[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 27, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1435-E1436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 IN MEMORY OF HARRY W. ``RED'' CAUGHRON

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                            HON. ERIC CANTOR

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 27, 2010

  Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an 
outstanding educator and

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coach who graced the hallways--and the gridiron--of some of the finest 
academic institutions in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Harry W. ``Red'' 
Caughron, an All-Conference tackle for the College of William & Mary in 
the 1940s and longtime head coach and athletic director at Woodberry 
Forest School in Madison County, VA, died May 28, 2010.
  Coach Caughron was described by admirers as ``the very best of the 
principles that should imbue sport.'' A native of Sevierville, 
Tennessee, he played freshman football at William & Mary before serving 
with the 78th Infantry Division, 2nd Battalion, and the 84th Infantry 
Division during World War II. After the war, he returned to William & 
Mary, where he co-captained the squad that defeated Oklahoma State in 
the 1948 Delta Bowl, and completed both undergraduate and graduate 
degrees.
  Caughron coached at James Wood High School in Winchester, Virginia, 
and at Hammond High School in Alexandria, Virginia, before joining 
Woodberry Forest in 1960. He became athletic director at Woodberry in 
1961.
  Over 31 seasons as Woodberry's head coach, Caughron compiled a record 
of 217 wins, 56 losses, and seven ties--one of the best among Virginia 
high school coaches. His teams, eight of which were undefeated, earned 
15 conference championships. He was an eight-time Virginia Prep League 
Coach of the Year, and was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of 
Fame in 2009.
  Caughron was a modest man who, while committed to winning, was even 
more invested in developing young men of sterling character who played 
by the rules and exhibited good sportsmanship. It is my privilege to 
honor the memory of Red Caughron.

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