Veteran football coach George Bates moves mission to motivate to Mounties

Veteran football coach George Bates moves mission to motivate to Mounties

George Bates is entering his 14th year as a head football coach, but his first in Irondale as the chief at Shades Valley High School. The veteran leader is bringing his mission to the Mounties and said on Monday at the AL.com football Media Day that his goal for his players “is to make it the best year they ever had in high school.”