayers for his family

 

[willie schoen]

Monte was a good man, the coaching world lost a good one

 

[willie schoen]

I don't know if a lot of people know but, Grayum Hart long time coach at May also passed away this last week

 

[HP Drifter]

Heard that, but my old timers made me forget. Coach Hart was a real innovator.

 

[Little Doc]

Wasn't Monte at Panther Creek for awhile when Mitch was there, also.

 

[Leman Saunders]

Did not know about Grayum Hart, I visited with him several times...for those who dont know...in my opinion you can thank Grayum for the widespread use of the J-Bird offense, first coach to really be successful using it in the state championship era and his players at May, namely Phil Mitchell and Mitch Lee took his offense and formed it into what it is today.

 

[willie schoen]

Grayum was often imitated, but never duplicated in his offense. Grayum was running the unbalanced offense before a lot of the so called "gurus " of the jaybird were born. Just saying

 

[HP Drifter]

The originator of the Jaybird coached at Paint Rock and Lometa. This was in the 60's what he did turned into the Jaybird. Paul Pasqua helped some also.

 

[Leman Saunders]

Ed Poehls at Blackwell ran a an offense that would now be called a "jbird" (a term that didnt exist until Jayton ran it in 84-89...Phil Mitchell coach...who played at May for Hart who ran it...I digress) in the 1960s and 70s as well...the coach who truly originated it was probably running it in the 1930s

This is all a big digression from the post, Hart popularized the offense by taking May to State in 1976 and 77 and it lived on through his players turned coaches is the point

 

[smalltown]

Monte Moore was a great coach but more important he was a great man and christian.

 

[Tritz-OHS]

Couldn't agree more about Monte Moore. I always enjoyed our talks in the weight room when he would come and work out. What a great man we lost this week.

 

[HP Drifter]

Understand the Memorial Service for Monte Moore will be Saturday.

 

[smalltown]

From what I have heard Monte Moore's visitation is friday night and his service is saturday morning.

 

[BE]

Not certain I ever met the man. Can someone tell me where he coached since '96

 

[HP Drifter]

he was out of coaching before then. He was a class guy and great coach. He is one of the folks that current coaches owe for the coaching school and innovations in sixman we have today.