Ralph Potter - Defensive Coordinator - Football Coaches

Ralph Potter

Title:
Defensive Coordinator
Email:
rpotter@mccallie.org

Ralph Potter '81 was an All-State and All-City quarterback at McCallie as well as the 1980-81 recipient of the Scrappy Moore Athlete of the Year Award. After an outstanding career as UT Chattanooga's quarterback, Ralph began a successful coaching career. His first stop was as an assistant at Hixson High School and then, he moved to McCallie to join his father Pete's staff. His head coaching career started at The Baylor School in 1994. He was named head coach of the Blue Tornado in 1997. Coach Potter compiled a record of 76-37 through 2006 highlighted by a State Championship in 2001. Coach Potter served as head coach at Brentwood Academy from 2007-2011 where he forged a 46-17 overall mark. He returned to McCallie as the program's head coach in 2012-2023. Ralph and his wife Jennifer have two children, Jud and Ann.