Aug 19, 2026 | Coach, Inductees, Legends
Jerry Larned, who passed away in 2023, is a 2026 recipient of the Bill Hart Memorial Legends Award. Larned grew up playing sports in Haskell and played basketball at North Texas State. He then spent his remarkable career as a teacher, principal, coach and...
May 23, 2025 | Inductees, Legends, Tennis
The late Fred Kniffen was a state champion tennis player for the Clyde Bulldogs during his high school career. He played tennis at Hardin-Simmons, and won the Border Conference Doubles Championship in 1958. Kniffen was Abilene Cooper’s first tennis coach prior to...
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...
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...
