By Nicole Thomas
He still spends a lot of time on the tennis courts and soccer fields, but most days, you’ll find Rob Fyke in his biology classroom at Starkville High School, talking about the properties of an atom.
But before he became an all-star teacher, Rob Fyke, was an all-star two sport athlete at Hinds Community College. Fyke was recently honored with induction into the Hinds’ Sports Hall of Fame for his contributions to the Eagles as a standout soccer and tennis player.
From the Hinds’ Community College website:
Fyke starred on the Eagle soccer team and was a two-time Most Valuable Offensive Player, as well as an All-Region XXIII and All South selection in 1997. At the same time, he made all-state twice on the tennis court, where he won two doubles state championships and two runner-up championships in singles.
At Mississippi State University, Fyke made the Southeast Collegiate Soccer League all-tournament team and was the league’s scoring champion.
Later, Fyke was an assistant soccer coach on four state finalist teams at Clinton High School, with two of them winning the championship. He was a head coach on two North State finalists in tennis at Starkville and Clinton. In 2013-14, he was named Outstanding Teacher by the Starkville School District.
Rob, and his wife Kristen, have three children, including a third grader at Henderson Ward Stewart and a preschooler at Emerson Family School.