Larry is a graduate of DAR High School, Northeast Alabama Community College, and Jacksonville State University, where he received a B.S. degree and an M.A. degree in English. After college, he taught for several years in Stevenson and later in Huntsville before becoming an adjunct English instructor here at NACC.

Larry enjoys watching sporting events, especially football and softball. "I
attend as many Alabama football games as possible and have become a big fan of Alabama's women's softball team," he says. "My granddaughter also plays on a 10 and under girls softball team, so I spend many Saturdays going to her ballgames. I really enjoy those games." Larry says he also likes to read, especially Southern literature, when he's not going to ballgames.

"The best thing about teaching is when a student tells me that they really
enjoyed being in my class, and that they enjoyed having a teacher who likes
watching football, basketball, NASCAR racing, and fishing, as well as reading
poetry and fiction. To me, that's a good day," he says.