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62:
50:
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36:
30:
25:
19:
1796:
1795:
1757:Chris Walker
1725:James Dickey
1717:Gerald Myers
1693:Polk Robison
1685:Berl Huffman
1677:Polk Robison
1669:Berl Huffman
1637:Victor Payne
1636:
1573:
1572:
1549:
1510:Murray Evans
1493:
1462:Les Cranfill
1446:Victor Payne
1445:
1405:
1381:
1318:
1317:
1263:Tony Mauldin
1231:Willard Tate
1223:Garnie Hatch
1207:A. B. Morris
1198:
1191:A. B. Morris
1183:Victor Payne
1182:
1167:G. C. Morlan
1021:DeWitt Jones
972:
957:A. B. Morris
949:Victor Payne
948:
933:Sewell Jones
862:Find a Grave
858:Victor Payne
835:
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309:Ozona, Texas
298:
258:
257:
167:Simmons (TX)
119:Bethany (WV)
99:Simmons (TX)
73:(1981-10-26)
58:July 3, 1899
34:
22:Victor Payne
18:
1828:1981 deaths
1823:1899 births
1783:(2021–2023)
1775:(2016–2021)
1773:Chris Beard
1767:(2013–2016)
1765:Tubby Smith
1751:(2011–2012)
1743:(2008–2011)
1735:(2001–2008)
1727:(1991–2001)
1719:(1971–1991)
1711:(1969–1970)
1703:(1961–1969)
1701:Gene Gibson
1695:(1948–1961)
1687:(1946–1947)
1679:(1942–1946)
1671:(1935–1942)
1663:(1934–1935)
1655:(1931–1934)
1653:Dell Morgan
1647:(1930–1931)
1639:(1927–1930)
1631:(1925–1927)
1560:(1990–2010)
1552:(1964–1989)
1534:Jack Thomas
1528:(1960–1961)
1520:(1955–1959)
1518:Sammy Baugh
1512:(1952–1954)
1504:(1946–1951)
1496:(1943–1945)
1480:(1941–1942)
1472:(1935–1940)
1464:(1930–1934)
1456:(1927–1929)
1440:(1924–1925)
1432:(1921–1923)
1424:(1919–1920)
1416:(1917–1918)
1408:(1910–1916)
1400:(1908–1909)
1392:(1904–1907)
1384:(1899–1903)
1376:(1897–1898)
1374:Carl Krause
1305:(2011–2021)
1303:Joe Golding
1297:(2005–2011)
1289:(2002–2005)
1281:(1999–2002)
1279:Mike Martin
1273:(1996–1999)
1271:Shanon Hays
1265:(1991–1996)
1249:(1988–1990)
1241:(1980–1988)
1239:Mike Martin
1233:(1973–1980)
1225:(1969–1973)
1217:(1955–1969)
1209:(1945–1955)
1201:(1943–1945)
1193:(1924–1943)
1185:(1922–1924)
1177:(1921–1922)
1169:(1920–1921)
1161:(1919–1920)
1095:(2017–2021)
1093:Adam Dorrel
1087:(2012–2016)
1085:Ken Collums
1079:(2005–2011)
1071:(2000–2004)
1069:Gary Gaines
1063:(1996–1999)
1055:(1993–1995)
1053:Bob Strader
1047:(1991–1992)
1039:(1985–1990)
1031:(1979–1984)
1023:(1977–1978)
1015:(1968–1976)
1007:(1962–1967)
1005:Les Wheeler
999:(1956–1961)
991:(1950–1955)
983:(1946–1949)
975:(1943–1945)
959:(1924–1941)
951:(1922–1923)
410:(1922–1923)
353:Red Raiders
179:(assistant)
129:Position(s)
1817:Categories
1781:Mark Adams
1741:Pat Knight
1733:Bob Knight
1061:Jack Kiser
1037:John Payne
1029:Ted Sitton
557:References
390:Conference
359:Later life
347:Texas Tech
342:Basketball
330:Texas Tech
203:Texas Tech
184:Basketball
177:Texas Tech
54:1899-07-03
1175:Dad Noles
652:ACU Today
393:Standing
199:1927–1930
189:1922–1924
173:1927–1928
153:1922–1923
1709:Bob Bass
1568:(2011– )
1488:# (1942)
1313:(2021– )
1247:Dee Nutt
1215:Dee Nutt
1103:(2022– )
680:Archived
511:Simmons:
387:Overall
372:Football
290:Football
238:Football
148:Football
133:Halfback
90:Football
1791:(2023–)
1550:No team
1494:No team
1406:No team
1382:No team
1199:No team
973:No team
745:July 6,
573:. 1923.
493:Simmons
318:Simmons
218:Overall
1544:(1963)
1536:(1962)
1448:(1926)
967:(1942)
943:(1921)
935:(1920)
927:(1919)
530:18–4–3
526:Total:
481:(1926)
244:(1926)
80:, U.S.
63:, U.S.
739:(PDF)
724:(PDF)
625:(PDF)
614:(PDF)
518:2–0–1
515:6–1–3
500:2–0–1
497:6–1–3
384:Team
381:Year
61:Texas
827:2008
795:2008
769:2008
747:2011
707:2008
664:2008
633:2008
488:1926
459:12–3
436:1923
417:1922
273:and
265:and
163:1926
115:1921
105:1920
95:1919
68:Died
48:Born
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443:6–1
424:6–2
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240:1
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