White “Darold” Simmons didn’t win any state championships as Granite High’s football coach during 14 seasons in the 1960s and 1970s, or as Taylorsville High’s athletic director after that. But the men he got started in the coaching profession sure did.
Simmons, who replaced the late BYU football coach LaVell Edwards at Granite, died on Sunday of causes incident to age. He was 86.
“Dad was the kind of guy who cared as much about the team manager or the boys who carried the water as he did the star quarterback,” said his son, John Simmons. “He was a fine mentor and coach to a lot of people, but his greatest legacy was that he cared deeply about people.