Dane Damron is an American

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coach and former player. He is the head football coach for Paris High School, a position he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for the

University of Virginia's College at Wise The University of Virginia's College at Wise (UVA Wise) is a public liberal arts college adjacent to Wise, Virginia. It is part of the University of Virginia, though separately accredited, and was established in 1954 as Clinch Valley College of t ...

from 2016 to 2023. Damron was the head football coach at

Kentucky Christian University Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a private Christian university in Grayson, Kentucky, United States. History It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a normal school its ...

from 2007 to 2008, compiling a record of 3–13.

Coaching career

Damron was the head coach at

Lake Gibson High School Lake Gibson High School is located in Lakeland, Florida, and was established in 1979. Athletics Lake Gibson offers a wide variety of sports for boys and girls including: Baseball, boys and girls basketball, boys and girls cross country, weight ...

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from 1999 to 2001 finishing with a 22–13 record and leading the program to its first playoff victory in 2000 and first district title in 2001. He left Lake Gibson to take the head coaching job at

Boyd County High School Boyd County High School (BCHS) is a public high school in Cannonsburg, Kentucky, United States. It is part of the Boyd County Public Schools district. It is an affiliate school of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and home to one ...

Ashland, Kentucky Ashland is a List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The most populous city in Boyd County, Ashland is located upon the southern bank of the Ohio River at the state border with Ohio and near West ...

from 2002 to 2005. The Lions advanced to the second round of the playoffs three straight years, going a combined 24–22 in four seasons at Boyd County. In 2007, he was chosen to head the new football program at

Kentucky Christian Knights Kentucky Christian University (KCU) is a private Christian university in Grayson, Kentucky, United States. History It was founded on December 1, 1919, as Christian Normal Institute, by J. W. Lusby and J. O. Snodgrass. As a normal school its ...

located in

Grayson, Kentucky Grayson is a home rule-class city in and the county seat of Carter County, Kentucky, United States, on U.S. Route 60 and Interstate 64 in the state's northeastern region. It is approximately 21 miles west of Ashland. Within the city limits ...

. He held that position for the 2007 and 2008 seasons. His coaching record at Kentucky Christian was 3–13.

Head coaching record

College

References

External links

Virginia–Wise profile

Eastern Kentucky profile
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