According to WYMT, Middlesboro Football Head Coach Larry French announced he has retired after nearly 50 years on the sidelines.
French took over the Middlesboro program in 2019, leading the Yellow Jackets to the KHSAA Class ‘2A’ state semifinals in 2021 and a pair of Class ‘A’ regional runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2025.
French’s greatest success came at Boyle County, where he led the Rebels to consecutive state titles in 2009 and 2010.
In his high school coaching career, French also made stops at Mercer County, Meade County, Lincoln County, and Southwestern.
French retires with a record of 381-182, the third-winningest coach in Kentucky High School football history, behind Dudley Hilton and Philip Haywood.