Ronnie Gage was raised in Decatur, Texas, and developed a love of sports as a young boy. After the death of his father, at the age of 13, he looked up to his coaches as role models and decided to become a coach as his vocation. Ronnie started as a middle school coach in 1976 and worked his way up the coaching ladder until he was hired for his first head job in 1987. In 1993, he led the Lewisville High School Fighting Farmers to their first state football championship and repeated it again in 1996. He recently retired after 42 years of coaching Texas high school football. His love of the profession led him to become an active member of the Texas High School Coaches' Association, and he served as the president of the state-wide organization of 18,000 members in 2004-2005. In 2009, he received the ultimate recognition of high school coaches in Texas by being inducted in the THSCA Hall of Honor.
Over the years, Ronnie has coached in 5 different school districts in Texas and has returned to live in his hometown of Decatur, Texas, with his wife of 42 years, Stephanie.
