A coaching legend has decided to hang his whistle up.
Oxford football coach Bud Rowley has stepped down. He met
with his coaches and players on Monday morning to announce his decision.
“I’m the luckiest man alive to have been able to coach here
at Oxford. I love the kids, coaches, and the people in Oxford but it is just my
time” Rowley said in a press release.
Rowley coached at Oxford for 45 years. He led the Wildcats
to the 1992 State title and took them to three State Final appearances.
Rowley went 275-166-1 in his 45 years coaching Oxford in his
traditional yellow pants.
“Coach Rowley bleeds blue and gold. I’ve never met an individual
that is so passionate about the town he or she lives in. Coach Rowley is an
icon in this town and he’ll never be forgotten” said Oxford Athletic Director
Jordan Ackerman in the same press release.
The Oxford Football Twitter page posted on Rowley "We can't express how much Coach Rowley has meant to Oxford Football, Oxford High School, and the Oxford community. Thank You Coach for all you have done."
The Oxford Football Twitter page posted on Rowley "We can't express how much Coach Rowley has meant to Oxford Football, Oxford High School, and the Oxford community. Thank You Coach for all you have done."
The Wildcats went 1-8 and 1-5 in the Red this season.
It is unknown if he will coach again next season according to Rowley's interview with Brendan Savage of M-Live. "When you lose it always does, I didn't retire, I just resigned that's all. If there is another coaching job then I'm going to grab it. I still want to coach, my son Kyle is the head coach at Hazel Park. I might go coach with him."
Rowley did look back at things in the interview "I'm not sure, a lot of things are up in the air. Time to look back and look at it and go from there" he concluded in the interview.
It is unknown if he will coach again next season according to Rowley's interview with Brendan Savage of M-Live. "When you lose it always does, I didn't retire, I just resigned that's all. If there is another coaching job then I'm going to grab it. I still want to coach, my son Kyle is the head coach at Hazel Park. I might go coach with him."
Rowley did look back at things in the interview "I'm not sure, a lot of things are up in the air. Time to look back and look at it and go from there" he concluded in the interview.
Thoughts
Rowley is a Wildcats icon. He led Oxford for 45 years
coaching their football team and introduced the OAA to “Pound the Rock” which
is iconic in Oxford in 2010. Rowley led the Wildcats to 20 playoff appearances
in his time in Oxford.
I'll always remember the interviews with Rowley on Media Day especially when I ask him about his team's expectations, only short and sweet. "Win."
I'll always remember the interviews with Rowley on Media Day especially when I ask him about his team's expectations, only short and sweet. "Win."
It will be very interesting to see who Ackerman and the
Oxford administration chooses to replace Rowley. It could be in house but it’s possible that Ackerman and the Wildcats administration
goes a different direction with their coaching search.
Only time will tell.
Stay tuned to OAA Now for the latest on this developing
story.
Here is the Press Release
http://www.oxfordathletics.org/general/2019-20/releases/20191104gvs0ml
2018 OAA Football Preview-Interview with Rowley 29-31 Minutes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=43eoxON7Jv8
2017 OAA Football Preview-Interview with Rowley 24-28 Minutes.
https://archive.org/details/OAA_Now_-_RED_Division_Football_Preview_Show_2017
Here is the M-Live Interview
https://www.mlive.com/highschoolsports/2019/11/bud-rowley-resigns-after-43-years-as-oxfords-head-football-coach.html
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