MEET THE COACHES

Hank Brown has been the Head Coach of Plant Football since April 2021, following a long tenure serving in various coaching capacities at Plant. Brown first joined the Plant coaching staff in 2004 and has served as Varsity Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Line and Linebackers Coach. Brown played for the Plant Panthers and continued his football career at the University of Central Florida and the semi-pro team, the Granite State Warriors.

Years coaching at Plant: 6

Played high school football for: Garnet Valley High School, PA

Played college football for: Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania 

Favorite part about coaching is: Interacting with student athletes outside of a classroom setting. Helping student athletes achieve goals they have set for themselves.

Motto: “Oneness”

Years coaching at Plant: 4

Played high school football for: Hillsborough High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Wake Forest University 

Played professional football for: New England Patriots / Barcelona Dragons 

Favorite part about coaching is: Watching these young boys grow into men.

Motto: It is not the critic who counts…The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena…

Years coaching at Plant: 2

Played high school football for: Lee County High School, Sanford, NC

Played college football for: NC State University

Favorite part about coaching is: Serving the community and mentoring our young men. 

Motto: We don’t rise to the occasion, we fall to the level of our preparation.

Years coaching at Plant: First year

Played high school football for: Sandalwood High School, Jacksonville, FL

Played college football for: University of Toledo

Favorite part about coaching is: Leading individuals down the road of becoming the best versions of themselves. Not only as athletes, but as people. 

Motto: “The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.“ - Proverbs 16:9

Years coaching at Plant: 2

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: University of Kentucky

Played professional football for: Texans & Giants

Favorite part about coaching is: Helping kids grow on and off the field 

Motto: It’s not the hand your dealt, it’s how you play the hand.

Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Mandarin High School, Jacksonville, FL

Favorite part about coaching is: Making a positive impact by teaching them new skills, helping them build confidence, and providing guidance, so they can develop into well-rounded individuals.

Motto: “Your want to is your gas pedal for effort” -Mickey Andrews 

Years coaching at Plant: 8

Played high school football for: Jesuit  High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Michigan State University and University of South Florida 

Favorite part about coaching is: Breaking down the film and seeing pancakes and total domination from the Plant Offensive Line! 

Motto: Do your job!

Years coaching at Plant: 2

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: University of South Florida

Favorite part about coaching is: Giving young men the opportunities I had

Motto: "It's amazing what we can accomplish when nobody cares who receives the credit" - Robert Weiner

Anything else? "Don't be soft"

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Years coaching at Plant: 12

Played high school football for: Charlotte High School, Punta Gorda, FL

Played college football for: Tulane University 

Favorite part about coaching is: Interaction with parents & students. 

Motto: You’re either coaching it, or allowing it to happen.

Anything else? #BTStrong

Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Hamburg High School, Buffalo, NY

Played college football for: University of Buffalo

Coached with: San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins. 

Favorite part about coaching is: Pushing others to achieve greatness and being able to witness their successes first hand. 

Motto: The only place “success” comes before “work” is the dictionary. 

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Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Indiana University 

Played professional football for: New Orleans Saints  

Favorite part about coaching is: Studying film!

Motto: “See yourself as you’re wanting to be, as if it already is, and from that point of being you will attract more!”

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Years coaching at Plant: 3

Played high school football for: Gary Roosevelt High School, Gary, IN

Played college football for: Illinois State University

Played professional football for: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 

Favorite part about coaching is: Watching young men develop in the Plant Football Program

Motto: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” (Martin Luther King Jr. 1963.)

Years coaching at Plant: 23

Played high school football for: B.C. Rain High School, Mobile, AL

Favorite part about coaching is: The opportunity to forge lasting relationships with young men in our program. 

Motto: Winners learn to be winners not just by winning but by learning the work winning requires. Kids are never too young to learn that lesson.

Anything else? I love being in the foxhole with all my coaching brothers

Years coaching at Plant: 2

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Played college football for: Western Kentucky University 

Favorite part about coaching is: Connecting with the players and coaches 

Motto: If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together. 

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Years coaching at Plant: 5

Played high school football for: Plant High School, Tampa, FL

Favorite part about coaching is: The brotherhood

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