May 1, 2024 | Coach, Gymnastics, Inductees
Jim McKinney was the Head Gymnastics Coach at Cooper for 25 years. His Cougars gymnastics teams won three state championships while McKinney was at the helm of the program. He was named the Texas High School Gymnastics Coach of the Year five times and was twice named...
May 1, 2024 | Coach, Gymnastics, Inductees
Bob Sanderson was the Head Gymnastics Coach at Abilene High for 16 years (1983-99) and has amassed a coaching career that spans 24 years between Abilene and Lebanon, KY. His teams at Marion County High School (KY) qualified for the state meet 7 times and won state...
Apr 5, 2024 | Banquet, News
Our 2024 Hall of Fame Induction Banquet is less than one month away, and as we near closer to April 29, the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame would like to share partner hotel information for those traveling from outside the Abilene area for the event. We have...
Feb 2, 2024 | Athlete, Basketball, Inductees, Legends
HAROLD HUDGENS graduated from Ballinger High School in 1957. He then went to Texas Tech on a basketball scholarship and was an all-Southwest Conference selection while with the Red Raiders. The 6’10” Hudgens was inducted into the Texas Tech Hall of Honor in 2006...