Dec 18, 2024 | News, Scholarships
It’s the season of giving right? And here at the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame, we’re feeling festive! Each year, the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to give 12 $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Big Country schools...
Dec 12, 2024 | Awards, Banquet, Impact Award, Inductees, Legacy Award, News
The nation’s top wide receiver, the first volleyball inductee, a world champion barrel racer, an Olympian and several successful coaches in football, track and tennis are among the inductees in the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2025 Induction Class. ...
May 1, 2024 | Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Inductees, Legacy Award
This year’s Pat Gerald Memorial Legacy Award recipient is the ESTES FAMILY. Their legacy began with Bob, who was a star running back on Abilene High’s first football team to reach the state championship game in 1922. His son Tommy played football and basketball...
May 1, 2024 | Baseball, Legends
Bob Carothers was the all-state starting shortstop for Abilene High’s baseball team that was state runner-up in 1955 and won back-to-back state championships in 1956 and 1957. He led the district in home runs as a junior and senior. Kansas City A’s scout Buster Mills,...
