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'''Thompson Clay "Mutt" Reynolds''' (born c. [[1920]]; died [[March 28]], [[2010]]) was head football coach at [[Ramsay High School]] and athletic director at [[Vestavia Hills High School]].
'''Thompson Clay "Mutt" Reynolds''' (born c. [[1920]]; died [[March 28]], [[2010]]) was head football coach at [[Ramsay High School]] and athletic director at [[Vestavia Hills High School]].


Reynolds was one of four sons born to Fred and Maude Thompson Reynolds. He graduated from [[Phillips High School]] and was drafted into the army for [[World War II]], where he saw action at the Battle of the Bulge. After returning to Alabama he attended [[Samford University|Howard College]], graduating in [[1953]].
Reynolds was one of four sons born to Fred and Maude Thompson Reynolds. He graduated from [[Phillips High School]] in [[1938]] and went to work at [[Ramsay High School]] as an assistant coach. He was drafted into the army for [[World War II]] in [[1944]] and saw action as a machine gunner at the Battle of the Bulge. After his discharge he returned to Ramsay and also attended [[Samford University|Howard College]], graduating in [[1953]].


Reynolds was hired as a teacher and football coach at Ramsay High School, winning a state championship in his first year and going on to win 10 of 15 [[Crippled Children's Classic]] games with the Rams. The [[Monday Morning Quarterback Club]] named him their "Coach of the Year" in [[1959]] and [[1963]].
Reynolds was hired as a teacher and head football coach for the Ramsay Rams that fall, and won the [[AHSAA]] state championship in his first season. He went on to win 10 of 15 [[Crippled Children's Classic]] games with the Rams. The [[Monday Morning Quarterback Club]] named him their "Coach of the Year" in [[1959]] and [[1963]].


Reynolds went on to preside over the Central Board of Control for the [[Alabama High School Athletics Association]], and, in [[1970]], was hired as the first coach of the new Vestavia Hills High School, and brought the Rebels to a state championship in [[1980]].
Reynolds went on to preside over the Central Board of Control for the [[Alabama High School Athletics Association]], and, in [[1970]], was hired as the director of athletics and football coach for the new Vestavia Hills High School. Reynolds was injured in a collision caused by a runaway truck that killed three of his coaches on [[August 26]], [[1971]]. He retired after promoting his assistant, [[Buddy Anderson]], to take over as football coach in [[1978]] and retained the role of athletic director until [[1980]].


When he retired in [[1982]], the school named its football field [[Thompson Reynolds Stadium]] in his honor. He was inducted into the [[Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame]] in [[1992]].
The Rebels won their first state championship in football during Thompson's last year as athletic director. The [[Vestavia Hills Board of Education]] named the high school's football field [[Thompson Reynolds Stadium]] in his honor in [[1982]]. He was inducted into the [[Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame]] in [[1992]] and into the [[Vestavia Hills Sports Hall of Fame]] in [[2010]].


==References==
==References==
* "Reynolds, Coach Thompson 'Mutt'" obituary (March 30, 2010) ''Birmingham News''
* "Reynolds, Coach Thompson 'Mutt'" obituary (March 30, 2010) {{BN}}
* "[http://www.ahsfhs.org/coaches/coachestop.asp?Coach=Thompson%20Mutt%20Reynolds Thompson Mutt Reynolds]" (n d.) Alabama High School Football Historical Society - accessed June 30, 2015
* "[http://www.vhshof.com/induction-classes/class-of-2010/coach-thompson-reynolds/ Thompson Clay "Mutt" Reynolds]" at vhsof.com - accessed June 30, 2015


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Thompson Reynolds

Thompson Clay "Mutt" Reynolds (born c. 1920; died March 28, 2010) was head football coach at Ramsay High School and athletic director at Vestavia Hills High School.

Reynolds was one of four sons born to Fred and Maude Thompson Reynolds. He graduated from Phillips High School in 1938 and went to work at Ramsay High School as an assistant coach. He was drafted into the army for World War II in 1944 and saw action as a machine gunner at the Battle of the Bulge. After his discharge he returned to Ramsay and also attended Howard College, graduating in 1953.

Reynolds was hired as a teacher and head football coach for the Ramsay Rams that fall, and won the AHSAA state championship in his first season. He went on to win 10 of 15 Crippled Children's Classic games with the Rams. The Monday Morning Quarterback Club named him their "Coach of the Year" in 1959 and 1963.

Reynolds went on to preside over the Central Board of Control for the Alabama High School Athletics Association, and, in 1970, was hired as the director of athletics and football coach for the new Vestavia Hills High School. Reynolds was injured in a collision caused by a runaway truck that killed three of his coaches on August 26, 1971. He retired after promoting his assistant, Buddy Anderson, to take over as football coach in 1978 and retained the role of athletic director until 1980.

The Rebels won their first state championship in football during Thompson's last year as athletic director. The Vestavia Hills Board of Education named the high school's football field Thompson Reynolds Stadium in his honor in 1982. He was inducted into the Alabama High School Sports Hall of Fame in 1992 and into the Vestavia Hills Sports Hall of Fame in 2010.

References

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