Erik Kimrey laughed, and then sighed, his standard response whenever the subject of fame – his – comes up.
The head football coach for 14 seasons at Hammond School has a coaching resume to die for: 156 victories and just 17 losses; 10 trips to the SCISA state championship game with eight titles; the fastest coach in S.C. prep history to 100 victories.
Yet the 38-year-old Kimrey knows that, for all his coaching achievements, what he is best known for – and probably always will be, at least among South Carolina fans – happened during a game 17 years ago.