Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Jerry Tubbs Tubbs of Breckenridge was an all-American lineman at Oklahoma in 1956. He played nine years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys. Tubbs then spent the next 22 seasons as an assistant to Dallas coach, Tom Landry. ...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Grant Teaff Teaff grew up in Snyder and played football at McMurry. He compiled a 170-151-8 record in 30 seasons as a head football coach at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, winning two Southwest Conference titles at Baylor. He is currently the executive director...
Mar 18, 2013 | Basketball, Coach
Hershel Kimbrell Kimbrell was a star basketball and baseball player at Abilene High. He spent 31 years coaching basketball at McMurry University, winning 448 games and numerous conference championships. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame and McMurry’s...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Chuck Hughes Hughes played football at Abilene High and was a 2004 posthumous inductee. After a record-setting career at the University of Texas-El Paso (including a national record 349 yards receiving in one game), Hughes played five years in the NFL for the...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Media, Media
Bill Hart Hart was the first recipient of the Lifetime Media Achievement Award. He spent 28 years covering Big Country high school sports for the Abilene Reporter-News and is a member of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in the writers’ category. He is one...
