Aubrey B. "Sonny" Merchant III is a physical education teacher with over 30 years of experience teaching and coaching football at the high school and middle school levels in Virginia. He received a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education from Longwood University in 1988. Currently, he teaches PE at Abingdon Elementary School in Gloucester County and assists with coaching football at Woodside High School in Newport News. Throughout his career, he has held various teaching and coaching roles and his teams have won several district and state championships.