Welch, James “Jim”

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

James Welch Welch was a starting fullback and linebacker on the 1955 state championship squad at Abilene High. In his first start at fullback as a senior, he rushed for 233 yards against Odessa High, still one of the top rushing performances in Abilene High history....

Gilbreth, Bill

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball

Bill Gilbreth Gilbreth is the first graduate of Abilene Christian Schools to be selected to the Hall of Fame.  He was an All-Southland Conference pitcher at Abilene Christian University, compiling a four-year record of 25-9 from 1966-69.  The left-hander was the NCAA...

Voss, Bill

Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official

Bill Voss Bill Voss, former middle school coach and Director of Transportation for the Abilene Independent School District, was a longtime football official in the Southwest Conference.  He worked as the umpire in numerous bowl games including the Notre Dame-West...
Sprinkle, Ed

Sprinkle, Ed

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Ed Sprinkle Sprinkle played one-year of six-man football at Tuscola before going to Hardin-Simmons.  He played three seasons at HSU before the school dropped sports because of World War II.  Sprinkle joined the Navy and received an appointment to the Naval Academy,...

Snow, Justin

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Justin Snow Snow and Dominic Rhodes, teammates at Abilene Cooper in 1994 and ’95, helped lead the Indianapolis Colts to the Super Bowl XLI championship on February 4, 2007, in Miami.  They were the first high school teammates to also be teammates on a Super Bowl...
Ritchey, Tom

Ritchey, Tom

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Tom Ritchey Ritchey is the winningest coach in the Sweetwater High School football history.  He coached at Sweetwater for 12 years, leading the Mustangs to 11 playoff appearances, and a 120-24-2 record.  His teams twice reached the state semifinals.  In his final...