Biggest stars to ever play in a Texas football state championship game. Photo: AP. Image 1 of 3. Doak Walker, Highland Park (1. Highland Park, who had lost future Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Layne to graduation a year earlier, made it to the state title game where it lost to Port Arthur 2.
Walker went on to win the Heisman Trophy at SMU and be named All- Pro five times with the Detroit Lions and eventually make the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Doak Walker, Highland Park (1. Highland Park, who had lost future Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Layne to graduation a year earlier, made it to the state title game where it lost to Port Arthur 2.
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Walker .. more. Photo: AP. Image 2 of 3. 1Glynn Gregory, Abilene High (1. Gregory is considered one of the best high school running backs of all- time.
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He led Abilene to three straight state championships and never lost a high school game. Gregory went on to star at SMU and played briefly with the Dallas Cowboys before a knee injury ended his career. Glynn Gregory, Abilene High (1. Gregory is considered one of the best high school running backs of all- time. He led Abilene to three straight state championships and never lost a high school game.
Gregory .. more. Photo: Fanbase. Image 3 of 3. 1Howard Twilley, Galena Park (1.
Twilley led Galena Park to the state title game, but lost to Wichita Falls 2. Twilley set the NCAA record for most receiving yards in a season (1,7. Tulsa and was runner- up for the Heisman Trophy behind USC's Mike Garrett in 1. He played 1. 1 seasons for the Miami Dolphins and was a member of the 1. В Howard Twilley, Galena Park (1.
Twilley led Galena Park to the state title game, but lost to Wichita Falls 2. Twilley set the NCAA record for most receiving yards in a season (1,7. Tulsa and was .. more.
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Photo: Getty Images. Image 4 of 3. 1Tommy Kramer, San Antonio Lee (1. As a junior, Kramer led Lee to a 2.
Wichita Falls in the first state championship game played at the Cowboys' Texas Stadium. Kramer went on to have a huge career at Rice and was named to the College Football Hall of Fame. He played 1. 4 seasons in the NFL - including 1. Minnesota Vikings starting quarterback. Tommy Kramer, San Antonio Lee (1.
As a junior, Kramer led Lee to a 2. Wichita Falls in the first state championship game played at the Cowboys' Texas Stadium. Kramer went on to have a huge career ..
Photo: Larry Salzman, Associated Press. Image 5 of 3. 1Earl Campbell, Tyler (1. Led by Campbell, Tyler beat Austin Reagan 2. Class 4. A championship game. Of course, Campbell went on to win the Heisman Trophy at Texas, then have a Hall of Fame career with the Houston Oilers.
Earl Campbell, Tyler (1. Led by Campbell, Tyler beat Austin Reagan 2. Class 4. A championship game.
Of course, Campbell went on to win the Heisman Trophy at Texas, then have a Hall of Fame career with .. Photo: Houston Chronicle. Image 6 of 3. 1Ronnie Lee, Tyler (1.
Lee was a tight end and offensive tackle on the Earl Campbell- led Tyler team. Lee played at Baylor and spent 1. NFL - 1. 0 with the Miami Dolphins. He currently is the defensive coordinator at Idaho. Ronnie Lee, Tyler (1. Lee was a tight end and offensive tackle on the Earl Campbell- led Tyler team.
Lee played at Baylor and spent 1. NFL - 1. 0 with the Miami Dolphins. He currently is the .. Photo: Chris Gardner, Getty Images. Image 7 of 3. 1David Overstreet, Big Sandy (1. Overstreet won three straight state championships - including being co- champs in 1.
Celina. In 1. 97. Overstreet scored a then- national record 8. Big Sandy before going on to star at Oklahoma. В He was drafted in the first round of the 1.
Miami Dolphins. He briefly played in the Canadian Football League because of a contract dispute before rejoining the Dolphins. He was tragically killed in a car accident in 1.
David Overstreet, Big Sandy (1. Overstreet won three straight state championships - including being co- champs in 1. Celina. In 1. 97.
