King, Rufus

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Rufus King King started at offensive and defensive tackle on Abilene High’s 1955 state championship team.  The next year, coach Chuck Moser moved King to tight end.  He was such a good blocker on the 1956 state championship team, however, that he was named first team...
Atkins, Michi

Atkins, Michi

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

Michi Atkins Atkins came out of tiny Loraine but made her presence felt immediately as a freshman at Texas Tech as a key contributor off the bench for the Lady Raiders’ national championship team in 1993. She was named all-Southwest Conference each of the next three...
Jones, Johnny “Ham”

Jones, Johnny “Ham”

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Johnny “Ham” Jones Jones was an all-around athlete at Hamlin, helping the Pied Pipers advance to the football playoffs and win state titles in track.  When he arrived at the University of Texas, he was one of three Joneses playing in the backfield, so he became...

Welch, James “Jim”

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

James Welch Welch was a starting fullback and linebacker on the 1955 state championship squad at Abilene High. In his first start at fullback as a senior, he rushed for 233 yards against Odessa High, still one of the top rushing performances in Abilene High history....

Gilbreth, Bill

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball

Bill Gilbreth Gilbreth is the first graduate of Abilene Christian Schools to be selected to the Hall of Fame.  He was an All-Southland Conference pitcher at Abilene Christian University, compiling a four-year record of 25-9 from 1966-69.  The left-hander was the NCAA...
Sprinkle, Ed

Sprinkle, Ed

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Ed Sprinkle Sprinkle played one-year of six-man football at Tuscola before going to Hardin-Simmons.  He played three seasons at HSU before the school dropped sports because of World War II.  Sprinkle joined the Navy and received an appointment to the Naval Academy,...