DeGrate, Tony
Tony DeGrate DeGrate not only played football at Snyder but he also pitched the Tigers to the state baseball tournament in 1981. At the University of Texas, he was named a two-time all-Southwest Conference defensive end, helping the Longhorns win the 1983 SWC title. ...
Overton, Ray
Ray Overton Overton is the longest tenured coach in Abilene Cooper history, spending 19 seasons at the school, including 11 years as head coach compiling a 69-40-2 record. A graduate of Paint Creek High School in 1941, he went to Texas A&M for a year and then...
Kent, Kelly
Kelly Kent Kent was an all-state running back at Cisco in the mid-1970s and then played football at Abilene Christian University where he scored 26 touchdowns in three seasons. He was a member of the ACU team that won the NAIA national championship in 1977 in the...
Ford, Ken & John
John “Model T” Ford and Kenneth Ford The Ford brothers of Breckenridge were among the first of many great passing quarterbacks to come out of the Big Country. Both are in the Hardin-Simmons Hall of Fame. John set 13 Cowboy passing records and ranked among...