Tenaha High School, August 15, 2019 –
Coach Robert Tamplin has taken over duties at Tenaha High School as the Tigers head football coach. He has been an assistant coach at the school for four seasons. He came from Price Carlisle where he coached for six years.
Before coaching Tamplin played football at Price Carlise High School for coach Rock Baker. Afterwards he studied and played football at East Texas Baptist University, and Texas College, where he played baseball as well before graduating.
Tamplin is married and raising three sons. Two of his sons will be taking the field as players on this year’s Tigers football squad.
The Tigers take the field tomorrow (August 16, 2019) at 5 p.m. at Shelbyville High School for the team’s first scrimmage of the season.
Tamplin said, “We are trying to get the team’s chemistry off to a good start. One of our challenges will be getting momentum and dealing with adversity. That’s what football is. We are not a big team and we will need to use our team speed and hard work to make up for any disadvantages in size. My biggest surprise thus far is that things are running smoothly at this point in the pre-season.”
Tamplin is joined this season by assistant coaches, Kevin Cates, Todd Bodden, Luke Balkcom, Daniel Ball, Andre Jones, and Marlon Garrett. The school’s Athletic Director is Greg Jenkins.
