Lilly, Bob

Lilly, Bob

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

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

Bullington, Wally

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

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

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

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

Peake, Stuart

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

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...
McLeod, Bob

McLeod, Bob

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Robert McLeod McLeod of Merkel is considered one of the top two-sport stars in Big Country history.  He is the only player to be selected to the All-Century team at Abilene Christian University in both football and basketball.  After an outstanding career in both...

Harrison, Jon

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Jon Harrison Harrison joined Jack Mildren, his former high school and college teammate, in the Big Country Athletic of Fame.  Harrison still holds most of the single-season receiving records at Cooper High school, where he served as an assistant coach before retiring...