Famous in a small town

[BaseballUmp]

Anyone famous from your towns?

[poisoned10]

My family owns a Chevrolet dealership in my small home town of 5000 or so. So everyone there knows me or my family.

Not to mention that my Grandfather has been the president of 2 or 3 banks in Gilmer also.

I'm pretty much a big deal.

[BaseballUmp]

lol not dissing you or your family, but i was kinda talking about bigger name more worldly known people haha

[poisoned10]

Self owned!

[Ranger Mom]

Jessica McClure (the baby who fell in the well) is from Greenwood.

Most of you youngsters probably won't even remember who that is....some of you weren't even born yet.

[Pick6]

One of our farms is in the town Gene Autry was born.

[SHSBulldog00]

One of our assistant coaches in Sweeny is Tracy Simien. He graduated from Sweeny in the 80's. Played in the NFL (Linebacker) for the Kansas City Chiefs. He played opposite of new Hall of Famer Derrick Thomas.

We have another up and comer....... Johnnie Lee Higgins (Current WR/PR/KR) for the Oakland Raiders.

[BreckTxLonghorn]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Jessica McClure (the baby who fell in the well) is from Greenwood.

Most of you youngsters probably won't even remember who that is....someone of you weren't even born yet.


Didn't they make a made-for-tv movie about that? Not sure I remember the event, but definitely the movie.

[poisoned10]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Jessica McClure (the baby who fell in the well) is from Greenwood.

Most of you youngsters probably won't even remember who that is....some of you weren't even born yet.


I remember that, barely. I was pretty young when all that happened.

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by BreckTxLonghorn
Didn't they make a made-for-tv movie about that? Not sure I remember the event, but definitely the movie.

Yeah...it was called "Everybody's Baby"...and they did a PISS POOR job on "Texas accents."

What drove me crazy in that movie is the actress would be talking to a single person...ONE person....and ask "What are y'all doing?"

The part of Texas that I am from, "y'all is NEVER singular!!!

I noticed that Sandy on Spongebob does that too!!!:doh:

[Txbroadcaster]

The day she was freed from the well I was at Marshall vs John Tyler LOL

Famous people from Marshall area
YA Tittle
George Forman
Bill Moyer
Lady Bird
Ben Z Grant( I acted in 2 of his plays)
His Daughter Brea Grant( actress was in Heroes for awhile, Buffy went to school with her and I went to a birthday party for her back when she was in HS)

Then a bunch of Goverment folks and also Terrence Shaw who played in NFL and got a SB ring with Patriots in 2001

Oh yea and me :D

[waterboy]

There are a couple of people that were born in Gilmer that became famous:

Don Henley (from the Eagles)- born in Gilmer, raised in Linden (40 mi. NE of Gilmer)

Johnny Mathis (singer) - born in Gilmer, raised in Los Angeles

The only famous person that I know of that was born AND raised in Gilmer was Robert L. "Silver Fox" Stephens. "Fox" Stephens was an Air Force test pilot that set several speed and altitude records while testing the Lockheed YF-12 and SR-71. The local airport in Gilmer is named after him.

[BEAST]

Gilligan from gilligans island was born and raised in Brownwood.




BEAST

[Txbroadcaster]

Originally posted by BEAST
Gilligan from gilligans island was born and raised in Brownwood.




BEAST

he was raised in the wood, but born in NY

[BleedOrange]

Originally posted by BEAST
Gilligan from gilligans island was born and raised in Brownwood.




BEAST

That explains a lot. Brownwood's D has about as many holes in it as Gilligan's boat.:)

[BEAST]

I knew I was putting myself out there when I posted that. LOL. I cant be certain but I thing John Denver also has ties to Brownwood some way or the other. And of course the late Gordon Wood. He wasnt born and raised here but any real HS football fan around the country know of him and Brownwood.




BEAST

[Trashman]

Here is a list of famous people who have ties or have lived in Brownwood.

