May 23, 2016 | Lifetime Achievement for Media, Media
Al Pickett has been covering sports in the Big Country for 30 years. He spent 15 years as sports editor of the Abilene Reporter-News, and since 2002 he has been a freelance writer and sports broadcaster. He broadcasts Abilene High football and Cooper basketball and...
May 23, 2016 | Coach, Legends, Track & Field
Margaret Ellison, who was born in Eastland, was the founder and coach of a women’s track and field club in Abilene in the early 1960s that revolutionized the sport. Her Texas Track Club became nationally famous with members of the team appearing on the cover of...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official
Dr. Lynn Lawhon Lawhon, a native of Bronte, is the seventh recipient of the Lifetime Achievement for Officiating. He called high school football for 21 years, all as a member of the Abilene chapter. He was an official in five Texas high school state championship...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official
Don Bridges Don Bridges of Abilene was honored with as the seventh recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award for Officiating in 2011. Bridges was a long-time high school and Lone Star Conference official and served as president of the Abilene Chapter of Southwest...
Mar 18, 2013 | Lifetime Achievement for Officiating, Official
Oris Greever Greever of Abilene is the sixth recipient of the Lifetime Achievement for Officiating. He was a member of the Abilene chapter of the Southwest Football Officials Association from 1953-76. He worked regional and state championships in every...