Frank Spangler Jr.

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  www.fayettetribune.com/sports/local_story_318183023.htm - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/16/2007    Last Visited: 11/16/2007  

  "I think Sam outran him to the goal line," Spangler says with a laugh.
  
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  Spangler, now an assistant coach, said the '92 squad was extra special.
  
  "They were a good bunch of kids," he said Monday as the current batch of Pirates prepared for a single-A quarterfinal matchup with Weirton Madonna."They worked real hard in practice, and they were real competitive, even the ones who didn't play much."
  
  Spangler pointed to leaders such as Linkous, Dickinson, Bryan Merchant and Bob Mealey with helping get the team pointed in the right direction.
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  "He was a heck of a linebacker," Spangler said.
  
  Like Parsons, Spangler felt an early-season setback to Clay was a key for the Pirates.
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  The next week in practice, Spangler remembers "three or four little skirmishes" between players."It (the loss and the subsequent fallout) made us a better football team."
  
  Spangler says the current FHS squad features "harder workers than the '92 team.""And, they're pretty smart," he added.
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  Veteran FHS head coach Frank Spangler Jr., holding the Pirates' coveted trophy, is shown in the locker room after the Matewan contest with staff members Rob Hunley, back left, George Frantz, Terry Sizemore, Willie Marshall, Charlie Linkous and Greg Kent.

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  Charleston Daily Mail - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/7/2001    Last Visited: 11/7/2001  

  We're telling schools we don't know whether we'll be here or not , said Fayetteville Coach Frank Spangler.Schools don't want to schedule you if they know you might not be here..
  
  The current season of Fayette County supremacy makes up for a lot , though.Spangler can't recall a season like it since the late 1950s.
  
  I've been in this county since then , he said , and I can't remember every county team doing that well..

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  Montgomery Herald--Spangler, Linkenhoker will be... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 12/2/2005    Last Visited: 12/2/2005  

  Spangler, Linkenhoker will be missed on local sidelines
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  Although his resignation hadn't been submitted as of mid-November, Fayetteville coach Frank Spangler Jr. says he's "pretty sure" he's not coming back as head football coach for the 2006 season.He made the announcement following the Pirates' wild, season-ending 40-39 victory over Matewan.Being the skeptic I am, I'll believe he's not coming back when I see his name signed on the dotted line of a resignation letter.
  
  In 28 seasons at FHS, Spangler coached his teams to 12 playoff appearances and a 191-117 record, including the 1992 state title and small schools runner-up finishes in 1984 and 1999.
  
  Spangler is one of the coaches most writers enjoy covering.Win or lose, he was always good for a colorful quote or a good story.Very seldom, if any, did I fail to get cooperation from him.During a couple of recent losses, however, I simply had to run a little faster to catch him before he left the playing field.
  
  "It's time they get some new energy to take ahold of that program," the 63-year-old Spangler said in a recent conversation.
  
  In Spangler's first year, 1978, the Pirates went 3-7, but he and longtime assistant Willie Marshall got things turned around and started posting winning records more often than not."It's been a good ride," said Spangler, who also praised assistants such as Dave Moneypenny and Stanley Boyd, as well as the boosters' club, the FHS administration, the community and the local board of education.
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  Spangler was bad in the early going, he said.
  
  "When I first started, I was a crazy person," he admitted."I would cuss and carry on, throw stuff. ...But over the years I changed.When I got saved (1993), I really changed."
  
  While Spangler said the 1992 championship team was obviously one of his highlights, he was just as happy with the 1997 squad that stumbled out of the gates but eventually posted surprising wins over Mullens, Vinson and Ceredo-Kenova to finish at 5-5.
  
  "We started 0-5, then inserted 7-8 freshmen and went 5-0 the second half of the season," he recalled."That was one of the biggest thrills I had in coaching.It was a joy to watch those kids grow and learn."
  
  About the championship squad, which defeated Matewan in the finals at Laidley Field on a cold December night, Spangler said, "That team had a lot of potential, and we had a lot of luck that year, too."
  
  After an early loss, "they were mad at each other, but we got back on track.Each practice was like a war."
  
  Spangler joins some special company when you talk about him and his coaching peers in the county.
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  Spangler says he'd like to possibly return as an assistant at FHS (for the sake of the new coach and his command of the program, that may be a little iffy).He also doesn't rule out the possibility of taking a head coaching post somewhere else.Dean and Moneypenny, a current FHS assistant, are among those who have been mentioned as a possible replacement for Spangler.
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  Another big coaching departure - this one on the basketball scene - will be felt more immediately than Spangler's.

