Kent Briggs

Kent Briggs (1957 or 1958 – June 19, 2026) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at Western Carolina University from 2002 to 2007, compiling a record of 22–43. A native of Asheville, North Carolina, Briggs played as a quarterback at A. C. Reynolds High School in Asheville and then at Western Carolina. He was the head football coach at Cherokee High School in Cherokee, North Carolina, from 2014 to 2018, leading his team to a 1A state title in 2017 and an overall record of 37–29.

Briggs died from prostate cancer on June 19, 2026, at the age of 68.

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