NEWS
PART-TIME ISLAND RESIDENT TO COACH TENNESSEE TITANS Part-time Hilton Head Island resident Ken Whisenhunt recently accepted an offer to become the next coach of the Tennessee Titans. Whisenhunt was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals for six years, compiling a record of 45-51 with one Super Bowl appearance. He spent this past season as offensive coordinator of the San Diego Chargers. Whisenhunt was born in Augusta, Ga., and played college football at Georgia Tech. Professionally,
he was a tight end for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins and New York Jets. He began his coaching career as a position coach for Vanderbilt University then advanced to NFL coaching jobs with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers before he was hired in 2007 as head coach of the Cardinals. An avid golfer, Whisenhunt and his family own property on Hilton Head and visit the island each year.
HILTON HEAD RACE CAR DRIVER CAPTURES SCCA RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
CANDICE GLOVER ALBUM COMING THIS MONTH Local American Idol winner Candice Glover is scheduled to release her highly anticipated album “Music Speaks” on Feb. 18 after being pushed back from October and July 2013. Glover was born in Beaufort and lived on St. Helena Island before winning the 12th season of the popular reality TV series last year. She is the first female winner of the show since Jordin Sparks won in 2007, the fourth African-American winner in Idol history and the only winner to have auditioned three times before being cast for the live shows.
Hilton Head Island race car driver Tad Segars comes into the 2014 season looking to branch out after capturing a Sport Car Club of America championship in 2013. Segars wrapped up last season’s SCCA Crane Cams V8 Stock Car points championship in November at the American Road Race of Champions at Road Atlanta. After an intense
2013 season that included wins at Daytona, Charlotte and Roebling Road in Georgia, Segars has added sponsor Holley Racing to his team and sets his sights on new challenges. Instead of chasing another championship, his goal is more fun, less stress. He has added a dirt track car and a racing go-kart to his arsenal for 2014.
HHI CAMERA CLUB ANNOUNCES PHOTO OF THE YEAR Denny Baer’s photo, “Fog Dance,” was named Photo of the Year by the Camera Club of Hilton Head Island for 2013. Baer’s name will be the second to be engraved on a plaque which hosts names of this award’s annu-
al winners. There was a tie for second place between Vicki Reilly for her photo, “Musical Hands,” and Bill Schmitt for “Afternoon Reflection.” Albert Heacox won a third place ribbon for his photo, “Orb Weaver.”
BLUFFTON RESIDENT CLAIMS MARTIAL ARTS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Bluffton resident Frank Kyle recently stole the show at the World Games of Martial Arts in Charleston with two World titles, one in sparring and one in forms. Kyle began practicing kung fu seven years ago and trains daily at Sun and
Moon Martial Arts Studio. He also had fourth place finishes in weapons and traditional forms. Bluffton’s Elijah Mattis took third place in traditional Chinese/Kempo forms. Mattis also trains at Sun and Moon Martial Arts Studio.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR BACKS OUT OF LOUISVILLE Four-star high school football defensive tackle Poona Ford, who was the University of Louisville football team’s highest-ranked 2014 commitment, withdrew his letter of intent to the Cardinals and has visited three other schools in recent weeks — Texas, Oregon and Missouri. Ford, a 6-foot, 290-pound player from Hilton
Head Island High School, is ranked the No. 204 senior nationally and the No. 16 defensive tackle by 247Sports.com. ESPN has him No. 271 nationally and No. 23 at this position. He is rated a high threestar prospect by Rivals.com. National signing day is Feb. 5. Ford has scholarship offers from 24 major college football programs.
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