* William T. Anderson a.k.a "Bloody Bill" was a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader in the American Civil War.
* Candy Barr, stripper, burlesque dancer, actress.
* Bob Denver, the actor who played Gilligan and Maynard G. Krebs on CBS's Gilligan's Island and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, was reared in Brownwood and attended Brownwood High School.
* Jerry Don Gleaton, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1979 to 1992 for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
* Jeff Gore, Cowboy, singer, named the Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 1997.
* Graham Harrell, award-winning Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback (2007-2008). was born in Brownwood but grew up in Ennis near Dallas.
* Josh Rosenthal (singer/songwriter), professional singer/songwriter. He was born in Brownwood, but moved on to Benbrook, Texas for elementary school, then Lubbock, Texas for jr. high and high school.
* Boyce House, author, humorist, and radio personality.
* Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian, attended Howard Payne and is buried in Greenleaf Memorial Cemetery in Brownwood.
* Shelby Miller drafted in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Lead the 2009 Brownwood High School baseball team to the Regional finals.
* Jim Morris started a brief professional baseball career at the age of thirty-five; the 2002 film The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid, is based on Morris' life.
* Paul and Paula, or Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, attended Howard Payne University in 1962. Their song "Hey Paula" was presented on a local radio station as part of an American Cancer Society benefit.
* LaTonne Sewalt, World Champion Barrel Racer in 1950 and 1954.
* Royce Sewalt, World Champion Calf Roper in the RCA in 1946, Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee.
* George M. Shelton, Medal of Honor recipient.
* John Paul Stapp, M.D., Ph.D., United States Air Force colonel, was a pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on human beings. In his experimentation, he was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity. He was one of the principal advocates of automotive seat belts. His preliminary education was obtained at the Brownwood High School and San Marcos Academy in San Marcos, Texas.
* Glenn Strange, who played Sam, the Bartender in CBS's Gunsmoke from 1961 until his death in 1973, grew up in Brown County near Cross Cut. He also played Frankenstein's Monster in the final three Universal Studios Frankenstein films in the 1940s.

* James Neal “Jim” Thomason, was a former American football halfback, part of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A&M University, selected 5th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.
* Clint Walker, star of the 1950s Western television series Cheyenne on ABC lived briefly in Brownwood prior to launching his acting career.
* Phil Wilson, who grew up in Brownwood was appointed by Governor Rick Perry as the 106th Texas secretary of state effective. 2007-2008.
* Drew Womack, country music singer/songwriter. 1997 Top 10 hit with the band Sons of the Desert (band), "Whatever Comes First".
* Gordon Wood, Wood set a state and national record with a total of 396 wins, 91 losses, and 15 ties in 43 seasons as a head Texas high school football coach, an 80% winning record. He won seven State Championships at Brownwood in 1960, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, and 1981. On top of that he either won or shared 25 district titles. Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

[BreckTxLonghorn]

Trashman,

Tell me more about this 'Candy Barr'....

[Trashman]

Originally posted by BreckTxLonghorn
Trashman,

Tell me more about this 'Candy Barr'....


Here ya go.................................:D



Candy Barr (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2005) was an American stripper, burlesque exotic dancer, actress in one pornographic movie, and model in men's magazines of the mid-20th century.

During the 1950s, she received nationwide attention for her stripping career in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas; her troubles with the law; shooting her estranged second husband; and being arrested and sentenced to a prison term for drug possession, as well as her relationships with Mickey Cohen and Jack Ruby.

After serving three years in prison, Barr began a new life in South Texas. She briefly returned to stripping in the late 1960s, posed for Oui magazine in the 1970s, and then retired.

In the early 1980s, Barr was acknowledged in the magazine Texas Monthly as one of history's "perfect Texans," along with such luminaries as Lady Bird Johnson.

[IrishTex]

Originally posted by Ranger Mom
Jessica McClure (the baby who fell in the well) is from Greenwood.

Most of you youngsters probably won't even remember who that is....some of you weren't even born yet.

How old is she now Kellye? And what is she doing now?

[IrishTex]

Bob Denver, the actor who played Gilligan and Maynard G. Krebs on CBS's Gilligan's Island and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, was reared in Brownwood and attended Brownwood High School.

Wow, I learned something new today.

:)

[Trashman]

Originally posted by BleedOrange
That explains a lot. Brownwood's D has about as many holes in it as Gilligan's boat.:)

It was not Gilligan's boat.:nerd:

[Ranger Mom]

Originally posted by IrishTex
How old is she now Kellye? And what is she doing now?

She is 23, has at least one kid, maybe more by now, married and living in Midland last I heard.

[SintonFan]

Originally posted by Trashman
Here is a list of famous people who have ties or have lived in Brownwood.

