Andy Everest, 90, died Dec. 21 in Arlington. He served at assistant head football coach from 1973 to 1978 and athletic director from 1979 to 1981. He was inducted to the UNT Hall of Fame in 2004 for his work at UNT, which includes coaching the Mean Green football team to several winning seasons and raising $220,000 in a 1981 fundraising campaign for new athletic facilities. He served as head football coach at the University of California at Santa Barbara and held positions at Southern Methodist University, Stanford, Foothill College and the University of Utah, as well as with the Italian professional league and the New Orleans Saints. He was also inducted to the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1997 as an outstanding assistant coach. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then attended Texas Western, now the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was a star player on the football team. When he graduated in 1951, he had offers from four NFL teams, but he decided to take a job as a high school teacher and coach because it paid better.
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Andy Everest, 90, died Dec. 21 in Arlington. He served at assistant head football coach from 1973 to 1978 and athletic director from 1979 to 1981. He was inducted to the UNT Hall of Fame in 2004 for his work at UNT, which includes coaching the Mean Green football team to several winning seasons and raising $220,000 in a 1981 fundraising campaign for new athletic facilities. He served as head football coach at the University of California at Santa Barbara and held positions at Southern Methodist University, Stanford, Foothill College and the University of Utah, as well as with the Italian professional league and the New Orleans Saints. He was also inducted to the All-American Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1997 as an outstanding assistant coach. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, then attended Texas Western, now the University of Texas at El Paso, where he was a star player on the football team. When he graduated in 1951, he had offers from four NFL teams, but he decided to take a job as a high school teacher and coach because it paid better.
