Henderson State University Athletics

A 1952 graduate of Henderson State and an ROTC and Reddie Football alum, C.W. Keopple is one of the greatest high school football coaches in the history of the state of Arkansas. Keopple served as the head football coach at Little Rock Hall from 1964-1985 and finished with an astonishing career record of 167-56. Keopple is one of just seven coaches in Arkansas high school football history to win six or more state championships, as he led the Warriors to titles in 1964, 1966, 1969, 1977, 1979 and 1982. The recipient of the 1989 Arkansas High School Coaches Association Distinguished Service Award, Keopple was inducted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2000 and was posthumously inducted into the Little Rock School District One Rock Legends Hall of Fame in 2020.