Floyd has led Eastern to the postseason 42 of 43 years

also been great and while sometimes he’s yelling, “he’s secretly a big softy.”

“He loves all of us and the toughness just comes from his passion for the game,” Parent said. “I always tell the players don’t listen to how he says things, listen to what he’s trying to say to you because it may come across like he’s yelling, but he’s really just doing it because he cares about us and wants us to win.”

She said basketball is his life and with his 600th win he views it as “more of a win for us than just a win for him.”

Bristol Eastern boys basketball coach Bunty Ray said he’s happy for Floyd, but what’s impressive is not just his 600th win, but it’s how he gets his players to the next level and keeps his communication with them throughout college and life.

Ray said as a coach it is difficult to get to this milestone.

“Coaching is not easy, especially through the decades that he has done it,” Ray said. “He has had to make a lot of adjustments to the types of kids over the years. It says something about how he has hung around and found a way to win.”