Texans in the Pros

[Cooley]

All of these great athletes or coaches were either born in Texas or graduated from a Texas high school. (partial list)

FOOTBALL

Sam Adams, Hou Cy Creek

Jackie Allen, Dallas SOC

Lance Alworth, Houston

Jesse Armstead, Dallas Carter

Donny Anderson, Stinnett

Brian Bosworth, Irving McArthur

Tony Brackens, Fairfield

Mike Baab, Euless Trinity

Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater

Mike Barber, White Oak

Rod Bernstine, Bryan

Lyle Blackwood, S.A Churchill

Glenn Blackwood, SA Churchill

Art Briles, Rule

Ernest Bubba Bean, Kirbyville

Raymond Berry, Paris

(born in Corpus Christi)

David Boston, Humble

Tony Brackens, Fairfield

Cliff Branch, Houston

Blake Brockermyer, FW Arl Heights

Zack Bronson, Jasper

Tim Brown, Dallas Wilson

Norm Bulaich, LaMarque

Ray Childress, Rich.Pearce

Dan Campbell, Glen Rose

Earl Campbell, TylerJohnTyler

Red Cashion, College Station

Larry Centers, Tatum

Calvin Collins, Bmt WBrook

Tim Collier, Dallas SOC

Kip Corrington, A&M Cons.

Leonard Davis, Wortham

Phil Dawson, Dallas

Ty Detmer, San Marcos

Eric Dickerson, Sealy

Curtis Dickey, Bryan

Michael Downs, Dallas SOC

Ty Detmer, SA Southwest                 

Santana Dotson, Yates

Donald Driver, Houston

Hart Lee Dykes, Bay City

Bert Emanuel, Langham

Thomas Everett, Daingerfield

Dave Elmendorf, Westbury

Russell Erxleben, Seguin

Doug English, Dall B.Adams

Tony Franklin, FW Arl Heights

Mel Farr, Beaumont

Hayden Fry, Odessa

James Francis, LaMarque

Bubba Franks, Big Spring

Barry Foster, Hurst

Toby Gowin, Jacksonville

Jerry Gray, Lub. Estacado

Forrest Gregg, Sulphur Springs

Darrell Green, Hou. Jones

Mean Joe Greene, Temple

Walt Garrison, Lewisville

Goose Gonsulin, PortArthur

Dante Hall, Lufkin

Ken Hall, Sugarland

Johnny Holland, Hempstead

Kenny Houston, Lufkin Dunbar

Rodney Hampton, Hou Kashmere

Priest Holmes, SA Marshall '92

Jim Hart, Big Spring

Lester Hayes, Wheatley

Merton Hanks, Dallas

Duriel Harris, PA SFA

Britt Hager, OPermian

Grant Irons, Woodlands

Larry Izzo, Houston

Craig James, Stratford

Jimmy Johnson, Dallas

Jimmy Johnson, PA TJeff

Craig James, Houston

Brad Kassell,

Louis Kelcher, Beaumont

David Klingler, Stratford

Gary Kubiak, Hou St.Pius

Tommy Kramer, SA Lee

Tom Landry, Mission

Yale Lary, Ft Worth

Dick "Night Train" Lane

(Anderson HS, Austin)

