Legendary football coach Carl Madison dies, leaves legacy on northwest Florida

Escambia football head coach Mike Bennett called Monday "a sad day." Legendary football coach Carl Madison, who left legacies at three northwest Florida high schools in Tate, Pine Forest and Milton, died on Sunday night after a long illness. He was 93 years old. Madison spent over 45 years coaching high school football at schools in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. And everywhere he went, Madison was successful. He posted an all-time record of 326-129-7, which makes him Florida's second-winningest coach in state history. Madison took Tate to the state championship in 1980, and also coached two state championship teams with...