MEET THE COACHES

Hank Brown has been the Head Coach of Plant Football since April 2021, following a long tenure serving in various coaching capacities at Plant. Brown first joined the Plant coaching staff in 2004 and has served as Varsity Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line and Linebackers Coach. Brown played for the Plant Panthers and continued his football career at the University of Central Florida and the semi-pro team, the Granite State Warriors.

Years coaching at Plant: 7

Played high school football for: Garnet Valley High School, PA

Played college football for: Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania 

Favorite part about coaching is: IInteracting with the athletes, watching them from physically, mentally, and emotionally through the years.

Motto: “Oneness”

Years coaching at Plant: 4

Played high school football for: Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Wake Forest University 

Played professional football for: New England Patriots / Barcelona Dragons 

Favorite part about coaching is: Watching these young boys grow into men.

Motto: It is not the critic who counts…The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…

Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Lee County High School, Sanford, NC

Played college football for: NC State University

Favorite part about coaching is: Serving as a mentor and positive influence on our young men.

Motto: We don’t rise to the occasion, we fall to the level of our preparation.

Years coaching at Plant: 2

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: University of Kentucky

Played professional football for: Texans & Giants

Favorite part about coaching is: Helping kids grow on and off the field 

Motto: It’s not the hand your dealt, it’s how you play the hand.

Years coaching at Plant: 4

Played high school football for: Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, FL

Favorite part about coaching is: Helping the players develop and reach their full potential while preparing them for the future.

Motto: “Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”

Years coaching at Plant: 4

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: University of South Florida

Favorite part about coaching is: Developing young men.

Motto: "It's amazing what we can accomplish when nobody cares who receives the credit" - Robert Weiner

Anything else? "Don't be soft"

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Years coaching at Plant: 13

Played high school football for: Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda, FL

Played college football for: Tulane University 

Favorite part about coaching is: Seeing the players success from your teaching.

Motto: You’re either coaching it, or allowing it to happen.

Anything else? #BTStrong

Years coaching at Plant: 14

Played high school football for: Jesuit

Played college football for: University of Pennsylvania

Favorite part about coaching is: Helping the kids become men.

Motto: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.

Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Hamburg High School, Buffalo, NY

Played college football for: University of Buffalo

Coached with: San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. 

Favorite part about coaching is: Pushing others to achieve greatness and being able to witness their successes first hand. 

Motto: The only place “success” comes before “work” is the dictionary. 

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Years coaching at Plant: 4

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Indiana University 

Played professional football for: New Orleans Saints  

Favorite part about coaching is: Creating new techniques and teaching them to the team.

Motto: I will act now.

Years coaching at Plant: 21

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Vanderbilt University 

Favorite part about coaching is: Being part of a team.

Motto: 48 minutes and a lifetime of memories.

Years coaching at Plant: 34Played high school football for: Gary Roosevelt High School, Gary, IN

Played college football for: Illinois State University

Played professional football for: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Favorite part about coaching is: Development of young men.

Motto: "Character is doing the right thing when nobody is looking." -Mike Singletary

Years coaching at Plant: 23

Played high school football for: B.C. Rain High School, Mobile, AL

Favorite part about coaching is: The opportunity to forge lasting relationships with young men in our program. 

Motto: Winners learn to be winners not just by winning but by learning the work winning requires. Kids are never too young to learn that lesson.

Anything else? I love being in the foxhole with all my coaching brothers

Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Western Kentucky University 

Favorite part about coaching is: Connecting with the players and coaches 

Motto: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. 

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Years coaching at Plant: 8

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Favorite part about coaching is: The relationships

Motto: If the tree doesn’t fall on your last swing of the axe, keep chopping!

Years coaching at Plant: 15

Played high school football for: Patchogue - Medford High School

Played college football for: Kean University

Favorite part about coaching is: Building relationships

Motto: It’s a great day to be alive.

Years coaching at Plant: 1

Played high school football for: Plant High School

Played college football for: Moravian University

Favorite part about coaching is: Helping players find their purpose as individuals.

Motto: "Less Impressed. More Involved." -Matthew McConaughey

Years coaching at Plant: 8

Played high school football for: Marist, Atlanta, GA

Played college football for: Georgia Tech

Favorite part about coaching is: Seeing players grow and develop their skills.

Motto: “Play fast, Play aggressive, Play together.” Monte Kiffen

Years coaching at Plant: 1

Played high school football for: St. Thomas Aquinas (Ohio)

Played college football for: Princeton University

Favorite part about coaching is: Developing student athletes.

Motto: Beat yesterday!

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