Grissom, Bill

May 24, 2025 | Athlete, Coach, Football, Inductees

BILL GRISSOM of Winters was the leading rusher at McMurry as a junior and senior in 1963 and 1964, and was among the survivors of the infamous belly-landing plane crash involving the McMurry football team. He then began a 34-year career as a high school football...

Washington, James

May 24, 2025 | Athlete, Football, Inductees

JAMES WASHINGON  was a standout receiver on Stamford’s back-to-back state championship football teams in 2012 and 2013. He also played on the Bulldogs’ state runner-up basketball team. Washington had a prolific   career as a wide receiver at Oklahoma State, where he...

Early, Mickey

May 24, 2025 | Athlete, Football, Inductees, Track & Field

MICKEY EARLY played football and ran track at Rotan. He was 9.6-second 100-yard sprinter in the late 1960’s, which was among the fastest times in the state. On the football field, Early was a three-year starter at SMU, earning all-Southwest Conference honors as a...

Harrison, Leslie

May 24, 2025 | Athlete, Inductees, Rodeo

LESLIE HARRISON grew up in Anson and currently lives in Stamford. She is a six-time World Champion and two-time Reserve World Champion as an Amateur Select with the American Quarter Horse Association. Harrison has won six National Barrel Horse Association Senior 1-D...

Corley-Ashley, Calli

May 24, 2025 | Athlete, Inductees, Volleyball

Calli (Corley) Ashley was a three-sport athlete at Abilene High in volleyball, basketball and track. She was an  all-state volleyball player and District MVP as a senior. Corley also earned all-district honors in basketball and is a two-time state qualifier in the...

Robertson, Julian “Tex”

May 23, 2025 | Athlete, Coach, Inductees, Legends, Swimming

The late Julian “Tex” Robertson of Sweetwater was a member of the U.S. Olympic water polo team that won a bronze medal at the 1932 Olympics in Los Angeles. He then founded the swim program at the University of Texas, where he trained 15 all-Americans, numerous...