After nine years in the job, Byron Cordell was sacked as the head coach of the football team at Durant High School in Oklahoma following a disappointing season.
Thank you Durant Coach Cordell for blessing us tremendously. You're a great man,coach and father. God bless u. Truth
Speaking to the Durant Daily Democrat shortly after losing his job, Cordell admitted:
We just weren't successful enough in the last few years. We didn't win enough games. It's part of the profession. I'm disappointed, but I understand.
I had a great time in my nine years here in Durant. It was a honor and privilege to coach in my home town. I would like to thank everyone for the support, not just me, but the kids in the program. I had a lot of good times.
The former head coach was determined to go out with a bang though and two days after being sacked headed back to his office to pick up his stuff and...
Record a Taylor Swift parody video.
View this video on YouTube
Because why the hell not.
The adorable video features his children.
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And wife.
The clip is incredibly cute.
Check out Cordell's awesome moves.
The video was uploaded to YouTube at the weekend and has so far been watched around 60,000 times.
Which has taken the former coach and his family by complete surprise.
I just wanted to thank everyone for the support shown to my family and I. We never had any idea our video was going to go viral. Thanks BC