Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Baseball
Chuck Harrison Harrison played football and baseball at Abilene High. He was a two-sport star at Texas Tech, playing defensive end in front of E.J. Holub. But Harrison is considered Tech’s first star in baseball. In 1962, he not only hit .440 but he sported a 1.020...
Mar 18, 2013 | Athlete, Golf
Billy Maxwell Maxwell was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy of Abilene. He won the U.S. Amateur golf tournament in 1951 and was a member of two national championship golf teams at North Texas State. He played on the PGA and Senior PGA Tour before retiring from...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official
Shorty Lawson W. D. “Shorty” Lawson was named the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Officials in 2005. Lawson was a longtime assistant football and baseball coach at Abilene High and later replaced Hall of Fame member Chuck Moser as the AISD...
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...
