Max Williams, 86, Passes Away

Max Williams, 86, Passes Away

The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is mourning the death of 2004 inductee and longtime benefactor Max Williams, who passed away on Monday, January 27 in Dallas. Max grew up in Avoca and led his high school team to a state basketball championship. He was an...

Scholarship Applications are Now Live!

It’s the season of giving right? And here at the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame, we’re feeling festive! Each year, the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is proud to give 12 $1,500 scholarships to graduating high school seniors from Big Country schools...
Successful Book Signing Event held on Saturday

Successful Book Signing Event held on Saturday

The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame held a book signing event on August 24 for longtime Abilene Christian University Sports Information Director Garner Roberts’ new book Bubba Ephriam: Black Texas Basketball Pioneer book that saw many people visit the museum...

Museum to host Book Signing Event on Aug. 24

The Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame is hosting a book signing event at the museum for the newly released book “Bubba Ephraim: Black Texas Basketball Trailblazer.” Former Abilene Christian University sports information director Garner Roberts has written...
PE Shotwell 65th Anniversary Event was a Walk Down Memory Lane

PE Shotwell 65th Anniversary Event was a Walk Down Memory Lane

On Saturday, August 10, the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame hosted PE Shotwell Day at the museum to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Abilene’s Shotwell Stadium. At the special event, Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame Chairman Al Pickett led a roundtable...