Ken Sparks

Head coach Ken Sparks, who coached the Carson-Newman Eagles, has retired after a 37-year career in which he won 338 games – which is good enough for fifth on the NCAA’s all-time list.  He had the most wins of any active coach.  Sparks even continued coaching after declaring in 2012 that he had cancer, and he leaves after a 4-7 season – only the second losing season in his career.  His teams won 21 South Atlantic Championships, and he earned 25 playoff appearances.  The end of a great journey for Coach Sparks and his soarin’ Eagles.