Snow, Justin

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Justin Snow Snow and Dominic Rhodes, teammates at Abilene Cooper in 1994 and ’95, helped lead the Indianapolis Colts to the Super Bowl XLI championship on February 4, 2007, in Miami.  They were the first high school teammates to also be teammates on a Super Bowl...
Ritchey, Tom

Ritchey, Tom

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Tom Ritchey Ritchey is the winningest coach in the Sweetwater High School football history.  He coached at Sweetwater for 12 years, leading the Mustangs to 11 playoff appearances, and a 120-24-2 record.  His teams twice reached the state semifinals.  In his final...

Rhodes, Dominic

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football

Dominic Rhodes Rhodes rushed for 113 yards and a touchdown for the Indianapolis Colts in their 29-17 victory over the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XVI.  He is the third leading rusher in Cooper school history, gaining 3,102 yards in his high school career.  He helped...
Jones-DeLane, Rose Mary

Jones-DeLane, Rose Mary

Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Basketball

Rose Mary Jones Jones averaged more than 40 points per game during three high school seasons at Trent and scored 73 points in a game in 1957 for the Lady Gorillas.  She was featured in Newsweek magazine in high school and went on to play for the Wayland Baptist Flying...
Groseclose, Bob

Groseclose, Bob

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Track & Field

Bob Groseclose Groseclose, who grew up in Breckenridge, was the fourth coach from the glory years of the 1950s at Abilene High to join the Big Country Athletic Hall of Fame.  Groseclose, who died in 2005 at age 82, won three state championships as track coach at...

Bellard, Emory

Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football

Emory Bellard Bellard won three state football championships as a coach at Breckenridge and San Angelo before going into college coaching.  He was an assistant to Darrell Royal at Texas when he was credited with inventing the wishbone offense.  The Longhorns won two...