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Irving Strickland

Position
Head Coach/Running Backs

Coaches Notes
Coach Strickland is entering his 8th year coaching at Kathleen High School and 3rd year as the Head Coach. He received his BS degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology from The Prestigious Florida A&M University in Tallahassee. He is a member of the prestigious and illustrious Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Incorporated. Que Psi Phi till the day I die! He has one daughter, WaNae Strickland.

Bill Hill
Position Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Coord./Quarterbacks
Coaches Notes This is Coach Hill's 5th year coaching at Kathleen and 12th year coaching in Polk County. He graduated from the University of South Florida in 1996 with a degree in education. He is a Math teacher at Kathleen High School. He has been married 16 years to his lovely wife, Pat. They have a beautiful 5-year-old daughter named Paige.

LeDarius Haggins
Position Receivers
Coaches Notes Coach Haggins is in his 4th year coaching and 1st year at Kathleen High School. He received his BS degree in Health/Physical Education at the oldest institution in Florida, Edward Waters College in Jacksonville. He is a member of the distinguished Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Incorporated, Blu Phi ... You Know! He has two children, Ja'Darius and Ta'Miyah.

Pat Smith
Position Defensive Coord.
Coaches Notes This is Coach Smith's 2nd year coaching at Kathleen High School. He has been coaching in Polk County for 15 years. Coach Smith graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education. He lettered in track-n-field. He is the father of two girls, 19 and 3.

Andrae Shaw
Position Defensive Backs
Coaches Notes Coach Shaw is in his 6th season coaching at his alma mater, Kathleen High School. Andrae played for 3 years at Western Kentucky for Jack Harbaugh. Andrae has 3 children and is married to April Robinson.

Leon Simmons
Position Offensive Line
Coaches Notes Coach Simmons is returning for his 3rd year with the Kathleen Red Devil program. Coach Simmons was previously the JV defensive line coach. Coach Simmons attended Miles Colllege in Birmingham, Alabama. Coach Simmons is married to Quanjeana Simmons and they have 6 children: Chanterrell, Harvey, Jr., Tiffany, Tacara, Lequan and Tranita.

Chris Campbell

Position
Defensive Line

Coaches Notes
Coach Campbell, a former Red Devil player, will begin his 7th season on the coaching staff. Chris attended South Carolina State University and played defensive end for Willie Jeffries. While at South Carolina State, Chris majored in Criminal Justice. Chris's coaching motto is "What you do today determines your success tomorrow. If you do nothing today you will have no success tomorrow."

Reid Pomeroy
Position Special Teams
Coaches Notes Coach Pomeroy brings 19 years of coaching experience at the high school level to Kathleen High School. This is his 11th year coaching at Kathleen High School. He has 2 daughters: Lindsey, a 2001 Kathleen High School graduate and Brianna, a 2007 graduate of Kathleen High School.

Anthony Troutman
Position J.V. Head Coach