Bob Beatty

**Robert "Bob" Beatty** is the head football coach for the Trinity Shamrocks, a high school football team located at Trinity High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He is the most successful High School Football coach in Kentucky state history, having won 12 state championship titles, and 1 National Championship over the course of his forty-year long career.

In 2011, he was named by _USA Today_ as the National High School Coach of the Year. Beatty was the East's head coach at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl in 2012.

In 2013, he was named by _Athlon Sports_ as the tenth most important High School Football Coach in the United States. On January 10, 2017, he was given the Key to the City of Louisville, Kentucky, by Mayor (and Trinity graduate) Greg Fischer.

## Personal life

Beatty was born on June 7, 1955, in Butler, Missouri. In 1974, he went to Missouri Southern State College, where he graduated in 1978 with a Bachelor's in Education. In 1980, Beatty married his wife Jayne. They have two grown up children, Jennifer and David.

### Clinton High School

Beatty's Coaching Career began in 1978, when he took a job as an Assistant Coach at Clinton High School in Clinton, Missouri. He worked there for two years, then he moved to Liberty, Missouri. Beatty was also a teacher during that time.

### William Jewell College

In 1980, Beatty took a job as the Offensive Coordinator for William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri. He worked at the job from 1981 to 1986. Beatty then left the college and moved to Blue Springs, Missouri. Beatty was also a teacher during that time.

### Blue Springs High School

In 1986, Beatty took a job as the Offensive Coordinator at Blue Springs High School, in Blue Springs, Missouri. He was there until 1997, when he was offered the position of head coach. He took the role and was their head coach until the year 2000, when he moved to Louisville, Kentucky. Beatty was also a teacher during that time.

### Trinity High School

Beatty came to Trinity High School in 2000 to be the head coach of the Trinity Shamrocks Football team. The very next year, Beatty led the team to victory over rival Male High School in the 2001 state championship. Beatty kept up his winning streak by winning the state championships in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, and 2012. However, in 2013, the Shamrocks ended the season 6-6. Beatty took this as a sign that his team needed a complete makeover. He said: "It's been a long time since we ended a season with a loss. You find out whether you want to spit that taste out of your mouth or swallow it again."

Beatty chose to follow up these words with a plan. He fired all but one of his defensive coordinators, and hired Jay Cobb, a former head coach at Knott County Central, Somerset, and Campbellsville, as the new defensive coordinator. After the shakeup, Trinity went on to win the state championship the next year in 2014, as well as in 2016.

In addition to serving as the Head Football Coach, Beatty also works at Trinity as a teacher for freshmen at the school. He teaches a course that combines Physical Education, as well as Health education, which includes information on drugs, alcohol and tobacco, as well as anatomy and physiology.

#### State Championship Record

Below is a list of Trinity High School's State Championship Wins during the tenure of Head Coach **Bob Beatty**.
|style="background:green; color:white;"|Year|style="background:green; color:white;"|Class|style="background:green; color:white;"|Opponent|style="background:green; color:white;"|Score|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="left"|{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:70%;"|||||||
|2001|4A|Male|45-19|||||
|2002|4A|Male|59-56|||||
|2003|4A|Saint Xavier|17-14|||||
|2005|4A|Saint Xavier|14-6|||||
|2006|4A|Ryle|46-7|||||
|2007|6A|Saint Xavier|34-28|||||
|2008|6A|Simon Kenton|48-0|||||
|2010|6A|Male|38-0|||||
|2011|6A|Scott County|62-21|||||
|2012|6A|PRP|61-7|||||
|2014|6A|Dixie Heights|47-14|||||
|2016|6A|Lexington Lafayette|56-21|||||
|colspan=3 style="background:green; color:white;"|**State Championships**|colspan=2 style="background:green; color:white;"|**12**|}||||

#### Coaching Record at Trinity

Below is a year-by-year breakdown of **Beatty's** coaching record at Trinity.
|style="background:green; color:white;"|Year|style="background:green; color:white;"|Class|style="background:green; color:white;"|Record|style="background:green; color:white;"|Achievement|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="left"|{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%;"|||||||
|2001|4A|15-0-0|State Champion Undefeated Season|||||
|2002|4A|15-0-0|State Champion Undefeated Season|||||
|2003|4A|15-0-0|State Champion Undefeated Season|||||
|2004|4A|10-2-0||||||
|2005|4A|13-2-0|State Champion|||||
|2006|4A|14-1-0|State Champion|||||
|2007|6A|13-2-0|State Champion|||||
|2008|6A|14-1-0|State Champion|||||
|2009|6A|9-5-0||||||
|2010|6A|14-1-0|State Champion|||||
|2011|6A|14-0-0|State Champion Undefeated Season|||||
|2012|6A|13-1-0|State Champion|||||
|2013|6A|6-6-0||||||
|2014|6A|11-5-0|State Champion|||||
|2015|6A|11-2-0||||||
|2016|6A|15-0-0|State Champion Undefeated Season|||||
|colspan=3 style="background:green; color:white;"|_Current Record_'|colspan=2 style="background:green; color:white;"|**202-28-0**|}||||

### Coaching Method

In late May 2013, a Trinity player approached Beatty and said, “I can’t wait for practice to start.” Beatty allegedly was startled by the comment. “You’re ready for me to scream and yell and cuss and spit?” he asked. “Sure,” the player said. “You’re not my friend. You’re my coach." According to Beatty, he had to smile, because that's the way he approaches his players. “I don’t have 17-year-old friends, I have 17-year-old champions."

