Tyrone Poole Announced as Head Coach of Flag Football
Waleska, GA - Reinhardt Athletics is pleased to announce Tyrone Poole as the new head coach for Women's Flag Football. Poole will be the second head coach in the four-year history of the program and he will bring experience and knowledge of playing football at the highest level.
Pooole played in the NFL from 1995-2008 where he won two Super Bowls playing with the New England Patriots under the legendary Bill Belichick. He also had time with the Carolina Panthers, Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, Oakland Raiders, and Tennessee Titans. He has a career associated with successful coaches and team owners including Belichick and the late Al Davis who helped mold and shape him over the years. Poole will bring his professional experience to Reinhardt Athletics to take the program to new levels.
Poole's football career began at LaGrange, Georgia where he played for the Cowboys of LaGrange High School (the second-winningest program in the state of Georgia). After graduating from LaGrange High School in 1990, he attended Fort Valley State where he played football and ran track. He had a successful career as a defensive back and punt returner for the Wildcats and excelled in the 100 and 200 meters on the track team. He was an NCAA Division II All-American in both football and track while at Fort Valley State. His standout career and athletic ability got the attention of NFL teams enough so to make him a first-round draft pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 1995 draft.
"We are excited to welcome Tyrone Poole, to Reinhardt University," said Pourchier. "Coach Poole has proven he is a winner on and off the field. Poole will recruit relentlessly, develop his players on and off the field, and implement a strong culture in which the program will operate with the highest level of integrity and professionalism. He is ready to get to work, and we look forward to him leading the Reinhardt Eagle Flag Football program for years to come.
Besides coaching football, Poole also is an author, speaker, inventor, entrepreneur, and fitness evangelist. However, his greatest passion is the Tyrone Poole 38 Foundation, and its three pillars: Education, Fitness, and Humanitarianism. Tyrone is the Author of "Ultimate Success In The Game Of Life" and the inventor of the "T38 Multi-Training Sled". He believes that "All things are possible with God".
Poole had this to say about the new opportunity to lead the Reinhardt Flag football program, "I am excited to lead this program forward and change the culture, mindset, and expectation level of Eagle Flag Football. The chance to lead the flag football program at Reinhardt University is a great opportunity for me. I feel truly blessed and look forward to becoming a part of the Reinhardt community. I want to thank Executive Director of Athletics Jeffrey Pourchier, and President Dr. Mark Roberts, for their belief in me to lead this program."
As the saying goes, "To whom much is given, much is required." Tyrone lives out this message in countless ways — from hosting "Ultimate Success Life Skills Seminars" for underserved youth to teaming with The Disability Channel to offer "virtual walk" fundraisers throughout the globe. Regardless of the charitable endeavor, Tyrone ensures that education and fitness are incorporated into his philanthropic outreach. From funding academic scholarships to underwriting fees for his football camps, Tyrone's heart for youth is boundless. And when it comes to humanitarianism, Tyrone is always there — from supporting global natural disasters to sponsoring food drives in his own, small town of LaGrange, GA.
Women's Flag Football is still in its infancy stage at the NAIA level and programs are being developed and shaped as the sport grows. Reinhardt Athletics is excited to be a part of the emergence of the sport and bringing mentors like Tyrone Poole is a part of this process. Poole plans to create an identity and culture of success to the program. His idea of bringing in the players with the right fit and character for Reinhardt is part of the process. He uses his S.U.T. philosophy as a guide to achieving success with his teams. S.U.T. stands for SPEAK the same language, UNDERSTAND each other, and THINK the same on the team. He will have his team all on the same page so they can complete as one unit in an attempt to achieve the one goal of being a successful program.
Reinhart Athletics welcomes you, Tyrone Poole, and we look forward to seeing your success and building of Reinhardt Flag Football!