Coach Prunty

Executive Coach

Coach Prunty joins Beloved Brands with a wealth of coaching experience and people acumen. As a veteran coach with over 30 years of experience, he brings people from all different backgrounds and cultures together to maximize their potential. He has had success in every organization he has been part of.

Prunty was the head football coach for Gretna High School in Gretna, Virginia, for several years. During his tenure, he led the program from suffering 44 consecutive losses from 1991 to 1995 to an 11–1 season in 2001. After his departure from Gretna, the program went on to win four state championships from 2003 to 2008.

From Gretna, Prunty accepted a position as head football coach of Hargrave Military Academy. He was known for producing players that went on to the National Football League (NFL). Twenty-seven of Prunty’s players moved up to the NFL, including two first-round draft picks: Peria Jerry and Branden Albert. Branden Albert would go on to credit Hargrave for his success.

Prunty held the position at Hargrave until the end of the 2009 season, when he accepted the position of defensive ends and outside linebackers coach for Texas Tech under head coach Tommy Tuberville. Hargrave Director of Communications William Wiebking expressed surprise at Prunty’s departure, stating, “We lost a good guy. They just came and plucked him away. We’re all stunned.”

In 2011, following the highest-ranked recruiting class in Texas Tech history, Prunty earned recognition from Scout.com as the Midlands Recruiter of the Year. Another highly ranked class was produced following the 5–7 2011 Texas Tech Red Raiders football season. Prunty’s recruiting again earned him national recognition as the 2012 Scout.com Midlands Recruiter of the Year and the 2011–12 Scout.com/FOXSportsNext Big 12 Recruiter of the Year.

In 2017, Prunty became the defensive line coach for East Carolina but was promoted to defensive coordinator on September 10, 2017, replacing Kenwick Thompson, who was “reassigned” within the football program in a non-coaching role.

Coach Prunty currently resides in Virginia with his wife, Kimberly. They have a son, Robert Prunty Jr., and a daughter, Gabrielle.