brought Hout to Charlotte, NC. it was while coaching at Northside that coach Hout crossed paths with Rock Royer and the newly formed footbaii program at Lynchburg Baptist College for the first time. Hout's coaching career blossomed during the next ten years as he moved out of the high school ranks and into intercollegiate footbaii. The University of Maryland was the next and longest stop of coach Hout's career. He went to the College Park campus in July of 1974 as a graduate assistant, in 1977 he moved to a full assistant position with responsibility for the wide receivers, an assignment that he would keep for his remaining three years on Jerry Ciaiborne's' staff. During coach Hout's six seasons at the College Park campus the Maryland footbaii program enjoyed their finest years in Terrapin football history. Maryland went to five MORGAN HOUT consecutive bowl games. They were in the HEAD COACH 1974 Liberty Bowl, 1975 Gator Bowl, 1976 Morgan Hout is beginning his second year as Cotton Bowl, 1977 Hall of Fame Bowl and In the head coach of Liberty University's 1978 Sun Bowl. During this time, the Terps were also the Atlantic Coast Conference footbaii progrann, Hout is the fourth head coach in the program's twelve year history. champions for three seasons: 1974, 1975, and Hout's 1984 season, his first ever as a college 1976. footbaii head coach, began in mid-summer From Maryland coach Hout went south to without the benefit of a recruiting season, a join Dai Stealy's staff at the University of spring practice, and without coach Hout Richmond. Hout went to Richmond as the knowing little more than the last name of his Spiders receiver coach. During his first two incoming players, it ended November 17 with seasons, Richmond scored In every game and perhaps the most exciting and dramatic averaged over 20 points per game and set a victory in the history of Flames footbaii. new scoring record at Richmond. Liberty defeated two time NAiA National During his ten years as an assistant coach Champion Carson-Newman 27-14 to ciose out Hout has had the opportunity of working with the 1984 season at 5-6. several outstanding receivers. At Maryland, Even though Hout has been on the Liberty he tutored Eric Selvers, who was All-Atlantic campus for little more than a year he has had contact with Liberty footbaii since the program's inception in 1973. in that first season. Liberty University was Lynchburg Baptist and under the direction of Rock Royer. Hout was present when Royer and the Flames won their first contest, 29-7, over Ferrum College. Royer is the man credited by Hout with introducing him to college football and opening the door that eventually led him back to Liberty Baptist College in the summer of 1984. Hout's coaching career began in Columbia, S.C., at Harbor High School where he was head coach and athletic director for two years, in addition to these responsibilities, coach Hout also served as the head of the Department of Physical Education during his time in Columbia. Once again a high school, Northside Christian, was the beneficiary of Hout's next move. The move occurred in July of 1973 and Photo by Sharon Sigman