Lilly, Bob

Lilly, Bob

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

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’...

Godfrey, John Ray

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

John Ray Godfrey Godfrey of Aspermont was a first team all-American at ACU in basketball in 1968, averaging 23.8 points per game.  He holds the single-game scoring record for Moody Coliseum with 41 points.  He played on three Southland Conference championship teams at...
Bullington, Wally

Bullington, Wally

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Wally Bullington Bullington was a four-year letterman in football at ACU.  He was an assistant coach to Chuck Moser at Abilene High when the Eagles won three consecutive state championships in 1954-56 and then replaced Moser as the Abilene High head coach, compiling a...

Bridges, Don

Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official

Don Bridges Don Bridges of Abilene was honored with as the seventh  recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Officiating in 2011. Bridges was a long-time high school and Lone Star Conference official and served as president of the Abilene Chapter of Southwest...

Rhiddlehoover, Jon

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Jon Rhiddlehoover Rhiddlehoover was an all-state lineman and star discus thrower at Abilene Cooper High School and then earned all-Southwest Conference honors as a lineman at the University of Arkansas.  He later coached at Cooper and McMurry before dying of cancer....