Miller, Bill

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field

Bill Miller Miller, a star in both football and track in high school at Winters and in college at McMurry, won the Class 2A state long jump in 1959.  He went on to win NAIA championships in the long jump in 1962 and 1963 and became the first Texan to long jump 26 feet...

Hudson, Ray

Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official

Ray Hudson Hudson was the fifth recipient of the Lifetime Achievement for Officiating in the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame, joining Curly Hays, Shorty Lawson, Bill Voss and Moose Stovall.  Hudson spent 38 years (1961-1999) officiating football and basketball on...

Heath, Nikki

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

Nikki Heath Heath, an all-state volleyball and basketball player in high school at Sweetwater, was a starting guard on the Texas Tech Lady Raiders national championship basketball team in 1993.  She became the second player off that championship team to be selected to...
Stapler, W.T.

Stapler, W.T.

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

W.T. Stapler Stapler was a standout football player at Hamlin and McMurry, but he made his name as a successful high school football coach with more than 200 wins.  He took over a struggling program at Sweetwater, but in a few years got the Mustangs to the Class 4A...
Pugh, Scotty

Pugh, Scotty

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball, Football

Scotty Pugh Pugh is the first member of Abilene Cooper’s back-to-back state championship baseball teams in 1987 and 1988 to be selected to the Hall of Fame, but he may best be remembered as a remarkable three-sport star.  He was a four-year starter at first base in...