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Hall of Fame

Keith Pritt

Keith Pritt

  • Class
    1958
  • Induction
    2014
  • Sport(s)
    Football
Name: Keith Pritt, Athlete
Class of: 1958
Keith Pritt, a native of Rand, WV graduated from DuPont High School in Kanawha County and was a three year letterman in football for the Pioneers, playing offense, defense, and special teams. He was team captain his senior year and also for four games during his junior year. Pritt was on the WVIAC Conference First Team his senior year. During his college career, he was freshman class vice president, vice president of the G Club, and clerk of the Holy Roller Court. He received a master's degree in secondary school administration from West Virginia University and a master's degree in health administration from Marshall University. Pritt coached at DuPont Jr. High School from 1958-1962 where his teams won county championships in football and basketball. He went on to coach at Charleston High School from 1962-1974 where he was offensive and defensive line coach and designated assistant head coach under Frank Vincent, when the school won three consecutive class AAA football championships and one runner up State AAA championship. During this time, he also coached three State championship track teams and two State runner-up teams in addition to being the school's wrestling coach. In 1974, he was promoted to Director of Athletics, Health, and Physical Education for the Kanawha County school system where he organized the Mountain State Athletic Conference (aka MSAC) which included schools from Kanawha, Cabell, Raleigh, Wood, Greenbrier, and Putnam counties. He also started the Capital City Classic Track Meet. Pritt was named the American Association for Health and Physical Education Athletic Director of the Year in 1978. He has written a sprint training and hurdling article for Coaches Digest, coached professional football for the West Virginia Rockets, coached the West Virginia Lightning professional football team to a national minor league championship in 1996, and coached track and field at the University of Charleston. Pritt was assistant principal at Charleston High School in 1992-1993 and at Herbert Hoover High School from 1993-1996. Additionally he served as principal at Roosevelt Jr. High School from 1996-1999 and was Director of Parks and Recreation from 1999-2002. He currently speed trains athletes in football, tennis, and track and field. Keith and his wife Dora (deceased) had two children: John William Pritt and Patty (Pritt) Dodson. He has five grandchildren: Sarah, Sophia, and Shaena Dodson and William Keith and Evan Jeffrey Pritt.
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