Longtime Hallandale High School football coach Bob Wood died Wednesday at age 46.
Wood, who lived in Hollywood, died of organ failure brought on by an infection, according to his brother George Wood.
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“He lived as a coach and he died as a coach, always standing for his kids,” said Allen Held, who coached with Wood, his childhood friend, at Hallandale and South Broward high schools. “Winning or losing, his number one thing was to see his kids be successful in life, and that’s the way he lived his life.”
Wood coached for 24 years. Seventeen of those years were at Hallandale, his alma mater. Wood also coached at North Miami Beach and South Broward before ending his career at Fort Lauderdale High.
“He had a passion for the sport and the kids, and he had an outstanding sense of humor,” Fort Lauderdale athletic director Terry Portice said. “He taught lessons from the things he did win or lose. It’s a big loss.”
A public “life celebration” ceremony will be held Monday from 6-8 p.m. at Landmark Funeral Home, 4200 Hollywood Blvd., in Hollywood.
Wood is survived by his mother, Elaine Wood and two brothers, George Wood and Don Lynch.
