Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf
Billy Maxwell Maxwell was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy of Abilene. He won the U.S. Amateur golf tournament in 1951 and was a member of two national championship golf teams at North Texas State. He played on the PGA and Senior PGA Tour before retiring from...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official
Shorty Lawson W. D. “Shorty” Lawson was named the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Officials in 2005. Lawson was a longtime assistant football and baseball coach at Abilene High and later replaced Hall of Fame member Chuck Moser as the AISD...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Lawrence Elkins Elkns began his football career playing for legendary Brownwood High School coach Gordon Wood. In the 1960 3A state championship game, Elkins caught a touchdown pass for the Lions to help seal a 26-6 victory over Port Lavaca. At Baylor University he...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball
Paula Corn Corn set a record at the girls’ state basketball tournament that may never be broken. She scored 61 points in the 1964 Class 2A state championship game, leading Baird to an 85-68 win over Jourdanton. The 23 field goals she made in that game remained a...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Tonto Coleman Coleman grew up in Roscoe and played and coached at Abilene Christian University. But, he really made his mark in the Southeastern Conference. He coached in Florida and served as assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech before becoming the long-time...
