SPRING HILL, Fla. — Something happens with a Bob Dare coached football team.

They always find a way to win.

What You Need To Know

  • Bob Dare has won at every school he's coached — Northside Christian, Cambridge Christian and now Bishop McLaughlin

  • Coach Dare reached a milestone victory this season, No. 200

  • He reached that mark when Bishop McLaughlin defeated Warner Christian Academy 42-6

It happened at Northside Christian and Cambridge Christian where he holds the record for most wins by a football coach. And it’s happening at Bishop McLaughlin, his current team.

Three schools, three success stories. Anyway you do the math, it adds up to an impressive prep coaching career. And it adds up to a lot of time spent on a football field.

“A lot of hours, worth every minute of it,” Dare said.

Bob Dare by the numbers includes a lot more wins than losses, a lot of district championships and a state championship game appearance. But that’s not why he’s committed his life to high school football. Because the end result he cares most about is what happens to the players after they leave school. He cares about what they become.

“What kind of men, fathers, community leaders, church leaders, yeah for sure,” Dare said.

In helping developing good players and good men, Dare’s racked up a lot of wins in five decades of coaching. And this season he reached a milestone win. When the Bishop McLaughlin Hurricanes defeated Warner Christian Academy 42-6, it marked the 200th time Dare has won a game as a head coach.

Dare’s win helped him join the ranks of some rarefied company, along with legendary coaches Earl Garcia at Hillsborough and former head coaches Sean Callahan, Bill Castle and Phil Hayford who also won more than 200 games. Coach Dare wins wherever he goes. And his players are the lucky ones who get to join him on the journey.

“Football’s a unique game,” Dare said. “There’s not another one like it.”