Bill Dee leaves Phoebus football?  Can’t say I saw this one coming.  I kinda invisioned a grey bearded Bill Dee coaching the Phantoms in 2019.  But, as WAVY.com reported earlier today, he’s gone.  Back to school.  Well, sort of.  He’ll be helping out his friend Matt Kelchner at Christopher Newport University.  He will be on the football staff there.

I’ve known Coach Dee for three years now.  A super nice and accessible guy in the off-season.  Key words “in the off-season.”  But, that’s what made him so good.  When it was time for football, it was not time for anything else.  Including interviews with his players.  If we didn’t get there by Tuesday, it was too late and too close to gametime.

So, you can see why a job that was “just football” would appeal to Coach Dee.  I’m sure he enjoyed his time at Pheobus, but now he can just focus on football. 

He’ll go down as one of the greatest coaches in Virginia high school history.  In any sport.

Good luck to Bill Dee.  A new opportunity.  I know it wasn’t easy.  He told us today the hardest part was saying goodbye to his kids.  They will miss him.