Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Jerry Tubbs Tubbs of Breckenridge was an all-American lineman at Oklahoma in 1956. He played nine years in the NFL for the Chicago Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, and Dallas Cowboys. Tubbs then spent the next 22 seasons as an assistant to Dallas coach, Tom Landry. ...
Mar 18, 2013 | Coach, Football
Grant Teaff Teaff grew up in Snyder and played football at McMurry. He compiled a 170-151-8 record in 30 seasons as a head football coach at McMurry, Angelo State and Baylor, winning two Southwest Conference titles at Baylor. He is currently the executive director...
Mar 18, 2013 | Basketball, Coach
Hershel Kimbrell Kimbrell was a star basketball and baseball player at Abilene High. He spent 31 years coaching basketball at McMurry University, winning 448 games and numerous conference championships. He is a member of the NAIA Hall of Fame and McMurry’s...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Chuck Hughes Hughes played football at Abilene High and was a 2004 posthumous inductee. After a record-setting career at the University of Texas-El Paso (including a national record 349 yards receiving in one game), Hughes played five years in the NFL for the...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Bob Harrison Harrison played for legendary coach and fellow Big Country Hall of Famer, Gordon Wood, at Stamford. He was honored as the nation’s top lineman in 1958 at Oklahoma and was among the top vote getters for the Heisman Trophy as a senior. He played nine...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Football
Clyde “Bulldog” Turner Turner graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1936 and was an All-American football player at Hardin-Simmons University. He played 12 seasons for the Chicago Bears in the National Football League and made All-Pro eight times as a center and...
