Coach Robert Morgan was an acclaimed longtime championship football coach at Warren Central. He is a native of Oktibbeha County who was an All Conference player at Sturgis High. Coach Morgan was an All-State JUCO player at East MS Junior College at Scooba who earned degree at Mississippi State. Coach Morgan spent his entire 36-year coaching career at Warren Central where he was defensive coordinator and head track coach before being named head football coach in 1985. He led his Viking teams to state football playoffs 22 of 23 years with a state record of 19 consecutive appearances from 1985 to 2003. Robert guided Warren Central to 13 Red Carpet Bowl wins, 11 division titles, 3 South State crowns, and 2 Class 5A state championships in 1988 and 1994. His teams compiled a record of 168-69 and 293-97 during his tenure at the school. He was named Division Coach of the Year 11 times by his peers. He was selected as MS HS Football Coach of the Year 9 times by the Vicksburg Post and once in 1986 by the Jackson Clarion Ledger. Coach Morgan served as assistant and head coach in the MS/AL All-Star football game and the Bernard Blackwell All-Star Classic. He received the Contribution to Amateur Football Award in 2004 by the Central Mississippi Chapter of the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame.