Todd Howey is joining BrownwoodNews.com as a Friday columnist with topics including unconditional leadership, teamwork, life perspective, and adding value to others. His first column will appear Oct. 7.
Howey spent over 20 years as a Texas High School Athletic Director at some of the most athletically successful and diverse school districts in the Sate of Texas. A former Texas Tech All – SWC outfielder and Philadelphia Phillies minor leaguer, Todd began his teaching/coaching career in 1989 at Early High School doing the laundry and coaching football, basketball, and baseball. After one year, Todd became the Head Baseball Coach at Howard Payne University and remained there for 5 years, coaching the Yellow Jackets to three conference championships. In 1995, Todd was named the Head Baseball Coach at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas and spent the next 5 seasons with the Buffaloes averaging 33 wins per season and 4 National rankings. In 2000, he left coaching to pursue a career as an Athletic Director, serving in that role for the next 22 years at Canyon ISD, Midland ISD, and San Antonio ISD.
Using his experiences as an athlete, coach, parent and school administrator, Todd has published three books:
1: Be a S.P.U.D. Be the Same Person Up or Down. A great piece of advice that will make a significant difference in yourself and others.
2: Unconditional Coaching; 52 lessons designed to help middle school and high school coaches get most out of the young men and women they are privileged to coach.
3: Five Things Coaches Want Parents to Know. A guide to the parent/coach relationship that will help parents navigate the choppy waters of middle school and high school athletics.
A Howard Payne graduate, where he is a member of the Athletic Sports Hall of Fame, Todd has deep family ties to the Brownwood community. He received his Master’s Degree from Tarleton State University. You can visit Todd on his website, www.coachhowey.com, to inquire about his books, speaking and teaching opportunities. You can also follow he and his dog ‘Cash’ on Instagram at Coach_and Cash.
Howey joins Dallas Huston on Monday, Dr. Don Newbury on Tuesday, Michael Bunker on Wednesday and Sunday, and Diane Adams on Thursday as BrownwoodNews.com columnists.