Shira, Charles

Shira, Charles

Jun 21, 2017 | Coach, Football, Legends

Charles Norris Shira played football at Texas A&M and West Point and later coached at Tennessee and Texas before becoming the head coach and athletic director at Mississippi State. He died at age 49 in 1976 of a cerebral hemorrhage, and the field house at...
McMillin, Lon

McMillin, Lon

Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Boxing, Legends

Lon McMillin was a multi-sport standout in football and track at Haskell and won a state lightweight Golden Gloves title in 1938....
Parris, The Parris Family

Parris, The Parris Family

Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Legacy Award, Track & Field

Rickey Parris was a four time NAIA national champion in the pole vault at McMurry, and his wife Pug Parris has taught at McMurry for nearly 40 years, currently serving as McMurry’s Director of Inter-Disciplinary Studies. She is the former chair of the kinesiology...
Turner, Jack

Turner, Jack

Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Boxing

Jack Turner who is retired after a long career as Taylor County commissioner, lost only five times in his boxing career, all in the Golden Gloves state finals. He then coached Abilene’s Golden Gloves boxing team from 1948-59 and was the first Abilenian to coach the...
Lineweaver, Steve

Lineweaver, Steve

Jun 21, 2017 | Coach, Football

Steve Lineweaver was a graduate of Abilene High. As a coach he complied a 258-43-2 record with four state football titles at Commerce and Euless Trinity. He won district 18 times and at the time of his retirement, he was tied with G.A. Moore, behind Phil Danaher of...
Forkerway, Trey

Forkerway, Trey

Jun 21, 2017 | Athlete, Baseball

Trey Forkerway was a three-sport letterman for three years in football, basketball and baseball at Abilene High. He signed to play baseball at Oklahoma and then transferred to Texas Tech, where he was an all-Southwest Conference infielder in 1992 and 1993. He played...