Hall of Fame
Johnny LaVerne Bines was a member of the Benedict College football team from 1962-65.
He received a degree in Physical Education in 1965, and spent the summer as a member of the Baltimore Colts football team. He also was a member of the Virginia Rebels in Richmond and the Charleston Sports and Low Country Raiders in Charleston, S.C.
He began a long and successful career as a teacher and coach at C.A. Brown High School, serving as a football and track coach. He later coached at Lincoln High School as the varsity girls basketball coach. He returned to C.A. Brown as athletic director. He then served as head football coach at Burke High School. He then went to Mitchell Elementary School as a P.E. teacher, then spent 18 years as a sports supervisor at St. Andrews Parks & Playground.
