Bourland, David
David Bourland earned eight letters at Abilene High, three in football, two in basketball and three in baseball, winning three state championships. He was a two-way player for the 1954 and 1955 state championship teams at AHS in football at quarterback and...
Magness, Boone
Boone Magness was a standout quarterback for the Breckenridge team that tied Port Arthur 0-0 in the 1929 state championship game after upsetting defending champion Waco in the semifinals. He later played at Washington State. In 1968, he was in the first...
Underwood, C.H.
C.H. Underwood played six-man football at O’Brien and then returned to coach at O’Brien, where his team won the 1972 state championship, the first year that the UIL crowned a state champion in six-man football. He is the author of...
Leong, Jr., Lyle
Lyle Leong, Jr. was a wide receiver and high jumper at Abilene High and Texas Tech. He had 91 receptions for 1,850 yards and 23 touchdowns as a junior and senior at AHS. In 2006, Leong cleared 7-feet-1-inch to win the high jump at the Class 5A state track meet....