Gary Gaines
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| Gary Gaines | ||
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| Born | May 4, 1949 | |
| Place of birth |  Crane, Texas |
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| 1968-1970 | Angelo State | |
| Position | QB | |
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| 1978-1979 1982 1983-1985 1986-1989 1990-1993 1994-1995 1996-1999 2000-2004 |
Denver City Amarillo Tascosa HS Monahans HS Odessa Permian HS Texas Tech (LBs coach) Abilene HS San Angelo Central HS Abilene Christian |
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Gary Gaines (born May 4, 1949) was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team which was the focus of the H.G. Bissinger book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring Billy Bob Thornton. Gaines would go on to work as an assistant at Texas Tech University recruiting and coaching linebackers such as current NFL player Zach Thomas. In 2005 Gaines would then move on to serve as the athletic director for Ector County Independent School District, the same district of which Permian High School is a part. In 2007 he would take the position of athletic director for the Lubbock Independent School District.
Coach Gary Gaines is also a public speaker. Speaking to high schools and colleges across the country, Gary gives insight on teamwork, leadership, winning and success on and off the field.
Gaines served as the head football coach at Abilene Christian University from 2000-04. The Wildcats won the Lone Star Conference South Division championship in 2002.
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