13 Facts About Gary Gaines

Gary Gaines's coaching career spanned four decades, coaching at eight high schools and two colleges, all in Texas.

Gary Gaines played quarterback at Angelo State University from 1967 through 1970, earning letters during all four years.

Gary Gaines spent 30 seasons coaching high school in West Texas at different high schools.

Gary Gaines's career started at Fort Stockton High School in 1971, followed by five years at Monahans High School.

Gary Gaines would go on to be a head coach at Denver City High School, Amarillo Tascosa High School, Monahans, Abilene High School and San Angelo Central High School.

Gary Gaines gained his most notoriety from his time at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.

Gary Gaines spent three years as an assistant coach under Head Coach John Wilkins from 1979 through the 1981 season.

Gary Gaines was named the 17th head football coach at Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas, in January 2000.

In 2005, Gary Gaines moved on to serve as the athletic director for Ector County Independent School District, the same district of which Permian High School is a part.

Gary Gaines was married to Sharon Gary Gaines and the couple had two children and five grandchildren.

Gary Gaines was inducted into the Texas High School Coaches Association Hall of Honor in 2013 and Angelo State University Hall of Honor in 2019.

In 2017, Gary Gaines announced that he had been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's disease.

Gary Gaines died from the disease on August 22,2022, at the age of 73.