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2011 Persons Of The Year: Sammy Day
January 1, 2012
NorthEscambia.com is naming Persons of the Year for 2011. The recipients were nominated by our readers as individuals that have a made a difference in North Escambia during the past year — people that have given of themselves to help others and the communities of North Escambia during 2011. Additional Persons of the Year will be named on Monday.
Northview High School Athletic Director Sammy Day has been named a North Escambia Person of the Year for 2011.
Day, who was recently named the Northview Teacher of the Year, will retire at the end of this school year. He has been a teacher and coach for 37 years in the Escambia County School District. He is the only athletic director ever at Northview High School, after serving many years at Ernest Ward High School.
In addition to coaching, he has taught driver’s education for many years at Northview and previously at Ernest Ward.
“I want you to know that you were a fatherly influence in my life,” one NorthEscambia.com reader wrote in the comment section on a recent story about Day. “Know that you are loved and respected by many-especially those students who were lucky enough to get to know you.”
“You sure made a difference in my life and I have thought of you often over the years,” Cathy Davis wrote.
“You have truly been a blessing in so many peoples lives,” said Pam Morgan.
“You have always been an inspiration and great representative for our school and our area. Thanks for all you did for us on the softball, baseball and football fields, in the classroom and, most of all in our lives. We are all better people after knowing you,” wrote Michael Pennington, a 1984 Ernest Ward graduate and a member of Day’s 1982 state championship baseball team.
Comments
16 Responses to “2011 Persons Of The Year: Sammy Day”
Coach Day is so deserving of this award! He was always a father-figure, on the softball field and off. He strived to make us do our best, and I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that he is partly responsible for the great human beings we have all turned out to be!!
Congratulations Coach Day! It is a much deserved Award! You truly are a great Man and one heck of a teacher..You made drivers ed much more fun, shoot if it weren’t for you I would have never learned the 3 point turn around LOL.. Love Ya .. Class of ‘88…
Leigh Ramsey Smith
Congratulations!!Coach Day !!!EWHS Class of 84′
Back in the Good ole Days!!!!!!!!!!!
Yea Coach Day!! You were so much fun in school, and esp. driver’s ed! Then you went on to be driver’s ed teacher for my kids!! God must have blessed you with nerves of steel! Proud you were my teacher so many years ago…and proud of you now! EWHS Class of ‘82
Way to go Sam! You do deserve it. Where would Robin & I be without you when we were in school? Love the tie! Those colors look better than crimson and white!
I love you, Dad, and I’m so proud of you!! Natalie and I were lucky enough (and still are) to have you around every day trying to keep us on track in your various little ways…and look how great we turned out!
(kidding) Love you!!
Congratulations Coach Day! You deserve it!
Ernest Ward Class of 1995
Congratulations.
Perfect way to end a year and start a new one! You were my favorite teacher and coach, can’t say I miss the sprints after softball practice! Congrats to you! Happy new year!
Congratulations Coach Day. Enjoy retirement.
Congratulations Coach Day, this could not have gone to a more deserving person.
Coach Day was a wonderful teacher that I was lucky to have at EWHS. Congratulations! You deserve this award!
I had Coach Day the first year he came to Ernest Ward as a science teacher and he coached us in football including the state championship in 1979. He is a great teacher and a good guy.
Congratulations Coach Day, You Deserve It!!!
Northview High C/o 2010
That right there is a good man! We could all learn something from coach Day. Grats coach, have a great 2012!
Coach Day was one of the most influential persons in my life. I was overjoyed to play for him at Northview High School and the Lady Chiefs. I couldn’t think of a better person to receive such an honor. You’ve been a blessing Coach!!