* William T. Anderson a.k.a "Bloody Bill" was a pro-Confederate guerrilla leader in the American Civil War.
* Candy Barr, stripper, burlesque dancer, actress.
* Bob Denver, the actor who played Gilligan and Maynard G. Krebs on CBS's Gilligan's Island and The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis, was reared in Brownwood and attended Brownwood High School.
* Jerry Don Gleaton, Major League Baseball pitcher from 1979 to 1992 for the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
* Jeff Gore, Cowboy, singer, named the Male Vocalist of the Year by the Academy of Western Artists in 1997.
* Graham Harrell, award-winning Texas Tech Red Raiders quarterback (2007-2008). was born in Brownwood but grew up in Ennis near Dallas.
* Josh Rosenthal (singer/songwriter), professional singer/songwriter. He was born in Brownwood, but moved on to Benbrook, Texas for elementary school, then Lubbock, Texas for jr. high and high school.
* Boyce House, author, humorist, and radio personality.
* Robert E. Howard, the creator of Conan the Barbarian, attended Howard Payne and is buried in Greenleaf Memorial Cemetery in Brownwood.
* Shelby Miller drafted in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft by the St. Louis Cardinals. Lead the 2009 Brownwood High School baseball team to the Regional finals.
* Jim Morris started a brief professional baseball career at the age of thirty-five; the 2002 film The Rookie starring Dennis Quaid, is based on Morris' life.
* Paul and Paula, or Ray Hildebrand and Jill Jackson, attended Howard Payne University in 1962. Their song "Hey Paula" was presented on a local radio station as part of an American Cancer Society benefit.
* LaTonne Sewalt, World Champion Barrel Racer in 1950 and 1954.
* Royce Sewalt, World Champion Calf Roper in the RCA in 1946, Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame inductee.
* George M. Shelton, Medal of Honor recipient.
* John Paul Stapp, M.D., Ph.D., United States Air Force colonel, was a pioneer in studying the effects of acceleration and deceleration forces on human beings. In his experimentation, he was subjected to 46.2 times the force of gravity. He was one of the principal advocates of automotive seat belts. His preliminary education was obtained at the Brownwood High School and San Marcos Academy in San Marcos, Texas.
* Glenn Strange, who played Sam, the Bartender in CBS's Gunsmoke from 1961 until his death in 1973, grew up in Brown County near Cross Cut. He also played Frankenstein's Monster in the final three Universal Studios Frankenstein films in the 1940s.

* James Neal “Jim” Thomason, was a former American football halfback, part of the 1939 national championship team of Texas A&M University, selected 5th overall by the Detroit Lions in the 1941 NFL Draft.
* Clint Walker, star of the 1950s Western television series Cheyenne on ABC lived briefly in Brownwood prior to launching his acting career.
* Phil Wilson, who grew up in Brownwood was appointed by Governor Rick Perry as the 106th Texas secretary of state effective. 2007-2008.
* Drew Womack, country music singer/songwriter. 1997 Top 10 hit with the band Sons of the Desert (band), "Whatever Comes First".
* Gordon Wood, Wood set a state and national record with a total of 396 wins, 91 losses, and 15 ties in 43 seasons as a head Texas high school football coach, an 80% winning record. He won seven State Championships at Brownwood in 1960, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1978, and 1981. On top of that he either won or shared 25 district titles. Inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.
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That's impressive! But wasn't Brownwood once almost as big as San Antonio?:devil:

[Trashman]

Yes; if you go back to when the biggest building in San Antonio was the Alamo. :D

[BleedOrange]

Originally posted by Trashman
It was not Gilligan's boat.:nerd:

No kidding? Dang!! I should have checked the title before responding!!!:rolleyes: I wonder if he really owned the island?

[big daddy russ]

Ingleside/Aransas Pass:
-Emory Bellard (Former TAMU head coach and U. Texas OC under Darrell Royal) was born and raised in AP, got his first head coaching job in Ingleside.

-Mark Crawford, former Ingleside mayor indicted in the mid-90's for murder.

-Gail Borden, founder of Borden's Milk, was one of the founders of Ingleside.


Gregory:
-Don Williams, country music singer ("I Believe in Love," "Good Ole Boys Like Me," "Tulsa Time," etc.) was born and raised in Gregory.


Portland:
-Ray Akins, Texas Football Coaching great and grandfather of NFL quarterback Drew Brees.



That's all I've got for the immediate area. Plenty of people have houses down there, but can't think of anyone else who actually lived there for any amount of time. I'm sure that G-P, AP, and Rockport have produced at least a few.

[lulu]

Neal McCoy lives just up the road and has lived in Longview since before his "top hits" days. Kids attend Spring Hill Longview. Nice guy. He was just inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame

[poisoned10]

Originally posted by lulu
Neal McCoy lives just up the road and has lived in Longview since before his "top hits" days. Kids attend Spring Hill Longview. Nice guy. He was just inducted into the Texas Music Hall of Fame

A friend of mine lives across the street from him.

[lulu]

Originally posted by poisoned10
A friend of mine lives across the street from him.

Well I might know your friend. I've lived here for over 40 years and lived across the street from him myself until a fews years ago.