Bobby Guthrie spent his entire career promoting education-based athletics and coach education in North Carolina. Bobby oversaw athletic programs for more than 50 Wake County middle and high schools. He was involved in planning the athletic facilities of nine new high schools. He developed a cheerleading coach education program, established a sportsmanship education program, and initiated the Wake County Public School System’s sports medicine symposium. In 2007, the North Carolina Athletic Directors Association named Bobby Athletic Director of the Year.
Bobby Guthrie was inducted into the Wake County Public School System Hall of Fame in 2015.