During Shades Cahaba’s 29 years as a high school, there were 6 coaches and they coached all the sports. Mainly football and baseball and early on basketball. The first decade saw the school go through most of the coaches until Oren Prentice Mitchell, better known as Piggy Mitchell brought stability to the schools athletic programs. Here is a list of the coaches, the years they served and their football record.
- Arthur Acton – 1921, 3-3 record
- W.A. Reeves – 1922, 0-4-1 record
- Sump Clarke – 1923, 6-2-1 record
- Aubrey Alfred Miller – 1924-26 , 10-7-5 record
- Sidney Malloy – 1927-1928, 1-15-1 record
- Robert R. (R.R.) Hardy – 1929-1933, 21-16-6 record
- Piggy Mitchell – 1934-1949, 100-47-6 record (includes 2 years at Shades Valley)
Arthur Acton – 1921 
W.A. Reeves – 1922 
Sumpter “Sump” Clark – 1923 
Aubrey Miller – 1924-27 
Sidney Malloy – 1927-28 
R.R. Hardy – 1929-1933 
Piggy Mitchell – 1934-1950