Bob Lilly, Throckmorton

Mike Livingston, Dallas SOC

Bobby Layne, Highland Park

Eugene Lockhart, Crockett

Jerry Levias, Beaumont

Darren Lewis, Dall Carter

Ollie Matson, Trinity

Frank Middleton, Beaumont

Lawrence McCutcheon, Plainview

Don Maynard, Crosbyton

Keenan McCardell, Houston

Steve McMichael, Freer

David McWilliams, Cleburne

Don Meredith, Mount Vernon

Dexter Manley, Houston

Bob McKay, Crane

Wayne Moore, Beaumont

Tim McKyer, Port Arthur

Max McGee, White Oak

Harvey Martin, Dallas SOC

Wayne Morris, Dallas SOC

Tommy Nobis, SA Jefferson

Dan Neil, Cypress Creek

Robert Newhouse, Hallsville

Davey OBrien, Dall Wilson

Cliff Odom, Bmt French

David Overstreet, Big Sandy

Johnny Perkins, Grandbury

Greg Pruitt, Hou.Elmore

Jack Pardee, Christoval

Eric Pegram, Dallas Hillcrest

Bum Phillips, Orange

Wade Phillips, Orange

Steve Ramsey, Dallas Samuel

Beasley Reese, Waco

Gary Reasons, Crowley

Stanley Richard, Hawkins

David Richards, High. Park

Mikhael Ricks, Anahuac

Beasley Reece, LaVega

John Randle, Hearne

Mel Renfro, Houston

Mike Renfro, FW Arl Heights

Jerry Rhome, Dall Sunset

Oscar Roan, Dallas SOC

John Roper, Hou Yates

Durwood Rocquemore, Dallas SOC

Kyle Rote, SA Jefferson

Eugene Seale, Jasper

Kevin Smith, Orange

James Street, Longview

Jerry Sisemore, Plainview

Mike Singletary, Worthing

Billy Sims, Hooks

RC Slocum, Orange

Bubba Smith, Beaumont

JT Smith,

Tody Smith, Beaumont

Billy Ray Smith, Plano

Cody Spencer, Grapevine

Matt Stover, Dallas

Michael Strahan, Hou Westbury

Howard Twilley, Galena Park

Broderick Thomas, Willowridge

Y.A. Tittle, Marshall

Thurman Thomas, Sugarland

Bobby Taylor, Longview

Charley Taylor, G Prarie Dalworth

Otis Taylor, Houston

Grant Teaff, Snyder

Pat Thomas, Plano

Rodney Thomas, Groveton

Zach Thomas, Pampa

William Thomas, Amarillo

LaDainian Tomlinson, Rosebud(WacoU)

Jeremiah Trotter, Hooks

Jerry Tubbs, Breckenridge

Winfred Tubbs, Fairfield

Clyde Bulldog Turner, Plains

Gene Upshaw, Robstown

Andre Ware, Dickinson

Wilson Whitley, Brenham

Doak Walker, Highland Park

Malcolm Walker, Dallas SOC

Bryan Waters, Waxahachie

Steve Worster, Bridge City

Baron Wortham, Everman

Richmond Webb, Dallas

Alfred Williams, Hou Jones

Harvey Williams, Hempstead

Josh Williams, Cy Creek

Kevin WIlliams, Dall Roosevelt

Wade Wilson, Commerce

Warren Wells, Beaumont

Joe Washington, PA Lincoln

BASKETBALL

Tony Battie, Dallas SOC

Mookie Blaylock, Garland

Clyde Drexler, Hou Sterling

Craig Ehlo, Lubbock Monterrey

TJ Ford, Houston

Grant Hill, Dallas

Stephen Jackson, PA Lincoln

Larry Johnson, Dallas Skyline

KC Jones, Tyler

Greg Kite, Houston

Guy V. Lewis, Arp

Rashard Lewis, Alief Elsik

Alton Liston, Dallas Woodrow Wilson

Kenyon Martin, Dallas Adams HS

Slater Martin, Houston

McCoy McLemore, Houston

Greg Oestertag, Duncanville

Emeka Okafor, Houston

Shaquille Oneal, San Antonio

Bo Outlaw, San Antonio

Kendrick Perkins, Bmt Ozen

Ricky Pierce, Garland

Nolan Richardson - El Paso

Dennis Rodman, SOC

Bill Sharman, Abilene

LaBradford Smith, Bay City

Sheryl Swoopes, Brownfield

Ira Terrell, Dallas Roosevelt

Kurt Thomas, Dallas Hillcrest

Spud Webb, Wilmer-Hutchins

David Wesley, San Antonio

Deron Williams, Colony

Teresa Witherspoon, Pineland

Wright, Bracy, Colony

MISC. SPORTS

Donald Curry, Ft Worth

George Foreman, Marshall

Jack Johnson, Galveston

Don January, Plainview

Chad Campbell, Andrews

Ben Crenshaw, Austin

Ben Hogan, Ft Worth

Byron Nelson, Ft Worth

Bruce Lietzke, Beaumont

Justin Leonard, Lake Highlands

Mark Brooks, Ft Worth

Kathy Whitworth, Richardson

Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth

Jimmy Demaret, Houston

Jeff Maggert, Conroe

Tom Kite, Austin

Lee Trevino, Garland

Harvey Penick, Austin

Kathy Whitworth, Monahans

Mia Hamm, Wichita Falls

(born in Alabama)

