Louis "Pooch" McCollum (2000)
McCollum was the head track coach at Russellville High School from 1967-1973, and his teams won state track championships in 1970 and 1971. He also won a junior high state track championship in 1967.
He was the Arkansas High School Coaches Association Track Coach of the Year in 1970. His Russellville teams won conference championships in 1969, 1970, and 1974, and his Cross Country teams finished as state runners-up in 1968, 1969, and 1970. McCollum has served on the Arkansas Activities Association Track and Field Advisory Committee for 25 years, and chairman of that committee for 13 years. He has been a meet referee for 18 state track and field meets and for seven Meet of Champions. McCollum is one of seven members of the Russellville High School Coaches Hall of Fame. |