Legendary high school coach William ‘Buck’ Godfrey dies

A legendary metro Atlanta high school coach is being mourned.

Southwest DeKalb confirmed in a social media post that William “Buck” Godfrey died.

Godfrey’s daughter also confirmed his death to Channel 2’s Karyn Greer Saturday night.

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He became a three-time hall-of-famer — Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, Georgia High School Association Hall of Fame, and Southwest DeKalb Hall of Fame — for his lengthy, successful career as head football coach at Southwest DeKalb…

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