Coaching Career
After college, Winter coached football at Andrew Lewis High School in Salem, VA beginning in 1967. He was coaching at Andrew Lewis High School during the 1971 Virginia State Championship game depicted in the film Remember the Titans. The real championship game was much less dramatic than the movie version with Andrew Lewis falling to T.C. Williams High School 27-0. Winter went on to coach at Roanoke Catholic School and Salem High School in Salem, VA when it opened in 1977. He was an assistant coach for the Virginia Hunters, a semi-pro team. His coaching career would end in the 1980s.
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