He was a local high school coach for around 36 years, and he coached the Southeast Guilford Falcons to the 1969 NCHSAA 3-A State Baseball Title…He took over a winless Southeast Guilford Falcons football team, and had them in the 3-A State Semifinals in just five years… They called him, and still to this day, call him Coach….Coach Bill Slayton, a true local treasure celebrating his 90th birthday today, on Sunday July 4, 2021…. We had the chance to talk to the ole Coach, and asked Coach Bill Slayton a few questions, as his 90th birthday celebration is underway… Here…
Pretty much just like I was saying here at the site last year….We need to honor our former high school football coaches from Guilford County on this date, the Fourth of July and why????? Because their number is dwindling, with the death of Doug Henderson(Western Guilford HS) within the past year and many other of our old coaches, they are not getting any younger, they are still with us, but their current path is not getting any easier, as the years add up… We still have Marion Kirby with us, he is former head coach at Page High School and…