Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Gordon Wood Wood was a 1934 graduate of Wylie High School. He began his coaching career at Rule in 1940. His coaching journey included stops at Roscoe, Seminole, Winters, Stamford, and Victoria before taking a job at Brownwood in 1960. When he finally retired as...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Don Maynard Maynard, who graduated from high school in Colorado City in 1953, was a state champion in the high and low hurdles in high school and an All-Conference wide receiver at Texas Western. He played 15 years in the NFL, including the New York Jets from...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field
Mindy Myers A 1990 graduate of Munday High School, Mindy Myers was the most decorated athlete at the state level in Texas high school history at the time of her 2002 induction. She was named Texas Track Athlete of the Year in 1990. In all, Myers won 11 gold medals,...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf
Charles Coody Coody, a graduate of Stamford High School, made his mark in golf. His crowning achievement came in 1971 when he won the coveted green jacket as champion of the Masters golf tournament. He owns three career PGA Tour wins and five Senior PGA Tour...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Sammy Baugh Baugh graduated from high school in Sweetwater and college at TCU, where he played in the first Cotton Bowl. Baugh was an inaugural inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. He played 16 professional seasons with the Washington Redskins, from...
