Vigor (Alabama) Dismisses State Championship-Winning Head Coach: Report

According to a report, Vigor has parted ways with head coach John McKenzie on Friday
Vigor coach John McKenzie resists a bath after the game during the Class 4A football state championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Vigor defeats Oneonta 52-14.
Vigor coach John McKenzie resists a bath after the game during the Class 4A football state championship at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Ala., on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021. Vigor defeats Oneonta 52-14. / Jake Crandall / USA TODAY NETWORK

After just one season back on the sidelines for Vigor High School, John McKenzie won't be retained moving forward.

According to a report by BamaPrepsFB on Friday morning, Vigor has dismissed McKenzie, who led the program to a Class 4A state championship in 2021 when they defeated Oneonta.

McKenzie led the Wolves to a 12-2 season in 2024, guiding Vigor to the Class 5A semifinals, falling to eventual state champion Montgomery Catholic.

This was McKenzie's second stint with the program after serving as the head coach in 2020-2021 before he left to take the same position at Murphy in 2022.

Through three seasons overall as Vigor head coach, McKenzie went 31-8.


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Andy Villamarzo has been a sports writer in the Tampa Bay (FL) Area since 2007, writing for publications such as Tampa Bay Times, The Tampa Tribune, The Suncoast News, Tampa Beacon, Hernando Sun to name a few. Andy resides out of the Tarpon Springs, FL area and started as a writer with SB Live Sports in the summer of 2022 covering the Tampa Bay Area. He has quickly become one of Florida's foremost authorities on high school sports, appearing frequently on podcasts, radio programs and digital broadcasts as an expert on team rankings, recruiting and much more.