Ash, Twyman

Ash, Twyman

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Twyman Ash Ash was a two-year starter in football, basketball and baseball at Abilene High.  He was an all-state selection in football in 1954 and went on to play football at Rice University.  Ash is best remembered for his finger-tip catch for the winning...

McClure, Bill

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Track & Field

Bill McClure McClure, a 1939 graduate of Abilene High, spent a 47-year career in athletics, beginning first as a coach at Stamford High School and then as an assistant and later head track coach at ACU, leaving to become the head track coach at both South Carolina and...
Stuard, Jack

Stuard, Jack

Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Media, Media

Jack Stuard Stuard was the fourth recipient of the Lifetime Achievement for Media, joining Bill Hart, Dallas Huston, and Bill Little. Stuard, a graduate of Abilene High, taught and served as an assistant principal in the AISD from 1955 until his retirement in 1990....

Sitton, Ted

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Ted Sitton Sitton grew up in Stamford and was the quarterback on Abilene Christian University’s only unbeaten, untied team that won the Refrigerator Bowl in 1950.  He was an assistant coach on ACU’s two national championship teams in 1973 and 1977 and was the head...
Rowland, Brad

Rowland, Brad

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Brad Rowland Rowland, who played high school football at Hamlin, still holds the career rushing record (4,437 yards) at McMurry, even though it has been more than a half century since his senior season.  He led McMurry to three Texas Conference championships and was...