Gerald, The Pat Gerald Family

Gerald, The Pat Gerald Family

First Legacy Award-The Pat Gerald Family The Gerald Family of Sweetwater was the first recipient of this award to honor an individual or group who made a lasting contribution to sports in the Big Country.  Pat Gerald, deceased,  was a long-time high school coach and...
Stuard, Jack

Stuard, Jack

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....

Hudson, Ray

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...

Stovall, Richard “Moose”

Richard “Moose” Stovall Stovall played football at Abilene High and Abilene Christian College and was the starting center for the Washington Redskins in 1949 when he snapped the ball to Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Sammy Baugh, who was one of the inaugural...

Voss, Bill

Bill Voss Bill Voss, former middle school coach and Director of Transportation for the Abilene Independent School District, was a longtime football official in the Southwest Conference.  He worked as the umpire in numerous bowl games including the Notre Dame-West...
Huston, Dallas

Huston, Dallas

Dallas Huston Huston is a legend in Brownwood.  He has been the beloved play-by-play voice for the Brownwood Lions and Howard Payne University football, baseball and basketball since 1963, jobs he still performs in a career that has spanned several generations of...