Coalwood, WV

Coalwood, WV - The Rocket Boys - Jim Hickam
  Jim Hickam, Homer's brother, is a 1963 graduate of Virginia Tech and is a highly successful Roanoke, Virginia high school and college football coach. He is also a retired award-winning body builder. He is married to Betty Jane Laphew, one of those pretty Coalwood girls. Jim and Betty Jane have a daughter, Cheyanne, who has provided them with three grandsons, who bring them great joy and help keep them young. They all still love to vacation in Myrtle Beach.



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