Jan 29, 2025 | Athlete, Basketball, Inductees, News
The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is mourning the death of 2004 inductee and longtime benefactor Max Williams, who passed away on Monday, January 27 in Dallas. Max grew up in Avoca and led his high school team to a state basketball championship. He was an...
Dec 12, 2024 | Awards, Banquet, Impact Award, Inductees, Legacy Award, News
The nation’s top wide receiver, the first volleyball inductee, a world champion barrel racer, an Olympian and several successful coaches in football, track and tennis are among the inductees in the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame’s 2025 Induction Class. ...
May 1, 2024 | Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Inductees, Legacy Award
This year’s Pat Gerald Memorial Legacy Award recipient is the ESTES FAMILY. Their legacy began with Bob, who was a star running back on Abilene High’s first football team to reach the state championship game in 1922. His son Tommy played football and basketball...
May 1, 2024 | Baseball, Legends
Bob Carothers was the all-state starting shortstop for Abilene High’s baseball team that was state runner-up in 1955 and won back-to-back state championships in 1956 and 1957. He led the district in home runs as a junior and senior. Kansas City A’s scout Buster Mills,...
May 1, 2024 | Baseball, Legends
Debs Garms was born in Bangs in 1907. He made his MLB debut with the St. Louis Browns on August 10, 1932 and played 12 seasons for the Browns, Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and St. Louis Cardinals. Garms broke up Johnny Vander Meer’s streak of hitless innings in...
May 1, 2024 | Athlete, Basketball, Inductees
Peyton (Little) Decker was one of the top basketball prospects in the nation when she came out of Wylie High School. Little scored over 3,000 points in her high school career and led the Lady Bulldogs to the state tournament in 2010 and state championships in 2011 and...
