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Samuel Beasley

Inducted 1999


Teacher/Coach 19 Years (1941 – 1960)

    • Hart School—Huntingdon, TN (1941 – 1942)
    • Elementary School—Luray, TN (1946 – 1948)
    • Weakley County High School—Martin, TN (1948 – 1949)
      • Boys’ Basketball
    • Montgomery High School—Lexington, TN (1949 – 1960)
      • Assistant Football
      • Girls’ Basketball

Principal 22 Years (1960 – 1982)

    • East Jackson High School (1960 – 1969)
    • Denmark West High School (1969 – 1982)

Executive Secretary Tennessee High School Athletic Association

  • Mr. Beasley was instrumental in working with Mr. A. F. Bridges to voluntarily bring about the uniting of schools in both the Tennessee High School Athletic Association and the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association into one (TSSAA)
  • Active with the Tennessee Education Congress and was president-elect at the time of its merger with the Tennessee Education Association
  • Served as president of the Henderson County Teachers’ Association
  • Served as president of the Madison County Teachers’ Association in 1971 – 1972
  • President of the Madison County Education Association
  • Served on the Tennessee Education Association Board of Directors from 1980 – 1983
  • Was a member of the National Education Association
  • Community Treasure of Jackson—1997

Other 1999 Inductees

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