Kyle Rote, Jr, Highland Park

Babe Zaharias, Beaumont

Lance Armstrong, Austin

Rafer Johnson,Hillsboro

Joe Deloach, Bay City

Tuff Hedeman, El Paso

Ty Murray, Stephenville

Joe Beaver, Huntsville

Terry LaBonte, Corpus

Johnny Rutherford, Ft. Worth

AJ Foyt, Houston

Bobby Labonte, Corpus

Brian Leetch, Corpus

Stone Cold Steve Austin,Edna

Shawn (HBK) Michaels, S. Antonio

Clyde Littlefield, South Park HS

Roy Martin, Dall Roosevelt

OLYMPICS

Amy Acuff, Port Arthur (Calallen)

Charles Austin, Bay City

Michael Carter, Dallas TJ

Chrystal Gaines, Dallas SOC

Michael Johnson, Dallas Skyline

Fred Hanson, Cuero

Carl Lewis, Houston

Billy Joe Morrow, San Benito

Randy Matson, Pampa

BASEBALL

Max Alvis, Jasper

Brandon Backe, Galveston

Ed Bailey, StrawberryPlains

Ernie Banks, Dallas

John Bateman, Killeen

Don Baylor, Austin

Josh Beckett, Spring

Beau Bell, Bellville

Lance Berkman, Waco

Larvell Blanks, Del Rio

Brian Bohanon, Denton

Ken Boswell, Austin

Rocky Bridges, Refugio

Don Buford, Linden

Ellis Burks, Everman

Jim Busby, Kenedy

Norm Cash, Justiceburg

Danny Carter, Austin

Frank Castillo, ElPaso

David Chalk, Dallas Kimball

Jerald Clark, Crockett

Roger Clemens, Spring Woods (Born in Ohio)

David Clyde, Houston Westchester

Cecil Cooper, Brenham

Danny Darwin, Bonham

Storm Davis, Dallas

Doug Drabek, Victoria

Adam Dunn, New Caney

Ferris Fain, San Antonio

Bibb Falk, Austin

Curt Flood, Houston

Dee Fondy, Slaton

Steve Foster, DeSoto 

Ron Gant, Victoria

Phil Garner, Houston

Cito Gaston, San Antonio

Jeff Granger, Orangefield

Wayne Graham, Yoakum

Ben Grieve, Arlington

Kelly Gruber, Aus. Westlake

Sammy Hale, Glendale

Mike Hargrove, Perryton

Andy Hawkins, Midway

Danny Heep, San Antonio

Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur

Burt Hooton, Corpus

Rogers Hornsby, Winters

Cecil "Tex" Hughson, Buda

Danny Jackson, San Antonio

Davey Johnson, SA Alamo Heights

Brooks Kieschnik, Robstown

Chuck Knoblauch, Houston

Lee Lacy, Longview

Rudy Law, Waco

Greg Maddux, San Angelo

Pat Mahomes, Bryan

Gus Mancuso, Galveston

Firpo Marberry, Streetman

Ollie Matson, Trinity

Eddie Mathews, Texarkana

Chuck McElroy, Port Arthur

Keith Moreland, Dallas

Joe Morgan, Bonham

Spike Owen, Cleburne

Craig Reynolds, Houston

Freddie Patek, Seguin

John Patterson, Orange

Roger Pavlik, Houston

Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont

Scott Posednik, West

Frank Robinson, Beaumont

Schoolboy Rowe, Waco

Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock

Pete Runnels, Lufkin

Nolan Ryan, Refugio

Calvin Schiraldi, Aus. Westlake

Tris Speaker, Hubbard

Mike Stanton, Houston

Greg Swindell, Ft Worth

Eddie Taubensee, Beeville

Justin Thompson, Klein Oak

Willie Upshaw, Blanco

Randy Velarde, Midland

Kip Wells, Elkins

Vernon Wells, Arl. Bowie

Willie Wells, Austin

Woody Williams, Cy-Fair

Glenn Wilson, Channelview '77

Kerry Wood, Irving

Ross Youngs, San Antonio

Gus Zernial, Beaumont

[NDT]

You missed three football players from Denton. AFL rookie of the year for the Boston Patriots in 1967 Carl Garrett who played at Fred Moore High in Denton. NFL rookie of the year, in 1974, Don Woods who is from Denton and played at either Fred Moore or DHS. Aaron Graham who played center for the Arizona Cardinals and played at DHS.

