Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Randy Allen Abilene Cooper has played in only two state championship football games in school history, and Allen was involved in both. He played on the Cougars’ teams that reached the state finals in football in 1967 and baseball in 1968, and he then coached Cooper...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Lawrence Elkins Elkns began his football career playing for legendary Brownwood High School coach Gordon Wood. In the 1960 3A state championship game, Elkins caught a touchdown pass for the Lions to help seal a 26-6 victory over Port Lavaca. At Baylor University he...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Tonto Coleman Coleman grew up in Roscoe and played and coached at Abilene Christian University. But, he really made his mark in the Southeastern Conference. He coached in Florida and served as assistant athletic director at Georgia Tech before becoming the long-time...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Jerry Tubbs Tubbs of Breckenridge was an all-American lineman at Oklahoma in 1956. He played nine years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys. Tubbs then spent the next 22 seasons as an assistant to Dallas coach, Tom Landry. ...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Grant Teaff Teaff grew up in Snyder and played football at McMurry. He compiled a 170-151-8 record in 30 seasons as a head football coach at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, winning two Southwest Conference titles at Baylor. He is currently the executive director...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Chuck Hughes Hughes played football at Abilene High and was a 2004 posthumous inductee. After a record-setting career at the University of Texas-El Paso (including a national record 349 yards receiving in one game), Hughes played five years in the NFL for the...
