Cullman to name football field after former coach Britton
Published 6:17 pm Tuesday, August 16, 2022
- Cullman head football coach Mark Britton stares down the sideline during 2015 home game against Muscle Shoals.
The Cullman City School Board officially announced on Tuesday that the football field at Oliver Woodard Stadium would be rebranded Mark Britton Field in honor of the former longtime Bearcat football coach.
Britton, who coached at Cullman from 2001-2017, amassed a 134-63 record, 14 postseason appearances, three region titles and zero losing seasons at his alma mater. He surpassed Oliver Woodard as the winningest coach in school history during the 2013 season.
Britton, who initially planned to retire following the 2017 season, stepped down after seven games that year due to
health reasons, and Mark Stephens guided the Bearcats — who later reached the playoffs — to a 3-1 finish.
The field will be named in Britton’s honor prior to the team’s home opener against Jasper on August 26.