[claiblaw]

All of these great athletes or coaches were either born in Texas or graduated from a Texas high school. (partial list)

FOOTBALL

Sam Adams, Hou Cy Creek

Jackie Allen, Dallas SOC

Lance Alworth, Houston

Jesse Armstead, Dallas Carter

Donny Anderson, Stinnett

Brian Bosworth, Irving McArthur

Tony Brackens, Fairfield

Mike Baab, Euless Trinity

Sammy Baugh, Sweetwater

Mike Barber, White Oak

Rod Bernstine, Bryan

Lyle Blackwood, S.A Churchill

Glenn Blackwood, SA Churchill

Art Briles, Rule

Ernest Bubba Bean, Kirbyville

Raymond Berry, Paris

(born in Corpus Christi)

David Boston, Humble

Tony Brackens, Fairfield

Cliff Branch, Houston

Blake Brockermyer, FW Arl Heights

Zack Bronson, Jasper

Tim Brown, Dallas Wilson

Norm Bulaich, LaMarque

Ray Childress, Rich.Pearce

Dan Campbell, Glen Rose

Earl Campbell, TylerJohnTyler

Red Cashion, College Station

Larry Centers, Tatum

Calvin Collins, Bmt WBrook

Tim Collier, Dallas SOC

Kip Corrington, A&M Cons.

Leonard Davis, Wortham

Phil Dawson, Dallas

Ty Detmer, San Marcos

Eric Dickerson, Sealy

Curtis Dickey, Bryan

Michael Downs, Dallas SOC

Ty Detmer, SA Southwest                 

Santana Dotson, Yates

Donald Driver, Houston

Hart Lee Dykes, Bay City

Bert Emanuel, Langham

Thomas Everett, Daingerfield

Dave Elmendorf, Westbury

Russell Erxleben, Seguin

Doug English, Dall B.Adams

Tony Franklin, FW Arl Heights

Mel Farr, Beaumont

Hayden Fry, Odessa

James Francis, LaMarque

Bubba Franks, Big Spring

Barry Foster, Hurst

Toby Gowin, Jacksonville

Jerry Gray, Lub. Estacado

Forrest Gregg, Sulphur Springs

Darrell Green, Hou. Jones

Mean Joe Greene, Temple

Walt Garrison, Lewisville

Goose Gonsulin, PortArthur

Dante Hall, Lufkin

Ken Hall, Sugarland

Johnny Holland, Hempstead

Kenny Houston, Lufkin Dunbar

Rodney Hampton, Hou Kashmere

Priest Holmes, SA Marshall '92

Jim Hart, Big Spring

Lester Hayes, Wheatley

Merton Hanks, Dallas

Duriel Harris, PA SFA

Britt Hager, OPermian

Grant Irons, Woodlands

Larry Izzo, Houston

Craig James, Stratford

Jimmy Johnson, Dallas

Jimmy Johnson, PA TJeff

Craig James, Houston

Brad Kassell,

Louis Kelcher, Beaumont

David Klingler, Stratford

Gary Kubiak, Hou St.Pius

Tommy Kramer, SA Lee

Tom Landry, Mission

Yale Lary, Ft Worth

Dick "Night Train" Lane

(Anderson HS, Austin)

