Godfrey, John Ray

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

John Ray Godfrey Godfrey of Aspermont was a first team all-American at ACU in basketball in 1968, averaging 23.8 points per game.  He holds the single-game scoring record for Moody Coliseum with 41 points.  He played on three Southland Conference championship teams at...

Rhiddlehoover, Jon

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Jon Rhiddlehoover Rhiddlehoover was an all-state lineman and star discus thrower at Abilene Cooper High School and then earned all-Southwest Conference honors as a lineman at the University of Arkansas.  He later coached at Cooper and McMurry before dying of cancer....
Peake, Stuart

Peake, Stuart

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Stuart Peake Peake is the only player to start every game for all three years on Abilene High’s three consecutive state championship teams from 1954-56.  Although he played guard, Peake had such outstanding speed that he ran on the Eagles’ sprint relay team.  He was...
Patterson, Andrae

Patterson, Andrae

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

Andrae Patterson Patterson is considered the top basketball player to ever come out of the Big Country.  The 6-9 Patterson was named Mr. Basketball for Class 5A in Texas as a senior at Cooper High School and was selected as a Parade All-American.  He was a four-year...
McLeod, Bob

McLeod, Bob

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Robert McLeod McLeod of Merkel is considered one of the top two-sport stars in Big Country history.  He is the only player to be selected to the All-Century team at Abilene Christian University in both football and basketball.  After an outstanding career in both...

Harrison, Jon

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Jon Harrison Harrison joined Jack Mildren, his former high school and college teammate, in the Big Country Athletic of Fame.  Harrison still holds most of the single-season receiving records at Cooper High school, where he served as an assistant coach before retiring...