Two former Midlands coaches to be part of 2018 SC Football Coaches Hall of Fame class

Former Midlands coaches Jerry Brown and Mike Ware will be part of this year’s SC Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame Class.

The two coaches are part of the 10-member class that will be inducted Dec. 7 at The Landmark Resort in Myrtle Beach. The class has combined to win 2,238 games and 18 state titles.

Brown, who is coaching at Wade Hampton (H), won titles at three schools — Spring Valley (1988), Berkeley (1994, 1996, 2009) and Batesburg-Leesville (2013). He also has coached at Fairfield Central and Northside Christian.

Ware coached at Newberry from 1971-86 and won 90 games. Newberry’s field was named in his honor in 1994, and he has been the secretary/treasurer of the S.C. Football Coaches Association.

The rest of the class includes Conway’s Chuck Jordan, Spartanburg’s Chris Miller, Dorman’s Dave Guttshall, Stratford’s Ray Stackley, Darlington’s James Welch, Central Pageland’s Al Usher, Willis Burkett (Greenwood/Chesnee) and Bill Carr (Liberty/Easley/Spartanburg).

This story was originally published August 28, 2018 at 10:05 PM.