Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field
Jonathan Johnson Johnson of Abilene High broke the state high school Class 5A record in the 800 meters when he won the event in 1:48.21 in 2001. He then anchored the mile relay to a gold medal, leading the Eagles to the Class 5A state team championship. At Texas...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Inductees, Track & Field
Dean Smith Smith was an all-state running back at Graham and played football and ran track at the University of Texas. He was a halfback on the Longhorns’ team that beat Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl. In 1952, he was a gold medalist on the United States’...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field
Bruce Land Land of Hawley unofficially broke or tied the 100-yard dash world record seven times during his track career. After earning all-American honors at Cisco Junior College, he ran track at McMurry and is a member of that school’s Hall of Fame. He qualified...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf
Judy Casey Casey, a graduate of Abilene High, is one of the best female golfers to come out of the Big Country. She was a three-time Texas Publinx champion and also won the Women’s West Texas Golf Championship three times. She won the Louisiana State Amateur...
