IRWIN COUNTY, Ga. — Video courtesy of GPB Sports
Irwin County Head Football Coach Buddy Nobles passed away overnight after a lengthy battle with cancer.
Nobles coached at Fitzgerald High School as well as Coffee County High School before being named head football coach and athletic director for Irwin County High School in 2014.
He is the winningest coach in Irwin County football history with a record of 67-13-2.
The team won its first state championship last December, beating Marion County.
Coach Nobles is survived by his wife and three children.
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