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footballgal
11-07-2007, 03:59 PM
Produced a great RB in Adrian Peterson! Awesome RB!
What other PRO players from the 3A ranks?
Old Tiger
11-07-2007, 04:00 PM
Adrian Peterson is the best thing to come from Palestine since Jesus Christ!
Houston Texans kicker was a QB at SLC when they were 3a in 92
Bull Butter
11-07-2007, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by footballgal
Produced a great RB in Adrian Peterson! Awesome RB!
What other PRO players from the 3A ranks?
Robert Garza from Rio Hondo
footballgal
11-07-2007, 04:01 PM
Originally posted by Go Blue
Adrian Peterson is the best thing to come from Palestine since Jesus Christ!
Houston Texans kicker was a QB at SLC when they were 3a in 92 Ha, I read that they call him Purple Christ.
footballgal
11-07-2007, 04:02 PM
Originally posted by Bull Butter
There's no "n" in Palestine.
Ok Thanks - fixed
Txbroadcaster
11-07-2007, 04:04 PM
Well Palestine was 4A when AD was there..So does it count as 3A ranks?
footballgal
11-07-2007, 04:05 PM
Originally posted by Txbroadcaster
Well Palestine was 4A when AD was there..So does it count as 3A ranks?
:thinking: .....Sure why not, will call him our own.
Bull Butter
11-07-2007, 04:13 PM
Current or past players?
I remember former Denver TE Riley Odoms was from West Oso
eagles_victory
11-07-2007, 04:29 PM
Fairfield produced 3 former players Louis Cheek (A&M college then Packers Cowboys and a few other teams in the pros) Winfred Tubbs (UT college, Saints and 49ers in NFL) Tony Brackens (UT college, Jaguars in NFL) Tony is the sack leader for the Jacksonville franchise and made several pro bowls and was a 99 on Madden 64.
footballgal
11-07-2007, 04:30 PM
Let's start with recent and go back.
Old Tiger
11-07-2007, 04:30 PM
Rockdale has had some pro players I realized the other night from when Aycock's was still a school.
Bull19
11-07-2007, 04:47 PM
bellville has produced about 5 with about 3 more or so that will get there shortly
pirate4state
11-07-2007, 04:48 PM
Originally posted by Bull19
bellville has produced about 5 with about 3 more or so that will get there shortly who are they?
Bull19
11-07-2007, 04:58 PM
Originally posted by pirate4state
who are they?
who are they who?
deer spotter
11-07-2007, 05:16 PM
Originally posted by footballgal
Produced a great RB in Adrian Peterson! Awesome RB!
What other PRO players from the 3A ranks?
Aaron,Matt and Bo Schobel from Columbus.
bigron15
11-07-2007, 08:03 PM
David Terrell CB for the Redskins for years
big daddy russ
11-07-2007, 08:09 PM
Eric Dickerson out of Sealy
nobogey72
11-07-2007, 08:22 PM
My HS football coach left Abilene and went to Palestine in 74 or 75 and has since retired and moved back to Abilene. He coached a kid named Guy Brown while in Palestine that played at UH and then started at linebacker for the Cowboys for about 5 or 6 years back in the 80s. Bill Bradley (UT quarterback and Philadelphia Eagle DB) was also from Palestine. He was probably best known for getting beat out by James Street at QB in mid season the year they won it all in 69 or 70 whenever it was. But he ended up having a great career at the next level as a DB. Quite an athlete.
nobogey72
11-07-2007, 08:24 PM
this is going back a piece but Elmo Wright (who probably invented the endzone dance) for the Kansas City Chiefs was from Sweeney. I think they were 3A back then.
Originally posted by Txbroadcaster
Well Palestine was 4A when AD was there..So does it count as 3A ranks?
Sure? I thought his final year they were 3A.
Originally posted by nobogey72
this is going back a piece but Elmo Wright (who probably invented the endzone dance) for the Kansas City Chiefs was from Sweeney. I think they were 3A back then.
It is SWEENY (no -ey, often misspelled). Actually were AA in 1966 but classifications have changed since then. State Champs in 1966 & a phenomenal team full of talent after integration.
We have had 9 guys make it to the pros (Elmo Wright, Clarence Williams, Raymond Butler, Jimmie Lindsey won 2 Grey Cups in CFL, Tracey Simien, George Layne Jr., Kevin Garrett, Cedric Woodard, & Johnnie Higgins). Others have played Arena Ball, USFL, etc. We had a thread on this a while back.
Currently, Johnnie Lee Higgins, Jr. is a rookie with the Oakland Raiders. #15 WR/KR from UTEP, 3rd round pick & can fly.
Elmo Wright is a class act & lots of talented relatives. Rod Wright (All-American at Texas, now with Miami) is his nephew. Elmo started end zone dancing at UH & continued in the pros with KC Chiefs & others. NFL Network even gives him credit for it! Eddie Wright is currently Sweeny's FB right now, another nephew.
Originally posted by big daddy russ
Eric Dickerson out of Sealy
2A when he played there, but great one no doubt.
Originally posted by nobogey72
My HS football coach left Abilene and went to Palestine in 74 or 75 and has since retired and moved back to Abilene. He coached a kid named Guy Brown while in Palestine that played at UH and then started at linebacker for the Cowboys for about 5 or 6 years back in the 80s. Bill Bradley (UT quarterback and Philadelphia Eagle DB) was also from Palestine. He was probably best known for getting beat out by James Street at QB in mid season the year they won it all in 69 or 70 whenever it was. But he ended up having a great career at the next level as a DB. Quite an athlete.
Bill Bradley was a helluva player for sure. I remember more as a DB with Eagles than at Texas (I am 37). But he did some good things at Texas too.
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