Sport | Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame

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...

Cain, John Paul

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf

John Paul Cain Cain, a four-year letterman in golf at Texas Tech, was the 1959 Texas Amateur champion and played Ben Crenshaw in the finals of the 1973 Trans-Mississippi Mid-Amateur. After a lengthy career as a stockbroker and amateur golfer, Cain from Sweetwater...

Young, John Paul

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

John Paul Young Young was a starting offensive lineman at Abilene High in 1957 and then played collegiate football at Texas Western. He made his mark as a long-time assistant coach, first at SMU and Texas A&M and then in the NFL with the Houston Oilers, New...

Welch, Mike

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Mike Welch Welch was a two-time All-Stater at Sweetwater, starting at running back and defensive back and helping lead the Mustangs to a state championship in 1985. He then became a four-year starter at defensive back at Baylor. In 2010, Welch was named a...