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  Spangler, Linkenhoker will be missed on local sidelines - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/8/2006    Last Visited: 2/8/2006  

  Spangler, Linkenhoker will be missed on local sidelines
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  Although his resignation hadn't been submitted as of mid-November, Fayetteville coach Frank Spangler Jr. says he's "pretty sure" he's not coming back as head football coach for the 2006 season.He made the announcement following the Pirates' wild, season-ending 40-39 victory over Matewan.Being the skeptic I am, I'll believe he's not coming back when I see his name signed on the dotted line of a resignation letter.In 28 seasons at FHS, Spangler coached his teams to 12 playoff appearances and a 191-117 record, including the 1992 state title and small schools runner-up finishes in 1984 and 1999.Spangler is one of the coaches most writers enjoy covering.Win or lose, he was always good for a colorful quote or a good story.Very seldom, if any, did I fail to get cooperation from him.During a couple of recent losses, however, I simply had to run a little faster to catch him before he left the playing field."It's time they get some new energy to take ahold of that program," the 63-year-old Spangler said in a recent conversation.In Spangler's first year, 1978, the Pirates went 3-7, but he and longtime assistant Willie Marshall got things turned around and started posting winning records more often than not."It's been a good ride," said Spangler, who also praised assistants such as Dave Moneypenny and Stanley Boyd, as well as the boosters' club, the FHS administration, the community and the local board of education.
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  Spangler was bad in the early going, he said."When I first started, I was a crazy person," he admitted."I would cuss and carry on, throw stuff. ...But over the years I changed.When I got saved (1993), I really changed."While Spangler said the 1992 championship team was obviously one of his highlights, he was just as happy with the 1997 squad that stumbled out of the gates but eventually posted surprising wins over Mullens, Vinson and Ceredo-Kenova to finish at 5-5."We started 0-5, then inserted 7-8 freshmen and went 5-0 the second half of the season," he recalled."That was one of the biggest thrills I had in coaching.It was a joy to watch those kids grow and learn."About the championship squad, which defeated Matewan in the finals at Laidley Field on a cold December night, Spangler said, "That team had a lot of potential, and we had a lot of luck that year, too."After an early loss, "they were mad at each other, but we got back on track.Each practice was like a war."
  
  Spangler joins some special company when you talk about him and his coaching peers in the county.
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  Spangler says he'd like to possibly return as an assistant at FHS (for the sake of the new coach and his command of the program, that may be a little iffy).He also doesn't rule out the possibility of taking a head coaching post somewhere else.Dean and Moneypenny, a current FHS assistant, are among those who have been mentioned as a possible replacement for Spangler.
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  Another big coaching departure - this one on the basketball scene - will be felt more immediately than Spangler's.

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  Sunday Gazette-Mail - Bragging rights - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2008    Last Visited: 10/21/2002  

  "Everyone wants to beat Fayetteville, because it's the county seat," said Frank Spangler, the veteran football coach at Fayetteville High School."Everybody says we get everything because the school board is located in the county seat."
  
  So whom does Fayetteville consider its biggest rival?Oak Hill, the only Class AA school in the county.
  
  "We're only 7 miles apart," Spangler said."And it's always a big gate for either side [in football].That's why we play each other.It's our money game.
  
  "The fans really get into the game and it's really exciting for them.They jaw back and forth with each other.
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  Spangler said that nearby Midland Trail is beginning to turn into a rival for his school, while games with Mount Hope and Valley, other county schools, are also spirited.But he said the rivalry with Oak Hill is legendary.
  
  "They like to beat Oak Hill," he said."It goes back to when my dad was in school in the early 1930s.The first time Fayetteville beat Oak Hill [in football] was in 1953 on a blocked punt by the score of 7-6.
  
  "They celebrated in Fayetteville like they'd won the state championship.The fire trucks went off and the horns blew all night long.I remember it well, even though I was a kid."

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  The Fayette Tribune - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/19/2003    Last Visited: 11/19/2003  

  "The first half they dominated us," said Fayetteville coach Frank Spangler.
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  "We got right back in the ball game at 14-8 and then they got that big kickoff return," Spangler said."Even then we had opportunities to get back in it but didn't capitalize."
  
  Specifically, Spangler was referring to the possession following Tolsia's third score.
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  "We got the play we wanted; it was open outside," Spangler said.
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  "We had a good year," said Spangler."I'm proud of the kids.

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  The Fayette Tribune--Cavaliers topple Pirates 34-14;... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/3/2001    Last Visited: 11/9/2005  

  Fayetteville coach Frank Spangler was less than pleased with his team's effort.
  
  "They wanted it more than we did," he said.

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  The Fayette Tribune--Fayette coaches to get raise - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2003    Last Visited: 11/8/2005  

  Fayetteville football coach Frank Spangler said the addition of the full-time assistant is very welcome.In the past, county high school football programs have had two paid assistants.
  
  "That's what we needed more than anything," he said."We really and truly needed another full-time assistant.
  
  "I appreciate the board's concern."
  
  As to the pay hike, Spangler said, "Anything can help" coaches who perform "a never-ending job."

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  The Register Herald - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/11/2003    Last Visited: 10/11/2003  

  "Matewan's got a lot of talent, but our kids have a lot of heart," veteran coach Frank Spangler said.

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  The Register Herald - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/5/2003    Last Visited: 8/5/2003  

  Neither Fayetteville coach Frank Spangler nor Oak Hill's Jim Martin is happy with the situation.
  
  "Our board of education puts athletics last," Spangler said.

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