Don Woods enters his seventh year on his younger brother's coaching staff, and once again will act as chief of staff and defensive line coach for the Keydets.
He brought to the Keydets an impressive coaching career in the high school ranks, one which spanned 38 years in two states with an overall 247-96 career mark. Woods served as head football coach at Morristown-Hamblen High School West in Morristown, Tenn., and built the program into a perennial power, attaining five undefeated regular seasons, four state semifinal appearances, and a championship game appearance in 2003.
Woods was named A.F. Bridges Coach of the Year in 2005 and was also tabbed Five Rivers Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2005 and Northeast Coach of the Year and State Runner-Up Coach's Award in 2003. Woods was also selected IMAC Conference Coach of the Year four times, and was 2001 All-East Tennessee State Coach of the Year. He also coached in the Tennessee State All-Star in 2001, 2006, and as a head coach in 2007.
Don Woods also served as head coach of Hartselle High School in Hartselle, Alabama from 1980 through 1997 and was named Decatur Daily Area Coach of the Year five times.
Woods is a 1969 graduate of Tennessee Tech and holds a Masters of Arts in Education and Secondary Education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham. Woods and his wife, Nancy, have a son Dennis, a daughter-in-law Jaymie, a grandson Dillon (5), a daughter Anna Barnes, a son-in-law Brian Barnes and a newborn grandson, Jamison.
