Little, Richard, Mike, and David

Little, Richard, Mike, and David

Richard, Mike and David Little The Little’s were our third Legacy Award recipients.  They were all basketball standouts at Abilene High and comprise the first family of Abilene basketball.  Richard was all-Southwest Conference three years at Texas Tech and is a member...
Mallon, Jim

Mallon, Jim

Jim Mallon Mallon, a three-time all-district baseball player at Abilene High from 1960-62, died in 2012 at age 67.  He batted .402 at Abilene High and then played two years at Baylor before signing with the San Francisco Giants in 1965.  He played five years in the...
Johnson, Jonathan

Johnson, Jonathan

Jonathan Johnson Johnson of Abilene High broke the state high school Class 5A record in the 800 meters when he won the event in 1:48.21 in 2001.  He then anchored the mile relay to a gold medal, leading the Eagles to the Class 5A state team championship.  At Texas...
Casey, Judy

Casey, Judy

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...

Young, John Paul

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...