Father Enjoys Twice As Much Fun Coaching Twins

Like the old Wrigley’s slogan about Doublemint gum, Campbell County football coach

DeWayne Wells has double his pleasure and double his fun when coaching his identical twin sons.

Stephen Wells is a 5-foot-11, 185-pound slot back and defensive back. His brother Phillip Wells is a 5-11, 185-pound quarterback who also plays defensive back.

“It’s been a real joy,” Coach Wells said of coaching his sons. “They have a great appetite for football.”

Like most coaches sons, the youngsters grew up in a field house. However, when it was time for the twins to enter high school their father sought advice from his constituents.

“I called and talked to coaches who I knew had coached their sons,” he said. “Most coaches tend to be harder on their sons.”

Wells said his twins are competitive with each other in everything they do.

“Oh, that’s ugly and it gets uglier,” Coach Wells said of the competition between the two. “If it’s a card game, video game, 40-speed, in the weight room, grades, girls, no matter what they do they compete.”

Wells has been looking forward to this season for a long time.

As excited as he is about his squad of 19 seniors and his sons playing a major part in the Cougars success, he understands the reality.

“I have looked forward to this for a long time,” Coach Wells said. “But I know the finality of it being the seniors last year. A lot of these boys are like sons to me.”
Stephen and Phillip Wells have both been offered scholarships at Campbellsville College in Kentucky and other offers are likely to follow.

Wherever the pair chooses to go their new coach will discover they’re double trouble for the opponents and double good to have on the team.