United States Sports Academy & Mobile County Training School
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Curtis Horton was born in 1936 and a graduate of Central High School where he played multiple sports. He was captain of his high school basketball, softball, and track and field teams, in addition to being co-captain of his high school football team. He graduated high school in 1954 and received a scholarship to attend Tuskegee Institute (Tuskegee University). Horton was a star football player at Tuskegee and was chosen for the All-Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) football team. Horton was not only a successful athlete, but a great teacher and coach. His first teacher-coach position was at Mobile County Training School (MCTS) where he served as a physical education teacher, head baseball coach, and defensive coordinator of the Whippet’s football team. Horton attained many accomplishments in sport coaching, winning multiple area and state championships for various schools and receiving the Mobile ‘Coach of the Year’ numerous times. He was inducted into the Tuskegee University’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
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Mobile County Training School
February 2014
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