Taylor Coombs

Taylor Coombs was born in 1917 in Troy, New York. His family soon moved to Ottawa. From an early age Taylor was interested in all types of sports but excelled in basketball, playing on championship teams at both the high school and college levels.

In 1960, he began his teaching career at Char-Lan High School in Williamstown where he soon established himself as an outstanding coach and mentor for generations of students. Although he coached almost all school sports at one time or another, his greatest love was basketball and throughout his twenty-two years of teaching he devoted himself to developing and promoting the game.

After retirement, Taylor stayed in contact with sports at Char-Lan, frequently attending sporting events and always remembering the people he had taught and coached. He also maintained an active interest in golfing with his friends, where he could indulge his competitive spirit as he attempted always to play at his best.

Taylor Coombs died on December 5, 2005 but his memory lives on in Glengarry at Char-Lan District High School. In October of 2006, the school’s gymnasium was rededicated in his name and formal recognition was given to his many inspiring years of teaching and coaching.