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Coach Tomberlin is the 14th head football coach at Valdosta High School in Valdosta, Georgia, one of the most successful football programs in the country.
Tomberlin was the head coach at Washington County High school in Washington Country, Georgia, where he had more than 200 career wins and three State Championships.
Several of his athletes, including Takeo Spikes, went on to play in the NFL; and more than 30 of them earned College Scholarships.
Married to Angela For 28½ Years. One Daughter, Tiffany age 21 is a student at VSU.
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Since 1992 Coach Tomberlin's Teams Have Accomplished The Following:
- PLAYED FOR 5 STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS, WINNING 3
- WON 9 REGION CHAMPIONSHIPS
- PLAYED IN 8 SEMI FINALS
- PLAYED IN THE GA DOME 6 TIMES SINCE 1994, WINNING 4
- MADE THE "SWEET 16" 10 TIMES
- MADE THE STATE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS 18 TIMES
- WON 14 ALL CLASSIFICATION AREA WEIGHTLIFTING COMPETITIONS
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Championships:
- STATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONS 15 - 0 RECORD EACH YEAR 1994, 1996, 1997
- STATE FOOTBALL RUNNER-UP 1992 and 2004
- GEORGIA ALL CLASSIFICATION WEIGHTLIFTING CHAMPIONS 2001, 2002 and 2009
- GEORGIA AAAAA STATE WEIGHT LIFTING CHAMPIONS 2007 and 2009
Notable Achievements:
- PRESENT OVERALL RECORD AS A HEAD COACH 222 - 101
- SET GA RECORD FOR WINNING THE MOST GAMES AT ONE SCHOOL DURING A 9 and 10-YEAR PERIOD
- 2003 SELECTED AS A FINALIST (TOP 5 IN THE COUNTRY) FOR THE NFL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL COACH OF THE YEAR
- NOMINATED IN 2004 & AGAIN IN 2005
- NOMINATED EACH TIME BY FORMER PLAYER
- ALL PRO SELECTION TAKEO SPIKES OF THE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
- 1997 SELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF THE GEORGIA ATHLETIC DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION
- AS HEAD COACH OVER 150 PLAYERS HAVE RECEIVED COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
COACH TOMBERLIN HAS PRODUCED 41 MEMBERS OF THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION’S ALL-STATE TEAMS SINCE 1992. THAT REPRESENTS THE MOST ALL-STATE PLAYERS IN THAT PERIOD FOR ANY COACH IN ANY CLASSIFICATION.
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