Jay Hess threw for a state record 3,154 yards and 37 touchdowns to lead the Eastland High School Mavericks to an unbeaten season and the Class 2A state title in 1982. He was voted the Texas High School Player of the Year for all classifications, a first-team all-state selection for a second straight year and a Parade Magazine All-American as a senior. He ended his high school career with a state-record 5,771 passing yards and 63 touchdown passes, the fourth highest total in Texas history at the time. A member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame, Hess went on to play collegiate football at Texas A&M and the University of Iowa.
