COACH JACKSON WILL BE MISSED
By mark rogers
January 14, 2009
I was not surprised at all to hear the Sweetwater coach Kent Jackson had taken another job in a bigger city.
To tell you the truth, I was surprised it took so long.
Coach Jackson is the epitome of a Texas high school football coach - passionate, witty, tough, an infectious personality, leadership, motivational skills, and on and on and on.
When I was part of the news media, Coach Jackson was always one of my favorite coaches to go see or call.
He was on my "media friendly" list.
I remember one morning, I believe it was 2006, I went to Sweetwater practice at 7 AM. It was two-a-days.
I came walking up to the field with my camera and tripod, Coach Jackson stopped what he was doing walked over and yelled at me from about forty yards away, "Hey Mark! Bet you didn't know there were two 7 o'clocks in a day!!!"
He always went out of his way to make me feel welcome and in just the few minutes I spent on the field each time I visited I could tell his players loved him.
Absolutely loved him.
And that's why Sweetwater was so good, year after year after year. Because those players would run through a fire for their coach.
Frisco Heritage will be a good program in just a few years. Coach Jackson has no choice - he's a winner, no matter where he ends up.
And to use a phrase that he used nearly everytime I spoke to him...those Frisco players should be thrilled they get to play for a man like that, because someone with such a pedigree of high school football in their blood is sure to "get your GREASE HOT!!!"
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