Bob Lilly, Throckmorton

Mike Livingston, Dallas SOC

Bobby Layne, Highland Park

Eugene Lockhart, Crockett

Jerry Levias, Beaumont

Darren Lewis, Dall Carter

Ollie Matson, Trinity

Frank Middleton, Beaumont

Lawrence McCutcheon, Plainview

Don Maynard, Crosbyton

Keenan McCardell, Houston

Steve McMichael, Freer

David McWilliams, Cleburne

Don Meredith, Mount Vernon

Dexter Manley, Houston

Bob McKay, Crane

Wayne Moore, Beaumont

Tim McKyer, Port Arthur

Max McGee, White Oak

Harvey Martin, Dallas SOC

Wayne Morris, Dallas SOC

Tommy Nobis, SA Jefferson

Dan Neil, Cypress Creek

Robert Newhouse, Hallsville

Davey OBrien, Dall Wilson

Cliff Odom, Bmt French

David Overstreet, Big Sandy

Johnny Perkins, Grandbury

Greg Pruitt, Hou.Elmore

Jack Pardee, Christoval

Eric Pegram, Dallas Hillcrest

Bum Phillips, Orange

Wade Phillips, Orange

Steve Ramsey, Dallas Samuel

Beasley Reese, Waco

Gary Reasons, Crowley

Stanley Richard, Hawkins

David Richards, High. Park

Mikhael Ricks, Anahuac

Beasley Reece, LaVega

John Randle, Hearne

Mel Renfro, Houston

Mike Renfro, FW Arl Heights

Jerry Rhome, Dall Sunset

Oscar Roan, Dallas SOC

John Roper, Hou Yates

Durwood Rocquemore, Dallas SOC

Kyle Rote, SA Jefferson

Eugene Seale, Jasper

Kevin Smith, Orange

James Street, Longview

Jerry Sisemore, Plainview

Mike Singletary, Worthing

Billy Sims, Hooks

RC Slocum, Orange

Bubba Smith, Beaumont

JT Smith,

Tody Smith, Beaumont

Billy Ray Smith, Plano

Cody Spencer, Grapevine

Matt Stover, Dallas

Michael Strahan, Hou Westbury

Howard Twilley, Galena Park

Broderick Thomas, Willowridge

Y.A. Tittle, Marshall

Thurman Thomas, Sugarland

Bobby Taylor, Longview

Charley Taylor, G Prarie Dalworth

Otis Taylor, Houston

Grant Teaff, Snyder

Pat Thomas, Plano

Rodney Thomas, Groveton

Zach Thomas, Pampa

William Thomas, Amarillo

LaDainian Tomlinson, Rosebud(WacoU)

