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Frank Bevers - Hardin Simmons | |
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Glynn Lindsey - Texas A&M | |
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Charles Daves - West Texas State, CFL Toronto Argonauts |
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Curt Knight - Coast Guard, Washington Redskins |
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Bob Helterbran - North Texas State, Chicago Bears |
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Phil Ramsey - Cameron University | |
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Richard Richie - Texas A&I | |
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Bobby Cowan - TCU | |
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Mike McConnell - Navy | |
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Gary Sherley - Baylor (Gary Passed Away Aug. 2005) | |
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Joe Burns - Howard Payne | |
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Raymond Crozier - Abilene Christian, St Louis Cardinals |
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Alvin Garrett - Angelo State, New York Giants, Washington Redskins |
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Johnny Jackson - Angelo State | |
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David Bell - Mesa State | |
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Bill Kinder - TCU | |
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Stanley Carter - Angelo State | |
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Mitchell Ray - Angelo State | |
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Sean Fisher - Louisiana Tech | |
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Tony May - Angelo State | |
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Shane Adkins - Angelo State | |
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Anthony Hooper - Angelo State | |
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Bill Sessum - Southern Arkansas | |
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Mario DeSantiago - Tarlelton State | |
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Trey Hooper - Houston | |
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Bobby Sutton - Tarleton State | |
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Jesse Kimbrough - Texas Tech | |
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Henry Anders - TCU, Midwestern State |
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Jason Winfield - Angelo State | |
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Cory Brady - Angelo State | |
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Aubrey Huff - Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles |
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Jeremy Blohowiak - Arkansas State | |
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Adell Duckett - Texas Tech, San Diego Chargers |
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Jimmy Fox - Tarleton State | |
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John Dobbs - Sam Houston State | |
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Bryan Smith - South Dakota Tech | |
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Ben Kennedy - Howard Payne | |
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Ryan Benge - Navarro College, TCU |
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Kelvin Thompson -West Texas A&M | |
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Harry Small - West Texas A&M | |
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Matt Dunsworth - Navarro College | |
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Bruce Keeton - West Texas A&M | |
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JD Bennett - Hardin Simmons | |
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Kyle Kelly - McMurry University | |
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Michael Greenleaf - McMurry University |
Notable Alumni Facts |
Jack Ingle | MWHS grad in 1959. Holds season record for TD passes in 1958 - 22. All District and All State. |
Glynn Lindsey | MWHS grad in 1962. All District and All State. High School All American. 3 year letterman at Texas A&M at Defensive Halfback and Kicker. |
Charles Daves | MWHS grad in 1961. All District and All State Linebacker. All Texas Linebacker 1965 at West Texas State University. Played on Sun Bowl championship team in 1965. Selected for East/West Shrine Game in 1965. Inducted in Hall of Champions West Texas State in 1991. |
Frank Bevers | Head Coach Mineral Wells 1972-73 |
Highland Park Head Coach 1974-92 | |
Texas High School Football Hall of Fame |
Edward Nelson | Head Basketball Coach Bay City - Over 700 career wins. 1984 Class 4A State Champions |
4 Sport All District Class of 1967 |
Chuck Lawrence | Tyler JC All Conference Baseball |
Head Coach Frankston High 1983-84 | |
Head Coach Cisco JC 1992-97 | |
Head Coach Navarro JC 98-2004 | |
Athletic Director Lee College 2007-09 | |
Head Coach/Athletic Director Mineral Wells High-2009-present |
Bill Kinder | TCU 77-78 Freshman All-American Currently DJ at KSCS Radio in Dallas |
Johnny Smith | State Champion 100 meters 1994 |
State Champion 200 meters 1994 | |
State Champion 200 meters 1993 |
Tony May | Asst. Basketball Coach at Dallas Jefferson |
Mario SeSantiago | Currently Head Football Coach at Dallas Jefferson |
Jeremy Blohowiak | Currently Powerlifting Head Coach & Assistant Football Coach at Dallas Jefferson |
Michael Moreno | Asst Football Coach at Dallas Jefferson |
Some Notable Facts
Curt Knight | Washington Redskins 1969-73. Led the NFL in Scoring in 1971 |
NFL Record 49 FG attempts 1971 | |
Elected NFL Pro Bowl 1971 | |
MWHS grad in 1961. Played at MWHS for one year. 19 of 20 PATS. 0 for 3 Field Goals. All New England selection in 1964 at Coast Guard Academy. Best Kicker in league at Division Level, U.S. Army 1966 & 1967. All Pro Atlantic Coast Football League (Semi Pro) for Virginia Sailors in 1968. All Pro NFL Washington Redskins, 1971. Played in Super Bowl 12. Redskins 5th Leading Scorer in 1973. | |
Robert Helterbran | Drafted 16th Round by the Chicago Bears 1970 |
Richard Richie | Led Texas A&I to 46 Consecutive Victories. |
NAIA National Champs 1974,75,76 | |
AP Small College All America, ,NAIA All America | |
Member College Football Hall of Fame | |
Alvin Garrett | Drafted in 9th Round by San Diego Chargers-Angelo State |
New York Giants 1980-81 | |
Washington Redskins 1981-84 | |
Scored 1st Touchdown in Super Bowl XVII | |
Sean Fisher | 1984 Class 4A State Passing Leader 1,891 Yards, Played 1 season at Fort Scott CC. 2nd Team All American NJCAA. Went on to Louisiana Tech. |
Adell Duckett | 2004 AP 1st Team All Big 12 |
On the Cover of Dave Campbells Texas Football 2004 Issue | |
2003 Dallas Morning News 2nd Team All Big 12 | |
2002 Coaches All Big 12 Honorable Mention | |
State Champion Class 4A Shot Put 2000 |
Richard Richie Texas A&I #16 1973-76 |
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From the College Football Hall of Fame |
Texas A&I had a 1-8 record going into the last game of the 1973 season. A freshman, Richard Ritchie, moved up to the starting quarterback position. The Javelinas won that game. Ritchie continued as quarterback for three full seasons. Texas A&I had successive records of 13-0, 12-0, 13-0. Texas A&I (now known as Texas A&M-Kingsville) won NAIA Division I championships those three years. The Javelinas beat Henderson 34-23 in the final in 1974, Salem 37-0 in the final in 1975, and Central Arkansas 26-0 in the final in 1976. Ritchie's record as a starting quarterback was 39-0. He passed for 40 touchdowns and rushed for 19. His passes totaled 5,131 yards and he rushed for 1492. He kicked 137 extra points and nine field goals. The 1974 Texas A&I team played a regular-season game in Monterrey, Mexico, and beat Monterrey Tech 33-6. The 1975 team played the dedication game for Aloha Stadium in Honolulu and beat the University of Hawaii 43-0. The 1976 team played exhibition games in France, Austria, and Germany. Ritchie was named Most Valuable Player in the NAIA Championship game in 1974, was named Lone Star Conference Player of the Year 1975-76, NAIA Player of the Year 1975-76, Associated Press Little All-America 1976, and Academic All-America 1975-76. He served as assistant football coach at Texas 1977-79, North Texas 1980, and Texas Tech 1981-84. He returned to school, obtained a law degree, and began practicing law in Texas. |