Georgia HS football’s 10 highest-paid coaches: Who tops $200K?
9. Byron Slack
Slack earns $129,876 as a head football coach and PE teacher at Cook HS, while the average annual wage in the school district is $31,447 (the lowest among this list).
After leaving his role as an assistant football coach at Colquitt County, Slack took over as the head coach at Cook in 2022. In 2023, the Hornets made it to the Class 2A semifinals and finished the season 12-3 overall.
Cook High School’s press conference for new head football coach Byron Slack. Coach Slack is the first African-American head football coach in Cook’s school history. @cookhornetfb pic.twitter.com/SgnHRpWXeH
— Keshawn Ward (@KeshawnKTVU) December 15, 2021
