Friday is Coach Jamie Riggs Day in Brewton

Published 8:36 pm Thursday, October 10, 2013

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T.R. Miller head football coach Jamie Riggs was honored Thursday night with a proclamation and a key to the City of Brewton.

Riggs was honored in front of fans, former and current players, friends and family at the alumni flag football game. The festivities were part of the Legacy Game events that will carry on to Friday night’s homecoming game against Southside-Selma.

In the flag football game, the Red team defeated the Black team 28-21.

Riggs has been the head coach of the Tigers for 25 years and has been a head coach for 28 total years after three years at Opp.

At T.R. Miller, Riggs has a 267-54 record. Overall he is 279-75.

At the Legacy Game Friday night, T.R. Miller players will wear special jerseys with the name of a player affected by cancer on the back.

About Adam Robinson

My name is Adam Robinson and I have been the Sports Editor of the Brewton Standard since September 2007. I cover all the local sports in the Brewton area. I am a 2007 graduate of Troy University with a degree in Print Journalism with a contract in Sports Information. I married Shari Lynn in June of 2007 and we welcomed our first child, Hatlee, in April of 2010.

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