Crime & Justice

Famed High School Football Coach Charged Amid Shocking Abuse Claims

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Lawyers for Ringling High School footballers allege coach Phil Koons subjected them to racist and homophobic slurs, made them train naked, and left some feeling suicidal.

Brooke Leigh Howard
Brooke Leigh Howard 

Race and Identity Reporter

Ringling High School football coach Phil Koons
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast / Photo Courtesy of Ringling High School
Brooke Leigh Howard

Brooke Leigh Howard

Race and Identity Reporter

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