Former Columbia High coach Bobby Simmons (middle) was honored prior to a Tigers’ game in 2023. The school’s all-time winningest coach, Simmons was pictured with CHS Principal Trey Hosford, his son-in-law (left), and CHS coach Brian Allen. (BRENT KUYKENDALL/Lake City Reporter)
The words — or word, really — still resonate with Mike Lee even 50-plus years later.
As a senior at Columbia High, Lee asked his football coach, Bobby Simmons, for some life advice.
