Duncanville High School football field renamed to honor Coach Reginald Samples

(The Dallas Examiner) – After leading Duncanville High School’s football team to its first championship game and title since 1998, the Panther’s community knew they had something special in head coach Reginald Samples. To celebrate the coach after the long-awaited accomplishment, Duncanville ISD school board members voted in favor of renaming its football field at Panthers Stadium, in honor of head coach Samples during a ceremony on Camp Wisdom Road in Duncanville. Duncanville Superintendent Dr. Marc Smith posted on X – formerly known as Twitter – the announcement and thanked Samples as well. “Duncanville ISD Board of Trustees named the field at Panther Stadium in honor of legendary leader and one of the winningest coaches in UIL Texas High School Football History, Reginald Samples. Congratulations and thank you for your dedication to excellence,” Smith wrote on X. Samples was joined by family, friends, school board members and the community to celebrate a milestone as one of Texas’ best high school coaches. He proved himself again by winning another UIL State title this season defeating Houston’s Galena Park North Shore Mustangs, 49-33 and capturing the school’s third state title Dec. 16 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington. With over 330 wins in...