Legendary college baseball coach Woody Hunt's Tennessee home destroyed by tornado

Legendary Cumberland University baseball coach Woody Hunt's home was destroyed by the tornado that ripped through Tennessee early Tuesday morning.

Hunt and his wife, Irma, had just taken shelter in an inner closet when the roof off their ranch-style home in Lebanan was ripped off.

Hunt and his wife were not injured.

"It was kind of a quick thing," Hunt said. "The alarm on my phone went off and my son (Scott) called and said, 'It's headed your way.' We turned the TV on and the lady said, 'You need to take cover if you live in this area,' and we did. As soon as we got in there, it came that quick. It probably took five seconds for it to go over top of our house."

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Hunt collected his 1,600th career win earlier this season in his 39th year as Cumberland's coach. He has led Cumberland to three NAIA national championships and two runner-up finishes. Hunt won the Robert E. "Ish" Smith Award, given to the coach or administrator who has given himself unselfishly to the promotion of NAIA baseball, in January. 

"We're safe and there was no physical damage; we just lost our house. We'll recover. There's a lot more people suffering more than us. It has really been such a blessing. The community has absolutely been overwhelming to us. From former players to current players to the community, you really find out how much people care when something like this happens."

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