Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
David Parks Parks, a member of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, was an All-American receiver at Texas Tech after graduating from Abilene High in 1960. He was the first player picked in the 1964 National Football League draft. He played 10 years for the San Francisco...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
John Kimbrough Kimbrough played high school football at Haskell and Abilene. He was twice named an All-American running back at Texas A&M and helped the unbeaten Aggies claim the national championship in 1939. He was a B-24 pilot in World War II and played...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field
Hollis Gainey Gainey was an All-State running back at Colorado City in 1954 and is a member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame. But he made his mark in track. He won the 100- and 220-yard dashes at the state high school track meet in 1954 and 1955 and...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf
Bob Estes Estes was a standout basketball player and golfer at Abilene Cooper. He won an individual state championship in 1984 and helped the Cougars win three consecutive team golf state championships. He received the Nicklaus Award as the nation’s top collegiate...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Swimming
Bev Ball Ball, a native of Throckmorton, spent 48 years as a coach and teacher in the Abilene Independent School District. She coached girls’ tennis at Abilene High for 15 years and then spent 32 years as the swimming coach at both Abilene High and Cooper. She has...