Jeremiah Trotter, Hooks

Jerry Tubbs, Breckenridge

Winfred Tubbs, Fairfield

Clyde Bulldog Turner, Plains

Gene Upshaw, Robstown

Andre Ware, Dickinson

Wilson Whitley, Brenham

Doak Walker, Highland Park

Malcolm Walker, Dallas SOC

Bryan Waters, Waxahachie

Steve Worster, Bridge City

Baron Wortham, Everman

Richmond Webb, Dallas

Alfred Williams, Hou Jones

Harvey Williams, Hempstead

Josh Williams, Cy Creek

Kevin WIlliams, Dall Roosevelt

Wade Wilson, Commerce

Warren Wells, Beaumont

Joe Washington, PA Lincoln

BASKETBALL

Tony Battie, Dallas SOC

Mookie Blaylock, Garland

Clyde Drexler, Hou Sterling

Craig Ehlo, Lubbock Monterrey

TJ Ford, Houston

Grant Hill, Dallas

Stephen Jackson, PA Lincoln

Larry Johnson, Dallas Skyline

KC Jones, Tyler

Greg Kite, Houston

Guy V. Lewis, Arp

Rashard Lewis, Alief Elsik

Alton Liston, Dallas Woodrow Wilson

Kenyon Martin, Dallas Adams HS

Slater Martin, Houston

McCoy McLemore, Houston

Greg Oestertag, Duncanville

Emeka Okafor, Houston

Shaquille Oneal, San Antonio

Bo Outlaw, San Antonio

Kendrick Perkins, Bmt Ozen

Ricky Pierce, Garland

Nolan Richardson - El Paso

Dennis Rodman, SOC

Bill Sharman, Abilene

LaBradford Smith, Bay City

Sheryl Swoopes, Brownfield

Ira Terrell, Dallas Roosevelt

Kurt Thomas, Dallas Hillcrest

Spud Webb, Wilmer-Hutchins

David Wesley, San Antonio

Deron Williams, Colony

Teresa Witherspoon, Pineland

Wright, Bracy, Colony

MISC. SPORTS

Donald Curry, Ft Worth

George Foreman, Marshall

Jack Johnson, Galveston

Don January, Plainview

Chad Campbell, Andrews

Ben Crenshaw, Austin

Ben Hogan, Ft Worth

Byron Nelson, Ft Worth

Bruce Lietzke, Beaumont

Justin Leonard, Lake Highlands

Mark Brooks, Ft Worth

Kathy Whitworth, Richardson

Sandra Haynie, Ft. Worth

Jimmy Demaret, Houston

Jeff Maggert, Conroe

Tom Kite, Austin

Lee Trevino, Garland

Harvey Penick, Austin

Kathy Whitworth, Monahans

Mia Hamm, Wichita Falls

(born in Alabama)

Kyle Rote, Jr, Highland Park

Babe Zaharias, Beaumont

Lance Armstrong, Austin

Rafer Johnson,Hillsboro

Joe Deloach, Bay City

Tuff Hedeman, El Paso

Ty Murray, Stephenville

Joe Beaver, Huntsville

Terry LaBonte, Corpus

Johnny Rutherford, Ft. Worth

AJ Foyt, Houston

Bobby Labonte, Corpus

Brian Leetch, Corpus

Stone Cold Steve Austin,Edna

Shawn (HBK) Michaels, S. Antonio

Clyde Littlefield, South Park HS

Roy Martin, Dall Roosevelt

OLYMPICS

Amy Acuff, Port Arthur (Calallen)

Charles Austin, Bay City

Michael Carter, Dallas TJ

Chrystal Gaines, Dallas SOC

Michael Johnson, Dallas Skyline

Fred Hanson, Cuero

Carl Lewis, Houston

Billy Joe Morrow, San Benito

Randy Matson, Pampa

BASEBALL

Max Alvis, Jasper

Brandon Backe, Galveston

Ed Bailey, StrawberryPlains

Ernie Banks, Dallas

John Bateman, Killeen

Don Baylor, Austin

Josh Beckett, Spring

Beau Bell, Bellville

Lance Berkman, Waco

Larvell Blanks, Del Rio

Brian Bohanon, Denton

Ken Boswell, Austin

Rocky Bridges, Refugio

Don Buford, Linden

Ellis Burks, Everman

Jim Busby, Kenedy

Norm Cash, Justiceburg

Danny Carter, Austin

Frank Castillo, ElPaso

David Chalk, Dallas Kimball

Jerald Clark, Crockett

Roger Clemens, Spring Woods (Born in Ohio)

