A Country Boy from Sumter County, South Carolina

Coach Harry Lee Fulwood, Sr. was born and raised in Sumter, S.C. to parents Daniel and Mary Fulwood. Coach Fulwood retired as an educator after teaching and coaching for 33 years in Sumter County (Sumter School District) on June 6, 2014. He has thoroughly enjoyed his years teaching and coaching. He approached his teaching profession the same way a medical doctor approached their profession in the medical field. He believed as a teacher, you have to find the right prescription to correct any deficiencies that a student in that classroom may have that will advance them to a higher level than the level they were at when they arrived in your classroom at the beginning of the school year or the beginning of a semester.

Coach Fulwood has been named teacher of the year once and Coach-Of-The-Year twice during his career. Some of his former students have gone on to become doctors, teachers, Law enforcement officers, and ministers. Approximately 60 of his middle school players have gone on to play college football on scholarship. All of his former students and players have made him so proud of them. Coach Fulwood played four years of college football for Clemson University. He graduated with a degree in Industrial Technology in 1980, the year before Clemson won the National Championship in football.