Dyer Carlisle III

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Dyer Carlisle III (born October 1, 1949; died November 19, 2024) was an assistant football coach at Birmingham-Southern College (BSC) and administrator for Homewood City Schools.

Biography

Carlisile was born in Birmingham to Dr. Dyer Carlisle Jr. and Fleda Baines. He graduated from Berry High School in 1967 and then earned a B.S. in Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from Samford University in 1971. In 1981, he obtained a Master's degree from Jacksonville State University.

After graduating from Samford, Carlisle went on to become assistant football coach at West End and Haleyville High Schools and head coach at the old Banks High School. Carlisle then spent more than a decade in college coaching at Mississippi State, Southern Miss and Jacksonville State before returning to the secondary school level by teaching and coaching at Austin High School in Decatur.

In 1995, Carlisle became became assistant principal at Homewood Middle School. In 1998 he completed his Post-Master's Education Specialist degree at the University of Montevallo before becoming the Homewood High's principal in 1999. In 2006 he was promoted to Communication and Community Relations specialist, a newly-created position at the Homewood Board of Education.

Carlisle acted as a volunteer assitant coach for BSC in its first year. In March 2008 Carlisle retired from his Homewood Board of Education post to take a full-time position at BSC.

Carlisle died in 2024. He was survived by his wife, Ronda, stepson, Noal Rivers, sons, Drew and Taylor, six grandchildren, and siblings, Ben Carlisle and Angie Moreland. His memorial service was held at Bluff Park United Methodist Church where he was a member. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

Preceded by:
John Draper 		Homewood High Principal
1999–2006 		Succeeded by:
Vic Wilson

References

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