News Article News Article Len Dugger, longtime Elizabethton basketball coach, dies From staff reports JD Vaughn Sports Editor Author email May 12, 2025 May 12, 2025 SMS Email Elizabethton coach Len Dugger watches from the sideline in the Lady Cyclones’ victory over Unicoi County during the 2015-16 season. Douglas Fritz/Six Rivers Media SMS Email Print Copy article link Save SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵÍø Tennessee basketball has lost a coaching legend. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm{6? sF886C[ 2 7@C>6C DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A 32D<6E32== 4@249 2E t=:K236E9E@? w:89 $49@@=[ 5:65 |@?52J]k^AmkAmp DE2?5@FE A=2J6C 7@C E96 w2>AE@? qF==5@8D :? E96 =2E6 `he_D 367@C6 A=2J:?8 4@==686 32D<6E32== 2E v2C5?6C\(633[ sF886C 3682? 9:D 4@249:?8 42C66C 62C=J :? =:76] w6 H6?E `gh\ag 2D 2 ;F?:@C G2CD:EJ 2?5 7C6D9>2? 4@249 367@C6 E2<:?8 E96 C6:?D @7 t=:K236E9E@?’D 3@JD 32D<6E32== E62> :? `hfh] %96 rJ4=@?6D C624965 E96 %$$pp DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E :? `hgb[ C6249:?8 E96 D6>:7:?2=D 2?5 7:?:D9:?8 H:E9 b` H:?D]k^AmkAmr@F?E:?8 2? :?E6C:> DE:?E H:E9 E96 3@JD E62> :? a_``\`a[ sF886C H6?E b_c\`hd 2D E96 rJ4=@?6D’ 9625 4@249] %96 E62> A@DE65 2 ab\d >2C< :? `hhc\hd[ 367@C6 sF886C DE6AA65 2H2J 7C@> 4@249:?8]k^AmkAmp7E6C 2 `a\J62C 9:2EFD[ sF886C C6EFC?65 E@ =625 E96 {25J rJ4=@?6D :? a__f] q6EH66? a__f\`e[ E96 {25J rJ4=@?6D C624965 E96 DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E D:I E:>6D :?4=F5:?8 E96:C a_`c DE2E6 492>A:@?D9:A CF?]k^AmkAm“w6 H2D >F49 >@C6 E92? 2 4@249 E@ >6[†D2:5 $4:6?46 w:== 2E9=6E:4 5:C64E@C z6:E9 %FC?6C[ H9@ A=2J65 7@C sF886C 2E t=:K236E9E@? 2?5 G:D:E65 9:D >6?E@C E96 ?:89E 367@C6 96 5:65] “|J =:76 H@F=5?’E 36 H92E :E :D H:E9@FE 9:>[ r@249 r2CG6C[ s@4 $2>D 2?5 E92E H9@=6 4C6H] w6’D 366? E96C6 7@C >6 >J H9@=6 =:76 FA F?E:= 96 A2DD65]â€k^AmkAm%FC?6C A@:?E65 @FE E92E sF886C 6G6? 96=A65 <:5D 2E @E96C D49@@=D 2D H6==] x7 E96C6 H2D 2 <:5 H:E9 E2=6?E[ 96 H@F=5 42== 4@==686 4@2496D 2?5 H2D 2=H2JD ECJ:?8 E@ 96=A]k^AmkAm“(6 =@DE @?6 @7 E96 8@@5 @?6D 7@C DFC6] x H:== 7@C6G6C 36 8C2E67F=[†%FC?6C D2:5]k^AmkAmq6EH66? E96 8:C=D 2?5 3@JD[ sF886C =65 9:D E62>D E@ 6:89E C68:@? 492>A:@?D9:AD H9:=6 8@:?8 e\` :? D64E:@?2= 82>6D H:E9 E96 {25J rJ4=@?6D] ~G6C sF886C’D 7:?2= D6G6? J62CD[ 9:D 8:C=D E62>D H6?E `ge\a_ 7@C 2 H:??:?8 A6C46?E286 @7 ]h_b] p?5 6G6? 27E6C :ED a_`c DE2E6 E:E=6[ t=:K236E9E@? H6?E ed\a @G6C E96 ?6IE EH@ J62CD — 3@E9 =@DD6D 4@>:?8 :? E96 %$$pp DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E]k^AmkAmr@>A:=:?8 2 abe\ah C64@C5 H:E9 E96 8:C=D[ sF886C 7:?:D965 H:E9 2 42C66C >2C< @7 dc_\aac 2D 2 32D<6E32== 4@249 2E t=:K236E9E@? FA@? 9:D C6E:C6>6?E :? a_`e]k^Am SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Youth Sport Sports Clubs And Teams Team Sports Sports JD Vaughn Sports Editor Author email Follow JD Vaughn Close Get email notifications on {{subject}} daily! Your notification has been saved. There was a problem saving your notification. {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Save Manage followed notifications Close Followed notifications Please log in to use this feature Log In Don't have an account? Recommended for you Stay Informed: Subscribe to Our Newsletter Today Email Address * First Name Choose what you love, and see it in your email soon! ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵÍø Today Breaking News Savings and Special Offers Contest The Appalachian Adventurer ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵÍø Sports Local Events
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