Wayne Everett
Kingston High School
Impact Statement
In 12 years as head golf coach at Kingston High, Coach Everett took a team that was nearly extinct to a fourth-place in the Class 3A state tournament in 1997 and second place in 1998.
Biography
“Wayne Everett is an outstanding example for successful high school golf coaches,” NHSCA executive director Bob Ferraro said. “They place a high value on the teamwork skills players learn for success in the classroom and on the field, and we are proud to be honoring him.”
Everett’s story is an interesting one. He stepped down as head coach of the Kingston High golf team after the 1998-99 season when he became the principal of Cherokee Middle School, also in Kingston. Everett’s administrative post brought down the curtain on a coaching career that saw him coach two sports in two states for a combined 36 years.
In 12 years as head golf coach at Kingston High, he took a team that was nearly extinct to a fourth-place in the Class 3A state tournament in 1997 and second place in 1998. Everett then handed over the team he developed to new coach Jerry Walker last season, and they won the 1999 state title with a 598 total, the seventh lowest winning score in state history. Everett also was a highly successful boys basketball coach, serving a total of 24 years at Kingston and at Ringgold (Ga.) High. He won more than 500 games in his career and led Ringgold High to the 1991 Georgia state tournament.
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