Jul 17, 2015 | Athlete, Baseball, Basketball
Tom Stanton is a member of the Hall of Honor at Cooper High School where he played basketball and baseball and set the school record with 50 points in a game. He earned five varsity letters at Baylor, three in basketball and two in baseball. After a 23-year executive...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball
Jim Mallon Mallon, a three-time all-district baseball player at Abilene High from 1960-62, died in 2012 at age 67. He batted .402 at Abilene High and then played two years at Baylor before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 1965. He played five years in the...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball
Jerry Don Gleaton Gleaton of Brownwood was an all-American pitcher for the University of Texas and was a first-round pick by the Texas Rangers in 1979. The left-handed pitcher spent 12 years in the major leagues with the Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox,...
Mar 18, 2013 | Baseball, Coach
Andy Malone Malone compiled an 861-345 record in 41 years as a high school baseball coach, including a 220-52 mark in seven seasons at Cooper. He led the Cougars to back-to back state titles in 1987 and 1988. His 1987 team went 33-3 and was deemed the co-national...
