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Tennessee Titans Honor Riverdale Head Coach Gary Rankin

(NASHVILLE, TN) - The Tennessee Titans announced today that Gary Rankin, head football coach of Murfreesboro's Riverdale High School, has been named as the Titans High School Football Coach of the Week. Last Friday night, Rankin's Warriors knocked off the No. 3 ranked team in Class 5A Wilson Central 28-14. The win improved the Warriors record to 7-0 on the season and it was their 22nd straight win and 67th straight victory in a region/district regular-season game.

Through the Titans Foundation, team owner K.S. "Bud" Adams, Jr. will make a $1,000 contribution to the Riverdale High School football program in Coach Rankin's honor.

"High school football enjoys a great tradition in Tennessee," said Adams. "That tradition is based not only on the outstanding quality of play but on the devotion of their coaches who continue to develop high school football players into young men of strong character. I'm very pleased to underwrite this program that recognizes the efforts of so many talented high school coaches across the state!"

Coach Rankin will also receive a framed certificate signed by NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, NFL Director of Football Operations Gene Washington and Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher and will be the team's guest at the Titans game vs. Seattle on December 18.

"This is a very well deserved honor," Riverdale Principal Tom Nolan said. "I don't think anyone works any harder than Gary Rankin. We are all proud of the work that Coach does."

The criterion for selection includes the coach's impact on his team, school and community. A statewide media panel votes each week to determine the weekly winner. All high school football coaches in Tennessee, regardless of their school's size, league, or division, are eligible to be selected each week. The program is designed to recognize high school coaches who transform, through their hard work and dedication, student-athletes into the best possible football players and citizens in their community.

"High school football coaches can play a role in the lives of their players that will have lasting results," Washington says. "A competitive spirit, good sportsmanship and character development are some of the issues confronted on a daily basis by football coaches. We are thankful for the many coaches around the country who assume such a demanding role."

Coach Rankin is now eligible for the Tennessee Titans Coach-of-the-Year award to be announced December 18 when the Titans host the Seattle Seahawks. Adams will make an additional $2,000 grant to that winner.

In its eighth season, the Titans Coach of the Week program has awarded more than $84,000 to football programs across the state. Previous 2005 weekly winners are:

Week 1 - Jeff Brothers, Pope John Paul II High School (Hendersonville)

Week 2 - Derrick Davis, Polk County High School (Benton)

Week 3 - Maurice Fitzgerald, Pearl Cohn High School (Nashville)

Week 4 - George Quarles, Maryville High School (Maryville)

Week 5 - Darren Bowling, Obion County Central High School (Troy)

Week 6 - Gary Rankin, Riverdale High School (Murfreesboro)