Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Tonto Coleman Coleman grew up in Roscoe and played and coached at Abilene Christian University. But, he really made his mark in the Southeastern Conference. He coached in Florida and served as assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech before becoming the long-time...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Grant Teaff Teaff grew up in Snyder and played football at McMurry. He compiled a 170-151-8 record in 30 seasons as a head football coach at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, winning two Southwest Conference titles at Baylor. He is currently the executive director...
Mar 18, 2013 | Basketball, Coach
Hershel Kimbrell Kimbrell was a star basketball and baseball player at Abilene High. He spent 31 years coaching basketball at McMurry University, winning 448 games and numerous conference championships. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame and McMurry’s...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Swimming
Bev Ball Ball, a native of Throckmorton, spent 48 years as a coach and teacher in the Abilene Independent School District. She coached girls’ tennis at Abilene High for 15 years and then spent 32 years as the swimming coach at both Abilene High and Cooper. She has...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Gordon Wood Wood was a 1934 graduate of Wylie High School. He began his coaching career at Rule in 1940. His coaching journey included stops at Roscoe, Seminole, Winters, Stamford, and Victoria before taking a job at Brownwood in 1960. When he finally retired as...
Mar 18, 2013 | Baseball, Coach
B.L. “Blackie” Blackburn Blackburn became the head baseball coach at Abilene High in 1947. During the next 24 years, he assembled one of the most prolific high school baseball programs in Texas sports history. He won 14 district championships. His teams were state...
