Bob Padgett is a member of the Reitz Football Hall of Fame Class of 2007 and was Reitz Football’s seventh head coach from 1969 to 1977. During that time, he compiled a 79-13 record.
Titles won at Reitz
- State – 1 (1971)
- Regional – 1 (1977)
- Sectional – 2 (1976, 1977)
- SIAC – 4 (1971, 1972, 1976, 1977)
- City – 7 (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
- West Side Nut Club – 8 (1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977)
Points of interest
- Born on Feb. 4, 1937 in Sturgis, Ky.
- Graduated from Bosse High School in 1955 and was an all-state football player
- Graduated from Indiana University in 1960
- Named 1971 Indiana Coach of the Year by the Bloomington Daily Herald-Telephone
- IFCA All-Star Game assistant coach in 1972
- Inducted into the Indiana Football Hall of Fame in 1987
- Passed away on Friday, March 9, 2012
- Inducted posthumously into the inaugural class of the Greater Evansville Football Hall of Fame on Oct. 9, 2016.
High School coaching record
| Year | Team | Record | Championships |
| Reitz High School (79-13, 9 years) | |||
| 1969 | Reitz | 8-1 | |
| 1970 | Reitz | 6-4 | West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1971 | Reitz | 10-0 | State, SIAC A, City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1972 | Reitz | 7-2 | SIAC A, City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1973 | Reitz | 7-2 | City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1974 | Reitz | 9-1 | City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1975 | Reitz | 9-1 | City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1976 | Reitz | 11-1 | Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| 1977 | Reitz | 12-1 | Regional, Sectional, SIAC, City & West Side Nut Club Champs |
| TOTAL (79-13, 9 years) | |||
See also
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