He was in the inaugural class inducted into the Santa Ana Unified School District Sports Hall of Fame. It has been a great year for the Newsome Wolves but the year is still in session. And even if his grades were good, disrespect and poor behavior, in any form was not tolerated. From an early age, he demonstrated a proficiency at sports. How much Coaching Spotlight: Scott Palmer, Newsome Girls Basketball WebNewsome High School Lithia, FL Football See Full Profile College Coach? Five years later, he took as the Bulldogs head coach, beginning a run of immense success. NewsomeWolvesFootballRetweeted Bob Putnam @Biggamebobby Oct 6 Coaching at the high school level can be a thankless job. It didn't stick, but it was a touchstone moment in Grants sporting life, in part because his parents let him own the decision. It is named in honor of Joe E. Newsome, a Plant City pharmacist and businessman who served as a board member of the School District of Hillsborough County, Florida, for 24 years.[2]. Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Brown High School, is greeted by his future player Gerald Holt at the Kannapolis City Schools board meeting Monday night. But the woods, lakes and rivers in the area were truly his home field. Since the injury, Grant has married his then-girlfriend, Caroline. Brown's Newsome became a coach -- and a better man because of his late fathers love, Soccer icon Pel added to the Portuguese dictionary as an adjective, Brittney Griner says she'll 'never go overseas to play again', The five best Formula 1 drivers of all time, U.S. long jumper stripped of titles for marijuana use. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. Parenting can work the same way. That friendship helped Grant gain perspective during rehab and appreciate each small improvement and the strength the journey provided. If youre good enough to come here and start, especially early in your career, you go play in the NFL, saidNewsome, now 26 and Michigans tight ends coach.