David Clyde, Houston Westchester

Cecil Cooper, Brenham

Danny Darwin, Bonham

Storm Davis, Dallas

Doug Drabek, Victoria

Adam Dunn, New Caney

Ferris Fain, San Antonio

Bibb Falk, Austin

Curt Flood, Houston

Dee Fondy, Slaton

Steve Foster, DeSoto 

Ron Gant, Victoria

Phil Garner, Houston

Cito Gaston, San Antonio

Jeff Granger, Orangefield

Wayne Graham, Yoakum

Ben Grieve, Arlington

Kelly Gruber, Aus. Westlake

Sammy Hale, Glendale

Mike Hargrove, Perryton

Andy Hawkins, Midway

Danny Heep, San Antonio

Xavier Hernandez, Port Arthur

Burt Hooton, Corpus

Rogers Hornsby, Winters

Cecil "Tex" Hughson, Buda

Danny Jackson, San Antonio

Davey Johnson, SA Alamo Heights

Brooks Kieschnik, Robstown

Chuck Knoblauch, Houston

Lee Lacy, Longview

Rudy Law, Waco

Greg Maddux, San Angelo

Pat Mahomes, Bryan

Gus Mancuso, Galveston

Firpo Marberry, Streetman

Ollie Matson, Trinity

Eddie Mathews, Texarkana

Chuck McElroy, Port Arthur

Keith Moreland, Dallas

Joe Morgan, Bonham

Spike Owen, Cleburne

Craig Reynolds, Houston

Freddie Patek, Seguin

John Patterson, Orange

Roger Pavlik, Houston

Mark Petkovsek, Beaumont

Scott Posednik, West

Frank Robinson, Beaumont

Schoolboy Rowe, Waco

Bruce Ruffin, Lubbock

Pete Runnels, Lufkin

Nolan Ryan, Refugio

Calvin Schiraldi, Aus. Westlake

Tris Speaker, Hubbard

Mike Stanton, Houston

Greg Swindell, Ft Worth

Eddie Taubensee, Beeville

Justin Thompson, Klein Oak

Willie Upshaw, Blanco

Randy Velarde, Midland

Kip Wells, Elkins

Vernon Wells, Arl. Bowie

Willie Wells, Austin

Woody Williams, Cy-Fair

Glenn Wilson, Channelview '77

Kerry Wood, Irving

Ross Youngs, San Antonio

Gus Zernial, Beaumont

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[claiblaw]

There was a guy from Kermit named Brooks I think, that played at UT and Houton as a pro

[UNTLifer]

Mario Bennett, basketball, Denton High School

[BleedGreen64]

Abner Hayes, Dallas, NT, Dallas Texans, KC

Bill McWatters, Donie, NT, and Minnesota

[gksmith]

Mark Behning OL Pittsburgh Steelers from Denton High (1980 from DHS, 1984 I believe from Nebraska).

Drafted in the 2nd round out of Nebraska by PIT.

First season: injured on the first play from scrimmage in pre-season.

Second season: injured on the first play from scrimmage in the first regular season game.

Never caught on anywhere else.

Today he is an assistant football coach at DHS.

[andy johns]

Here's some more for football:

Duane Thomas, Dallas

Thomas Henderson, Austin

Walter Abercrombie, Waco University

Robert Blackmon, Van Vleck

Ray Crockett, Duncanville

Dennis Gentry, Lubbock Dunbar

Vann McElroy, Uvalde

Greg Hawthorne, Polytechnic Fort Worth

Cedric Mack, Brazosport

Gerald McNeil, Killeen

Frank Pollard, Meridian

Byron Bam Morris, Cooper

Kenneth Davis, Temple

Earl Cooper, Lincoln Lexington

Arthur Whittington, Cuero

Aaron Glenn, Nimitz Humble

Alfred Anderson, Waco Richfield

Cody Carlson, SA Churchill

Allen Rice, Klein Houston

Alfred Williams, Jones Houston

Kimble Anders, Galveston Ball

Riley Odoms, West Oso Corpus Christi

Elmo Wright, Sweeney Brazoria

Dante Jones, Skyline

Quentin Griffin, Aldine Nimitz

George Cumby, Tyler Gorman

Rickey Dixon, Wilmer-Hutchins

Tatum Bell, Desoto

Darryl Grant, Highlands SA

Jerry Ball, Beaumont Westbrook

Michael Carter, Dallas TJ

Raymond Clayborn, Ft Worth Trimble

Quentin Jammer, Angleton

Nathan Vasher, Texarkana

Kenneth Sims, Groesbeck

Terry Orr, Abilene Cooper

Shaun Rogers, LaPorte

Casey Hampton, Galveston Ball

Roy Williams, Odessa Permian

Cedric Woodard, Sweeny

Rod Bernstine, Bryan

Aaron Wallace, Dallas Roosevelt

Ty Warren, Bryan

Roger Vick, Tomball

Dominic Rhodes, Abilene Cooper

Robert Ferguson, Spring Woods, Houston

Keith Cash, San Antonio Holmes

Kerry Cash, San Antonio Holmes

Montae Reagor, Waxahachie

[BleedGreen64]

Billy Guy Anderson, Ferris LA Rams and Phila. Eagles

Ramon Armstrong, Ennis Oakland Raiders

Jack Lummiua, Ennis NY Giants

Trivia. First two married the same girl.

[Guest GrayEagleOne]

Just to add a few home towns of a couple of football players....

Brad Kassell was from Llano

J T Smith was from Big Spring