The Caldwell County football program has lost a legend.
David Barnes, a former Tiger standout player, longtime head coach and member of the Caldwell County Football Hall of Fame, has died.
Barnes, who had battled Parkinson’s Disease since being diagnosed with the ailment in 2017, fell ill during Caldwell’s football scrimmage at Hopkins County Central on Friday night. He passed away Saturday morning shortly before 8 a.m.
Barnes, who enjoyed a lengthy high school coaching career, returned to his alma mater in 2006 to take over the Tiger football team. Barnes amassed 110 wins on the Caldwell sideline, just seven wins short of the school record of 117 held by both Fred Clayton and Pat Gates.
Caldwell’s football coach and athletic director, Barnes was a fixture at CCHS sporting events, supporting all of the school’s athletes.
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(Story By Todd Griffin/WPKY)
