HR342 Summary

• Recognizes and commends Coach Sidney B. Atkins for his accomplishments as a coach and educator in Alabama.

• Atkins began his coaching career in 1968 and held head coach and athletic director positions at Madison County High School, Millry High School, and Phillips High School.

• Served as principal at Marengo County High School (1978) and Sweet Water High School (1980-1993), completing 25 years of service in public education.

• At Demopolis Academy (headmaster and coach for ten years), his baseball teams won three state championships in 1995, 1997, and 1998 with a 63-18 record, earning him Coach of the Year recognition from the Tuscaloosa News.

• Later taught history and coached football and softball at Patrician Academy for ten years before retirement; has three children and six grandchildren.