Athletic Hall of Fame

Polytechnic Parrots Alumni Professional Athletics

  

        Lon Evans               

      Class 1928

      Football- 4 years

      Green Bay

      1933-1937

 

 

     Johnny Vaught

     Class 1929

     Football 

     1936 -1941 Univ No. Carolina Line Coach

     1942 No. Carolina Pre-flight school Asst Coach

     1946 Old Miss Asst Coach 

     1947-1970 Old Miss Head Coach

     1973 -1977 Ole Miss Athletic Director

     1982 Ole Miss stadium renamed VAUGHT-HEMMINGWAY STADIUM

     1947-1962- SEC Coach of the Year

     1979 College Football Hall of Fame Inductee

 

 

     Jake Phillips

     Class of Not Avilable

     Fort Worth Cats Baseball

     Brooklyn Dodgers

 

 

     Ben Thompkins

     Class of 1947

     1949-1950 University of Texas-played 3rd base on FIRST back-to-back

        College World Series Championship

     1950 University of Texas starting QB Conference Championship

     1951-1957 Philadelphia Phillies Minor League

     1971-1991 NFL REFEREE 

         Officiated SUPER BOWLS XIV-  XVII

 

 

     Ray F. Hill

     Class of 1950

     Selected All-Marine Corps Football Team

     1953-54 TCU football

     Saskatchewan Rough Riders Canadian Football League

     2000 Inducted TCU Letterman's Hall of Fame

 

 

      Harry Taylor

      Class of 1953

      Baseball-1 year

      1958 Kansas City A's

      

 

      Richard O'Neal

      Class of 1953

      Basketball

      TCU

      1955- 1957

      Three Time TCU All American

      Fourth All-Time scoring with 1,723 points (in 3 years)

      Fourth Rebounds with 790

      1957 drafted by Boston Celtics

 

 

      Hunter Enis

      Class of 1955

      Football

      Total 11 years

      1960-1962 AFL & NFL Quarterback

      1967 thru 1971 Denver QB Assistant Coach

      1974 thru 1976 NY Giants QB Assistant Coach

 

 

      Johnny Burrell

      Class of 1958

      Football

      Total 6 years

      1962 San Francisco 49ers

      1962-1964 Pittsburgh Steelers

      1966-1967 Washington Redskins

 

 

     Jackie Ellis

     Class of 1960

     1st- 1968 DFW Stump Jumpers Motorcycle Race

     1st OVERALL- 1969 Citrus Valley Motorcycle Motocross

 

 

     Carey Parker

     Class of 1960

     1st 250 Class- 1969 Citrus Valley Motorcycle Motocross

 

 

     Mike Harvison

     Class of 1968

     Baseball

     Total 5 years

     Boston Red Sox Minors

 

 

      Nick Wells

      Class of 1969

      Boxer

      1972- 1976     5 time All-Air Force champion

      1972 US Amateur Heavyweight Champion

      5 time Fort Worth Golden Gloves Champion

      2 x Star-Telegram Texas State Golden Gloves Champion

      1969- 1971   3 time Tx State Champion

      1973 & 1975    2 time interservice champion

      1972, 1974  & 1976    3 time interservice runner-up

      1972-1973     2 time Nevada State Golden Gloves Champion

      1972 National AAU Champion

      1973 Western Hemisphere Champion

      1973 World Military Champion

      1971 Texas State Champion

       

           

      Don Bass

      Class of 1974

      Football

      Total 5 years

      1978 thru 1982

      Super Bowl XVI

 

 

      Greg Hawthorne

      Class of 1975

      Football

      Total 9 years

      1979 thru 1987

      Super Bowl XIV and Super Bowl XX

 

 

      Thomas Herrion

      Class of 2000

      Football

      1 year

      2005

     S. F. 49ers, Cowboys, NFL Europe