Grant native honored as Top Young Football Coach in Texas

Chris Softley, a native of Grant, has been named to the Texas Football Magazine “Best 40 Young Coaches in Texas Under the Age of 40.”

Softley, a 2003 graduate of Grant High School, was a four-year letterman in football at Nebraska Wesleyan University, graduating in 2007. He earned the Daktronics-NAIA Football All-America Scholar Athlete Award twice. He was a football graduate assistant coach at Abilene Christian University for two years.

Softley is in his sixth year as athletic director and head football coach at Lubbock Christian High School in Lubbock, Texas.

The magazine states, “Few private school coaches have been as consistent as Softley, who is 56-15 with the Eagles while guiding them to the 2019 TAPPS Division (class) 3-A title game.”