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Two EC
Coaches
Let Go
By RAY NARRO
Star Sports Writer
DECATUR - The contracts of ,
head football coach Kenneth
Pouncey and head men's basket–
ball coach Herman Robinson
have not been renewed by the
board of East Central Junior
College.
Pouncey, who has coached
football here for 16 years, turned
in
a
H
overall record last fall
and earned a berth in the sta te
Juco playoffs against overall
champion Holmes with a 4-2
South Division mark.
ECJC lost to the eventual
champion, 24-15, in the playoff.
When the 3o-member board
failed to renew Pouncey's con–
tract for the 1982-83 school year,
it came as a surprise to many
followers of Warrior athletics.
However , in the case of Robin–
son, there was specula tion that
he would not be retained.
Rumors had circulated for
several months that his pact
would not be renewed. The War –
r ior cage team s truggl ed
through a basketball season last
winter with less than 10 victories
for the second year in a row
Pouncey was informed of the
boa rd 's action late Tuesday
afternoon shortly after return–
ng home from the athletic field.
The ECJC board met Tuesday
a t 1 p.m and Pouncey told The
Star be was informed by
telephone at around 4:20 that
afternoon
" 1
hact:
JUS
gOUeo
Pouncey. " and
Dr
ECJC president) \\ nght
the board did not rene'\li
my
coo–
tract. That was all
he
::.aad.'
Pouncey had concluded -.pnng
practice three weeks ago
and
had already r ecrwted
~everal
ar ea
high
school players
He indicated that it would
be
difficult to land another position
" this late in the year ."
Robinson said, " I have no
regrets. I feel l did a good job.
just as Coach Pouncey dirl
Under the circumstances and
with the athletes available, I feel
we did as well as could
be
expected.
" I enjoyed my six years her(
and leave with no
ill
feelings
Right now, I'm looking for a
job."
Wright said he did not feel he
was in a position to make any
comments about
the
board's ac
tion, other than to say he felt
"the board indicated it wanted
to hire two new coaches to head
up these programs (football.and
basketball), to turn them an a
more winning direction."
•
Wright said only the contracts
of Pouncey and Robinson were
involved in the non-renewal.
Pouncey's assistants, David
Bradberry and F r eeman Hor–
ton were not affected by the ac–
tio~,
according to Wright.
KEN POUNCEY
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