Lilly, Bob
Bob Lilly Lilly who grew up in Throckmorton, is known as “Mr. Cowboy.” Considered the greatest defensive lineman of his era, Lilly was the Dallas Cowboys’ first-ever draft pick out of TCU in 1960, the franchise’s first selection to the Ring of Honor and the Cowboys’...
Bullington, Wally
Wally Bullington Bullington was a four-year letterman in football at ACU. He was an assistant coach to Chuck Moser at Abilene High when the Eagles won three consecutive state championships in 1954-56 and then replaced Moser as the Abilene High head coach, compiling a...Rhiddlehoover, Jon
Jon Rhiddlehoover Rhiddlehoover was an all-state lineman and star discus thrower at Abilene Cooper High School and then earned all-Southwest Conference honors as a lineman at the University of Arkansas. He later coached at Cooper and McMurry before dying of cancer....
Peake, Stuart
Stuart Peake Peake is the only player to start every game for all three years on Abilene High’s three consecutive state championship teams from 1954-56. Although he played guard, Peake had such outstanding speed that he ran on the Eagles’ sprint relay team. He was...