East Tennessee State University

After excelling in three sports, baseball, basketball and football, from 1945 to 1948, Buddy Poole signed a professional baseball contract with the Boston Braves in 1948 and spent five seasons competing in Class D, C and AA. Poole went on to coach basketball at Castlewood High School and was named Coach of the Year 10 times in 19 seasons. While at Castlewood, he coached 10 district champions, 15 county champions, three regional champions and one state runner-up.