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AJC Story of the Year: Coach with ALS inspired players, fans and readers

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More than 4,800 readers voted for the AJC Story of the Year, and the resounding winner was Greenville High School football coach Jeremy Williams

Williams led the Patriots to an undefeated season, while battle ALS. The coach’s inspiring tale received 42 percent of the votes, besting Georgia Tech’s run to the ACC title by 555 votes.

Tiger Woods’ demise came in third with 25 percent of the votes.

You can read more about Coach Williams in the following AJC stories:

Greenville coach fights Lou Gehrig’s disease

Greenville football coach plans return to sidelines

Greenville coach a rock – so’s his wife

Greenville’s inspiring journey ends in playoffs

Congrats to all the candidates, and thank you to everyone that participated.

May 2010 be your best year yet … AJC.com’s sport staff.

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