Chandler’s performance was so strong and definitive in Friday Night Lights that it all but erased the memory of Billy Bob Thornton’s turn as Coach Gary Gaines in the 2004 film adaptation of ...

"Buzz" Bissinger and a 2004 film adaptation of said novel, Peter Berg's series "Friday Night Lights" is, ostensibly, about a scrappy Texas football team who overcome the odds after losing its star ...

LUBBOCK, Texas — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family said in a statement ...

The coach who inspired the book, movie and TV show “Friday Night Lights” has died at the age of 73 after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Gary Gaines died on Monday evening, his family said .

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Odessa Permian head coach Gary Gaines at practice in 2009. AP. LUBBOCK, Texas — Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights ...

West Texas football coaching legend Gary Gaines inspired a lot of players over the years. His teams also inspired the book "Friday Night Lights." And while Gaines is long-known in Texas, he hit ...

Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger has no problem with Tim Walz being compared to Eric Taylor, the football coach at the center of the popular TV series. The post ‘Friday Night Lights ...

Gary Gaines, the 63-year-old coach at the center of the "Friday Night Lights" book and film, has left the sideline at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas, for the last time.

If Mr. Walz wants to channel Coach Taylor under the glow of the Friday night lights, I say go for it. Coach Taylor’s most cited line in the television show occurred in a fictional speech in a ...

Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. Skip to main content Open Main Menu Navigation ...