Gary Brigman

During Brigman's tenure as athletic director, Hoke expanded high-school athletics to include swimming, bowling, indoor track, and girls' wrestling and added wrestling, track, golf, and cross country in its middle schools.

June 14, 2024For

Source: hoke.northstatejournal.com · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman and Richmond Senior athletic director Kevin Mabe created a two-school kickball event for Exceptional Children's students, and the first games were held at Richmond Senior.

November 5, 2013For

Source: nchsaa.org · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman helped implement national certification for Hoke High's head coaches a year before the North Carolina High School Athletic Association adopted the requirement statewide.

July 18, 2012For

Source: thenews-journal.com · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman and Richmond Senior athletic director Kevin Mabe created a two-school kickball event for Exceptional Children's students, and the first games were held at Richmond Senior.

November 5, 2013For

Source: nchsaa.org · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman completed more than 39 years with Hoke County Schools, including coaching football, basketball, and baseball and serving as athletic director from 2003 until his 2024 retirement.

June 14, 2024

Source: hoke.northstatejournal.com · researched July 25, 2026

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association listed Brigman as a 2024 Region 4 Class 4A coach and athletic-director nominee for its board of directors.

April 9, 2024

Source: nchsaa.org · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman led Hoke County High School's 2014 Athletic Hall of Fame committee, which selected an induction class and a community Roll of Honor recipient.

January 27, 2014

Source: nchsaa.org · researched July 25, 2026

Brigman initiated a conference fundraising effort in which visiting baseball teams raised money for ALS research in honor of Hoke coach Mike Ray.

May 1, 2013

Source: thenews-journal.com · researched July 25, 2026