Early Years
Coakley graduated from Wando High School, where he earned four letters in football. He was the team's Most Valuable Player twice and was twice named all-conference as a safety and was a very productive running back rushing for over 2,000 yards his junior and senior years. He posted 295 tackles in his final two yearsand also lettered in wrestling.
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