After more than 50 years on the high school football sidelines, legendary Lakeland (Florida) head coach Bill Castle retires

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher January 4, 2023

Legendary Florida high school football coach Bill Castle is going out on a high note. The Lakeland head coach is retiring after 52 years coaching the Dreadnaughts, the last 47 as the school’s head coach.

Last month Castle led Lakeland to its eighth state championship with a 21-14 win over Venice in the state’s 4S state game. The Dreadnaughts finished No. 18 in the 2022 High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football.

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The win was the 473rd in Coach Castle’s career. He’s Florida’s all-time leader in high school football coaching victories.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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