Thompson Clay “Mutt” Reynolds
1971-1972: Head Football Coach Vestavia Hills High School
1971, 1978-1980: Athletic Director Vestavia Hills High School
In December 1970, Vestavia Hills hired Coach Reynolds as Vestavia High School’s first FootballCoach and Athletic Director. Coach Reynolds came to Vestavia after spending 28 years coaching at Ramsay High School from 1943-1970, 18 as Head Football coach.
As head coach at Ramsay, Coach Reynolds won the State Championship in 1953 and played in 15 Crippled Children’s Classic games at Legion Field and won 10.
At Vestavia, Coach Reynolds built the foundation for Vestavia athletics, hiring and leading coaches to develop an athletic program that is recognized today as one of the finest in the State of Alabama. Coach Reynolds was inducted into the AHSAA Sports Hall of Fame in 1992, its second class. Coach Reynolds was named by Birmingham’s Monday Morning Quarterback Club as its Coach of the Year in 1959 and 1963. The football stadium at Vestavia Hills High School is named in his honor.