Faith, family, and football: Kates brothers make history as the first-ever head coaching trio in Texas

Football runs deep in the Kates family. Coaching does as well, apparently. Brothers Ged, Matt, and Will Kates prove this to be true as the first trio of brothers to concurrently serve as head high school football coaches in the Lone Star State’s history.

“I'll tell you what, it's a calling. It really is,” said Matt Kates, the middle child who has served as La Grange’s head coach since 2010. “We come from a family of educators and were truly raised on faith, family, and football in that order. I mean, when your mom is yelling at the television screen for famous running backs to hit the hole on power, you know it’s different.”