By Kris Freeman
White House Football

Mark Lamberth returned to White House in 1992 after a successful football career at Western Kentucky University, and coaches the tight ends, slotbacks and linebackers for the Blue Devils.

Mark is also the boys' soccer head coach at WHHS, about to begin his 14th season. The Blue Devils made back-to-back state semifinal appearances in 1997-98 on the soccer field and won five consecutive region titles and made five straight substate berths from 1997-2001.

Coach Lamberth joins James Honeycutt as former Blue Devil players on the full-time staff at White House for the football team. Lamberth played on four consecutive District 10-AA title teams from 1984-87, and was named All-District, All-County and Most Valuable Lineman his senior year. He made 87 tackles his senior year at White House and 156 for his career. He played for three head coaches - Robert Lassiter, Bill Locke and current head coach and staff-mate Jeff Porter.

Mark red-shirted one season at Western Kentucky before playing guard and center for the final four. He lettered all four years at WKU, started two and a half, and was named the team's offensive captain his last year.

He graduated Western Kentucky with a Bachelor of Science in science, physical education and history, and a Master of Arts in Education. He lives in White House with wife, Jackie, and two boys Jacob and Chance.

Q: What is the best part of being at White House?
A: The best part is the administration, the teachers and the coaches I get to work with every day. I think it is always an honor if you are able to come back to your home town and give back to what was good to you.

Q: What is your favorite part of coaching?
A: I enjoy watching boys develop into young men and develop discipline and attitude. Whatever I am asked to do, I enjoy coaching it, and working with Coach Grantham on the offensive line - I feel the tight ends are just an extension of that (line).

Q: What's the toughest part of the job?
A: It's so hard to be away from your family and that's the toughest part of the job. And it's hard, the times when you are not able to help a kid, no matter how much you try, you just can't help them.

Q: What's your favorite memory coaching at White House?
A: Winning the state in 1997 was pretty special and to be able to coach the young men of the 2004 team were great. I consider those two things pretty equal and those two teams to be pretty equal.