Joey McGuire

Cedar Hill High School

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Inducted in 2022

Joey McGuire began his coaching career at his alma mater, Crowley HS. Two years later, he took an assistant coach’s position at Cedar Hill coaching varsity secondary, tight ends, and outside linebackers. McGuire was promoted to head coach in 2003, inheriting a program that had never won a playoff game. In 2005, CHHS won its first district championship in 25 years, made its first playoff appearance in school history, and McGuire was named 7-5A Coach of the Year. The Longhorns had a perfect season in 2006 going 16-0 and winning the first ever Division II 5A State Championship. That same year, McGuire was awarded the Dallas Cowboy High School Coach of the Year and Dave Campbell’s 5A Coach of the Year. He would go on to lead the Longhorns to 3 state championships in 14 seasons, including back-to-back state titles in 2013 & 2014, and 12 straight playoff appearances. McGuire’s teams amassed a 141- 42 record, won state in 2006, 2013 & 2014, made 4 title appearances (runner up in 2012), won 9 bi-district championships, and 7 district championships. During his 14 years as head coach, he coached 95 Division 1 athletes, 6 NFL players, and saw close to 20 million dollars in athletic scholarships earned by players. His numer- ous awards include: two-time District Coach of the Year (2005, 2006), Dallas Coach of the Week for MaxPreps (2013), Dallas Morning News Area Coach of the Year, Taco Bell North Texas Coach of the Year, National Football Foundations Dallas Club 5A Coach of the Year, MaxPreps 2013 Texas High School Coach of the Year, Padilla Poll 5A Division 2 Coach of the Year, the 63rd Annual Collin Street Bakery/Texas Sports Writers Associations All State Football Teams Class 5A Coach of the Year (2013). He coached the Under Armour All-American games nine times, and was the head coach of the Semper Fi All-Amer- ican Bowl (2013). In 2014, he coached the THSCA All-Star North Team and was the Padilla Poll 6A Coach of the Year. McGuire served on the THSCA Board of Directors from 2011-2014, and was a Regional Director and a 2-time nominee for President. After his legendary run at Cedar Hill, McGuire spent five seasons at Baylor before accepting the head coaching po- sition at Texas Tech University. He and his wife Debbie have been married 28 years and have two children. Raegan, 26, is the Senior Designer at AMUR in NYC. Garret, 23, is an Offensive Analyst for the Carolina Panthers. Their Blue Lacy, Charlie Dog, is 6 years old and runs the house.