GOODY, Ky. (WMDJ) – A stretch of highway in Pike County has been named in honor of a legendary football coach.

A portion of U.S. 119 will be named, “Coach Philip Haywood Memorial Highway” in honor of Haywood, who passed away in February following a traffic accident.

The 3-mile stretch of highway named for the former Belfry Football coach is near Belfry High School.

House Joint Resolution 5, adopted on Thursday by the General Assembly, will rename several stretches of highways to honor individual Kentuckians. Others honored include former State Representative Johnnie L. Turner in Harlan County. A one-mile stretch of U.S. 23 in Lawrence County will be named in honor of fallen Kentucky State Police Sgt. Chris Carter.