1999 AHSAA Hall of Fame Inductee

Football
Received a scholarship from the University of Alabama
Captain of the football team at Jacksonville State University

Coach
Overall record of 247-109-3 during 30 year career
Teams made the playoffs 15 times
Captured 12 Area Championships
1984 and 1996 Class 4A State runner-up
Eight time Coach-of-the-Year
Coached the Alabama All-Star team
Honored with the National High School Coaching Award
53 players signed college scholarships (18 to SEC Universities)

Coach Bobby Joe Johnson graduated from Cherokee County High School in 1958. He then played for Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant before transferring to Jacksonville State University. While at JSU, he received the coveted Alabama Collegiate Conference
MVP award during his playing days. After a distinguished coaching career, Cherokee County High School renamed
its football field “Warrior Stadium-Bobby Joe Johnson Field” in September 1999.