Services Set for Coach John Outlaw
Posted/updated on: December 27, 2011 at 2:19 am
LUFKIN – Funeral services are scheduled tomorrow for the head football coach of the Lufkin Panthers, John Outlaw. He died Friday morning. Funeral services for the legendary coach are scheduled for Tuesday morning at 11:00 at the Lufkin Middle School auditorium. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00pm tonight at Gipson Funeral Home.
The 58-year-old Outlaw died suddenly Friday morning. Coach Outlaw collapsed on the floor of his home, just after his Friday morning jog. His wife attempted to revive him using CPR. Lufkin school superintendent Roy Knight is quoted as saying, “His impact on Lufkin is more profound than any person I’ve ever known. He’s influenced more young people than any other school person that I know.”
