Larry Hughes
Larry Hughes was an American basketball, golf and football coach.
He was the first coach at Tempe Corona del Sol High School when it opened in 1977.
Larry, who grew up in Vernon, Texas, started coaching in Arizona in 1969 as an assistant football coach under Karl Kiefer at McClintock. He also began a ski club there.
Hughes was inducted into the Arizona High School Athletic Coaches Hall of Fame in 2000 and into the City of Tempe Sports Hall of Fame in 2015.
He led Corona del Sol’s 1980 football team to a 4A state championship, going 12-1, winning against Phoenix Gerard Catholic 23-14.
Hughes girls basketball teams won state titles in 1981, 1993, 1994, and 2001.
His 2001 team went 31-0. Following a state championship loss to Phoenix Mountain Pointe, he stepped down.
He was 440-128 in 25 years leading the girls’ basketball program.
Larry Hughes boys golf team won a state championship in 1982.
In 2004, Corona del Sol did a court dedication for Hughes.
Larry Hughes retired in the mid-2000s.
Larry Hughes Cause Of Death: How did Corona del Sol Hall of Fame coach die?
According to his son, Shannon Hughes, the six-time state champion coach Larry Hughes suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease, which is a brain disorder that slowly destroys memory and other important mental functions.
One dies from this disease when healthy neurons stop functioning, lose connections with other neurons.
Larry Hughes died on March 19, 2022, at the age of 83.
He was married to Sue Hughes.