PHOTO: Sports Editor Marla Jones with Ider's Head Coach, Brent Tinker. (Marla Jones | Southern Torch)
By Marla Jones, Sports Editor
IDER, Ala.—The Southern Torch Coach of the Week is Brent Tinker, Head Coach of the Ider Hornets Varsity Football team. Coach Tinker graduated from Ider High School in 1997. He attended University of Tennessee (UTC) where he played on the football team. His major was Business Management and Human Resources. He received his teaching degree from Jacksonville State University.
Tinker has been married to his wife, Shannon for sixteen years. They have two children, Carter age 11 and Kirby age 6.
Coach Tinker will return for his fifteenth season as Head Coach of the Ider Hornets Varsity Football Team. He was assistant Coach for the Hornets for one year before taking over the reigns as Head Coach.
Coach Tinker said his favorite quote would have to be, “When you give maximum effort and have a great attitude, it results in success.”
Southern Torch would like to wish Coach Tinker and the Ider Hornets the best of luck in their upcoming season!
