Sport | Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame

Malone, Andy

Mar 18, 2013 | Baseball, Coach

Andy Malone Malone compiled an 861-345 record in 41 years as a high school baseball coach, including a 220-52 mark in seven seasons at Cooper. He led the Cougars to back-to back state titles in 1987 and 1988. His 1987 team went 33-3 and was deemed the co-national...

Land, Bruce

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Track & Field

Bruce Land Land of Hawley unofficially broke or tied the 100-yard dash world record seven times during his track career. After earning all-American honors at Cisco Junior College, he ran track at McMurry and is a member of that school’s Hall of Fame. He qualified...

Kent, Kelly

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

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

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football, Legacy Award

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...

Crousen, Joe

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Joe Crousen Crousen was a linebacker on Breckenridge’s state championship team in 1958. He played football at Sul Ross State before starting a long coaching career that included an assistant coaching job at Mississippi State under his high school coach and...

Casey, Judy

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf

Judy Casey Casey, a graduate of Abilene High, is one of the best female golfers to come out of the Big Country. She was a three-time Texas Publinx champion and also won the Women’s West Texas Golf Championship three times. She won the Louisiana State Amateur...