Craft, Harry

HARRY CRAFT, a Throckmorton native, was a centerfielder for the Cincinnati Reds from 1937-42 and was on the Reds team that won the World Series in 1940. Craft began his managerial career in the New York Yankees farm system in 1949. That season, he was Mickey Mantle’s...
Lilly, Bob

Lilly, Bob

Bob Lilly Lilly who grew up in Throckmorton, is known as “Mr. Cowboy.”  Considered the greatest defensive lineman of his era, Lilly was the Dallas Cowboys’ first-ever draft pick out of TCU in 1960, the franchise’s first selection to the Ring of Honor and the Cowboys’...