Steve Warren led Abilene High to the Class 5A Division II 2009 state football championship. He compiled a record of 175-68 in 19 seasons at AHS from 1996-2014 as the school’s all-time leader in wins. His career coaching record is 190-82, which included stints at Wall and Rotan. Abilene High hadn’t been to the state playoffs for 40 years until Warren guided the Eagles to the regional finals in 1999. Warren and the Eagles reached the playoffs in 15 of the next 16 years.