Lynn E. Sexton, 30-year FHS boys hoops coaching legend, passes away
Lynn E. Sexton, longtime teacher and 30-year head coach of Farragut High School boys basketball who led two of his teams to state tournament “final four’ berths from the 1961-62 through 1990-91 seasons, passed away last week.
While highly respected for his coaching and teaching success at FHS, many considered coach Sexton to be “an even better man.”
But as Admirals skipper, coach Sexton turned a losing program into a consistent winner by the mid-1960s, capturing 544 career victories while putting together an almost incredible 6-year run. His teams averaged 30.5 wins from the 1977-78 season through the 1982-83 campaign.
His final two seasons in that stretch saw coach Sexton’s Admirals go 32-2 in 1981-82, followed by an eye-popping 36-1 mark in 1982-83.
According to what farragutpress understands as “family wishes,” quoted tributes honoring coach Sexton will run in a future issue.
