DAVID SALAS was an all-district cornerback in football and ran track at Abilene High, but he is considered the top soccer player to come out of Abilene. In fact, Salas is the first soccer player to be named to the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame. After playing soccer for the Eagles, he went to Hardin-Simmons University where he became the most dominant player in the non-scholarship era of men’s soccer at HSU. He is ranked first all-time in goals scored (46), assists (23), points scored (115), game-winning goals (17), shots (285) and shots on goal (140). He was the American Southwest Conference Freshman of the Year in 2003 and the conference MVP in 2006. Salas was a three-time all-region selection and is a member of the Hardin-Simmons Hall of Honor.
