Kirk Goehring played basketball at Union from 1995-97, earning All-American and all-conference honors. The former McDonald's All-American from Jackson North Side High School, scored 1,222 career points in just two seasons at Union, joining in the exclusive 1,000-point club.
Goehring scored 740 in 1997 putting him fifth all-time in the record books with points in a season. He helped the Bulldogs to 40 wins in two seasons, starting a streak of 17 straight winning seasons for the Bulldogs.
Goehring left Union with an undergraduate and masters degree, both in Business Administration. He earned a second graduate degree from Louisiana State University in banking.
Since leaving Union, Goehring has remained very active in the local community, a place he has called home since the age of three. He has served on several boards and committees including the Jackson Soccer Club, the Jackson Madison County Sports Hall of Fame, the Jackson Country Club, the Carl Perkins Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, the March of Dimes, and the American Heart Association Red Tie Society.
Professionally, he has been active within the Tennessee state banking community as the past Chairman and Trustee of the Southeastern Schools of Banking, served as the Chairman of Tennessee Bankers Association Annual Credit Conference in 2011.
Goehring has worked in banking for 26 years and is currently the Division President and Chief Credit Officer of West Tennessee Bank, a division of Decatur County Bank. He is also a member of the Jackson Madison County Sports Hall of Fame.
Goehring lives in Jackson with is wife, Jennifer, and their two daughters, Alyssa and Amelia. They are active members of Englewood Baptist Church. He has served on the church finance committee for four separate terms and as greeters for the past 23 years.
