Carroll Reid is one of the most successful high school football coaches in Washington County history, and his record speaks for itself.

A graduate of Elon College in North Carolina, where he starred in football and baseball, Reid launched his high school teaching and coaching careers in Virginia, where his football teams at Madison, Broadway and Clarke County high schools compiled a record of 76-23-6 over 11 seasons. While at Clarke County in Berryville, his teams set a state record of 33 straight wins.

Carroll Reid is one of the most successful high school football coaches in Washington County history, and his record speaks for itself.

A graduate of Elon College in North Carolina, where he starred in football and baseball, Reid launched his high school teaching and coaching careers in Virginia, where his football teams at Madison, Broadway and Clarke County high schools compiled a record of 76-23-6 over 11 seasons. While at Clarke County in Berryville, his teams set a state record of 33 straight wins.

Reid’s outstanding record in Washington County began in 1967 when he accepted a teaching and coaching position at Smithsburg High School, where he continually upgraded the football and track and field programs.

Under Reid, Smithsburg’s football record was among the very best in Maryland. From 1967 through 1988, Reid’s teams went 144-65-2. He set numerous records at Smithsburg, including winning three state championships, six regional titles, nine district championships and six league championships.

During his highly successful coaching career at Smithsburg, Reid received numerous awards. In addition to being named Washington County high school coach of the year in 1987 and 1988, he received the Colt Corral No. 7 Extra Effort Award in 1987 and 1989, and the 1988 Maryland State Football Coaches Association ‘Coach of the Year’ honors in Division 1A.

In 1984, Reid was inducted into Elon College’s Sports Hall of Fame for baseball and football.