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March-30th-2008, 07:33 AM
Lisa DeMaria/ Special to the Independent-Mail
Saturday, March 29, 2008
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/mar/29/sam-wyche-former-nfl-player-and-coach-joins-race-p/
PICKENS COUNTY Former NFL football coach Sam Wyche has joined the race for the District 3 seat on the Pickens County Council against Council Vice Chairman Ben Trotter.
Mr. Wyche joined the race Saturday morning, according to Pickens County Republican Party Chairman Phillip Bowers.
He will be on the (primary) ballot in June, Mr. Bowers said.
Mr. Wyche said a number of people approached him to consider running.
Ive been thinking about it for a couple of months now, he said.
Mr. Wyche was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-1991 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992-1995. He led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in 1989. He also is the owner of sporting goods retailer Sam Wyche Sports World.
He has lived in Pickens since 2000. He formerly lived in the city during the 1960s.
While he has never been involved in politics before, he said he feels his business background and the experience he garnered while playing and coaching in the NFL will be an asset to him.
Ill bring a perspective of someone who has traveled and has been lucky enough to live in a lot of parts of the country, Mr. Wyche said. I feel like I can contribute.
While he is still in the research phase of developing his platform on issues, he is concerned with addressing one particular issue, he said.
If I had a goal here, it would be to attract manufacturing jobs back to the community, he said.
His community involvement has given him an idea of what the county needs, he said. One way he participates is as a substitute teacher.
Mr. Trotter and Mr. Wyche were the only Republicans to have filed as candidates for the District 3 seat as of Saturday evening. The Pickens County Democratic Party could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
http://www.independentmail.com/news/2008/mar/29/sam-wyche-former-nfl-player-and-coach-joins-race-p/
PICKENS COUNTY Former NFL football coach Sam Wyche has joined the race for the District 3 seat on the Pickens County Council against Council Vice Chairman Ben Trotter.
Mr. Wyche joined the race Saturday morning, according to Pickens County Republican Party Chairman Phillip Bowers.
He will be on the (primary) ballot in June, Mr. Bowers said.
Mr. Wyche said a number of people approached him to consider running.
Ive been thinking about it for a couple of months now, he said.
Mr. Wyche was the head coach of the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984-1991 and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1992-1995. He led the Bengals to the Super Bowl in 1989. He also is the owner of sporting goods retailer Sam Wyche Sports World.
He has lived in Pickens since 2000. He formerly lived in the city during the 1960s.
While he has never been involved in politics before, he said he feels his business background and the experience he garnered while playing and coaching in the NFL will be an asset to him.
Ill bring a perspective of someone who has traveled and has been lucky enough to live in a lot of parts of the country, Mr. Wyche said. I feel like I can contribute.
While he is still in the research phase of developing his platform on issues, he is concerned with addressing one particular issue, he said.
If I had a goal here, it would be to attract manufacturing jobs back to the community, he said.
His community involvement has given him an idea of what the county needs, he said. One way he participates is as a substitute teacher.
Mr. Trotter and Mr. Wyche were the only Republicans to have filed as candidates for the District 3 seat as of Saturday evening. The Pickens County Democratic Party could not immediately be reached for comment Saturday.