According to Beatty, his team trains, practices, and plays for 11 months of the year. In 2013, he stated, "If you are going to be in this program, you have to punch the clock." In late April, when Beatty starts practices for the next season, Beatty allegedly tells his players "You better pray hard, because you belong to me now." He also stated in an interview that "We try to get more done in two hours than other teams do in two weeks. There are no superfluous meetings. It’s all about efficiency and winning."

## Former Players

Beatty has sent many of his former players to the NCAA D-I level. He coached quarterback Brian Brohm, who was featured on the cover of _Sports Illustrated_ while he was a junior in high school at Trinity and who later played for the Louisville Cardinals, as well as with the Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills. Beatty also coached former quarterback Nick Petrino, who is the son of Louisville Cardinals football coach Bobby Petrino.

### Important past players under Beatty

|style="background:green; color:white;"|Graduation Year|style="background:green; color:white;"|Player|style="background:green; color:white;"|Position|style="background:green; color:white;"|Team|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|valign="top"|{| cellpadding="1" border="1" cellspacing="0" style="width:80%;"|||||||
|2003|Brian Brohm|Quarterback|Green Bay Packers|||||
|2007|Will Stein|Quarterback|Texas (Coach)|||||
|2007|Ryan Tydlacka|Punter|Kentucky|||||
|2007|Luke McDermott|Defensive tackle|Kentucky|||||
|2007|Jon Thomas|Long snapper|Kentucky|||||
|2008|Scott Radcliff|Wide receiver|Louisville|||||
|2008|Nick Melillo|Tight end|Kentucky|||||
|2008|Alex Kupper|Offensive lineman|Louisville|||||
|2009|Jordan Whiting|Linebacker|Louisville|||||
|2009|Tim Phillips|Running back|CMU|||||
|2009|Cameron Smyth|Quarterback|Georgetown|||||
|2009|Beau Bennett|Defensive back|Centre|||||
|2009|Brock Messina|Linebacker|Georgetown|||||
|2009|John King|Wide receiver|Murray State|||||
|2010|Rob Mellino|Wide receiver|Centre|||||
|2010|Jordan Whiting|Linebacker|Ohio State|||||
|2010|William Leach Jr.|Fullback|Kentucky State|||||
|2011|Derek Bishop|Running back|Kentucky|||||
|2011|Dillon Futrell|Linebacker|Hanover|||||
|2011|Will Flynn|Offensive lineman|Centre|||||
|2011|Jesse Schmitt|Long snapper|Purdue|||||
|2011|Ryan Fredrick|Quarterback|Thomas More|||||
|2012|Anthony George|Kicker|Louisville|||||
|2013|Jason Hatcher|Defensive Line|Kentucky|||||
|2013|Dalyn Dawkins|Running back|Colorado State|||||
|2013|Travis Wright|Quarterback|FIU|||||
|2013|Ryan White|Defensive back|Vanderbilt|||||
|2013|James Quick|Wide receiver|Washington Redskins|||||
|2013|Deshawn Bertram|Linebacker|Western Kentucky|||||
|2014|Reggie Bonnafon|Quarterback|Louisville|||||
|2015|Vince Lococo|Linebacker|Louisville|||||
|2016|Rodjay Burns|Wide receiver|Ohio State/Louisville|||||
|2016|Connor Foos|Defensive end|EKU|||||
|2016|Dalton Jones|Wide receiver|Morehead|||||
|2016|Damon Lowe|Linebacker|Eastern|||||
|2016|Max Martin|Offensive lineman|Louisville|||||
|2016|Will O'Rourke|Offensive lineman|Georgetown|||||
|2016|Jailin Reed|Running back|Lindsey Wilson|||||
|2016|Jake Woosley|Quarterback|Centre|||||
|2017|Jovon Smith|Running back|Louisville|||||
|2017|Jovel Smith|Wide receiver|Louisville|||||
|2017|Issac Martin|Linebacker|Louisville|||||
|colspan=3 bgcolor=green|<span style="color:white;">**Former Trinity football players**</span>|colspan="2" bgcolor="green"|<span style="color:white;">**41**</span>|}||||

## Infobox (person)

- **child**: yes
- **nationality**: American
- **children**: 2
- **education**: Bachelor of Education, B.S. (Education)
- **occupation**: High School Football Coach
High School Health Teacher
- **years active**: 1978–present


## Infobox (college coach)

- **name**: Bob Beatty
- **sport**: American football, Football
- **current title**: Head Coach
- **current team**: Trinity High School (Louisville)#Football, Trinity Shamrocks
- **current record**: (October, 2017)
- **birth place**: Butler, Missouri, U.S.
- **alma mater**: Missouri Southern State College (BS)
- **player years1**: 1973-1976
- **player team1**: Pittsburg State Gorillas football, Pittsburg State
- **coach years1**: 1978-1980
- **coach team1**: Clinton High School (Assistant Coach)
- **coach years2**: 1981-1986
- **coach team2**: William Jewell College (Offensive Coordinator)
- **coach years3**: 1986-1997
- **coach team3**: Blue Springs High School (Offensive Coordinator)
- **coach years4**: 1997-2000
- **coach team4**: Blue Springs High School
- **coach years5**: 2000-present
- **coach team5**: Trinity High School (Louisville), Trinity High School
- **overall record**: (October, 2017)
- **championships**: 1 Missouri State High School Activities Association, MSHSAA State Championship (1992)
 13 KHSAA Commonwealth Gridiron Bowl, KSHAA State Championships (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017)
 1 High School Football National Championship, National Championship (2011)
- **coaching records**: Most state championship wins in Kentucky State history
- **awards**: Freedom of the City, Key to the City List of Keys to the City in the United States#Louisville, (Louisville)
 Athlon Sports #10 High School Coach in America
 2012 Russell Athletic Coach of the Year
 USA Today All-USA high school football team (2000–2009), 2011 USA Today Coach of the Year