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Dr. Harold "Trey" Antwine takes an active role in coaching his son Logan's All-Star team.

To be described as fanatical about something, you must be excessively enthusiastic about it. For Harold "Trey" Antwine, MD, that something is sports, so much so one might say that he lives, eats, breathes and sleeps sports. In choosing a career in medicine, he chose orthopedics where he could specialize in sports medicine. As a father of four boys, he is active coaching them in the various sports they play. In his "down" time, he can be found supporting the University of Mississippi Rebels or on his farm hunting and fishing.

Antwine's passion for sports began while growing up in Jackson, Miss. He went to Ole Miss football games with his family and played football throughout high school. While he was in high school, he began to consider medicine as a career. "I got to know Jimmy Manning, an orthopedic surgeon, while playing football in high school," said Antwine. "He pointed out to me that in sports medicine, I could be around sports in my job. If an athlete was injured, and I had been on that side of the fence, as an orthopedist, I could help them get back out on the field."

As a freshman at Ole Miss, Antwine knew medicine, especially sports medicine, would be the path he would choose even though his counselor told him that 90 percent of students change their major at least three times before they graduate. "I stuck with it," said Antwine. "Although I majored in history with an interest in the Civil War, I took all the prerequisites to take the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test)."

Antwine tried to keep an open mind about his choice of specialty while in medical school at Tulane University in New Orleans. "But I didn't," he said. "Orthopedics, especially sports medicine, was where I wanted to be." Following graduation from Tulane, he completed his internship and residency in orthopedic surgery at Greenville Memorial Hospital and Shriner's Hospital for Crippled Children in Greenville, S.C. In 1996, Antwine returned to his hometown, where he practiced for the next two years.

He relocated to Jackson, Tenn., a decade ago to be closer to his beloved Ole Miss. He joined the medical staff of West Tennessee Bone and Joint Clinic in 2002. He is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons and a member of the American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons. He recently received a subspecialty certificate in Orthopaedic Sports Medicine. "My practice is sports-oriented," said Antwine. "But I also do all types of general orthopedic surgeries."

Out of the office, Antwine can be found coaching sons Brooks, 13, twins Peyton and Reese, 11, and Logan, 6. "Logan and Brooks play baseball, basketball, and football," said Antwine. "The twins play soccer, but since they moved up to a competitive travel team, I am out of my league when it comes to coaching them."

Highlighting Antwine's summer was coaching Brooks' and Logan's Dixie Youth All-Star teams, both of which were successful in tournament play. Antwine's Dixie Youth Madison Central National 5-6 All-Stars placed fifth in the state, while his Madison Central 13 All-Stars placed third in the state.

Antwine also coaches Logan's team in both football and basketball. "Brooks has gotten to the age where he plays more school sports and I don't get to coach him as much anymore," said Antwine. "So I am stuck cheering from the stands and sidelines for his middle school football games and Y-league basketball games."

As a coach, Antwine brings his knowledge of sports medicine and injury prevention to the players he coaches, ensuring that they take the proper measures to try to avoid injury prior to playing. "Trey was an exceptional coach," said Lou Anne Carlock, whose son played on Antwine's 5-6 year old Dixie Youth All-Star team. "He taught them the importance of warming up and stretching before a game, perfecting the fundamentals of the game as well as good sportsmanship. He talked to the boys on their level and encouraged them to play their best and never give up."

For the past five years, Antwine has been on the sidelines at University School of Jackson varsity football games, serving as the team physician. "Unless I am on call, I haven't missed a game in the past five years. After the games on Friday nights, I go back to the clinic and see injured athletes until 12 or 1 a.m. as a part of an after-hours sports clinic during football season," said Antwine. "What can I say, I love sports, and even though I don't get to play sports anymore, I still get to be out there on the sidelines under the lights, enjoying the smell of cut grass every Friday night."

Even with all the sports medicine and coaching that Antwine does, he still puts time for Ole Miss Football games in his schedule. "My wife, Tara, and I both went to Ole Miss so we have season tickets for both football and baseball," said Antwine. "And although we try to make as many basketball and baseball games as we can, we do not miss any home football games."

Antwine's sporting passions are not limited to basketball courts and baseball, football, or soccer fields. He is also an avid hunter and fisherman. "We have a 100-acre farm in Jackson that has a lake on it and plenty of land to hunt. In fact, I have already killed a turkey on it. We are about to build a house there, and I am trying to create a perfect large-mouth bass lake," said Antwine. "I think I am close."

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