Overstreet scored a then- national record 8. Photo: Doug Jennings, Miami Herald. Image 8 of 3. 1Lovie Smith, Big Sandy (1. Smith played defensive end and safety for three state championship teams. He was a key part of the 1.
Smith played college ball at Tulsa before getting into coaching. He coached the Chicago Bears to a Super Bowl and is currently the head coach in Tampa Bay. Lovie Smith, Big Sandy (1. Smith played defensive end and safety for three state championship teams. He was a key part of the 1. Smith .. more. Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle.
Image 9 of 3. 1Billy Ray Smith, Plano (1. Smith played defense on the Plano team that beat Port Neches- Groves 1.
Texas Stadium. Smith had a big career at Arkansas and was the No. NFL Draft by the San Diego Chargers. He played 1. 0 seasons with the Chargers and was named second- team All Pro in 1. Billy Ray Smith, Plano (1.
Smith played defense on the Plano team that beat Port Neches- Groves 1. Texas Stadium. Smith had a big career at Arkansas and was .. Photo: Mike Powell, Getty Images. Image 1. 0 of 3. 1Eric Dickerson, Sealy (1. Dickerson led Sealy to a 1. Sealy's 4. 2- 2. 0 win over Wylie in the state title game. At SMU, Dickerson broke Earl Campbell's Southwest Conference rushing record.
He played 1. 1 years in the NFL and finished his career as the NFL's second all- time leading rusher, and ranks seventh now. Eric Dickerson, Sealy (1. Dickerson led Sealy to a 1. Sealy's 4. 2- 2. 0 win over Wylie in the state title game.
At SMU, Dickerson broke Earl Campbell's .. Image 1. 1 of 3. 1Craig James, Stratford (1. James rushed for 2,4. Stratford to a 2. Plano in the state title game. After starring with Eric Dickerson at SMU, James played seven seasons combined in the USFL and NFL, making the Pro Bowl with the New England Patriots in 1. Craig James, Stratford (1.
James rushed for 2,4. Stratford to a 2. Plano in the state title game. After starring with Eric Dickerson at SMU, James played seven seasons .. Photo: Steve Ueckert, Houston Chronicle. Image 1. 2 of 3. 1Kenneth Davis, Temple (1. Davis led Temple to a 2.
Memorial in the state championship game. He held the single- season rushing record at TCU before La. Dainian Tomlinson broke it. Davis was a second- round pick of the Green Bay Packers and spent nine seasons in the NFL with the Packers and Bills. Kenneth Davis, Temple (1. Davis led Temple to a 2.
Memorial in the state championship game. He held the single- season rushing record at TCU before La. Dainian Tomlinson broke it. Davis was a .. more. Photo: Rick Stewart, Getty Images.
Image 1. 3 of 3. 1Thurman Thomas, Willowridge (1. Thomas and his Willowridge squad lost to Brownwood 1.
Thomas was a two- time All- American at Oklahoma State and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame after an excellent 1. Buffalo Bills. Thurman Thomas, Willowridge (1. Thomas and his Willowridge squad lost to Brownwood 1. Thomas was a two- time All- American at Oklahoma State and a member of the Pro Football Hall .. Photo: MARK DUNCAN, AP. Image 1. 4 of 3. 1Jerry Ball, Beaumont West Brook (1.
Ball played fullback - rushing for more than 1,0. West Brook win the state title with a 2. Hurst Bell. Ball ranks fourth on SMU's all- time sacks list.
Ball played 1. 3 seasons in the NFL and made three Pro Bowls with the Detroit Lions. Jerry Ball, Beaumont West Brook (1. Ball played fullback - rushing for more than 1,0. West Brook win the state title with a 2. Hurst Bell. .. more. Photo: Rogers Photo Archive, Getty Images.
Image 1. 5 of 3. 1Thomas Everett, Daingerfield (1. Everett helped Daingerfield to a state championship with a 4. Sweeny. Everett went on to win the Jim Thorpe Award at Baylor. He played nine seasons in the NFL with the Steelers, Cowboys and Buccaneers. He made the Pro Bowl and won two Super Bowls with the Cowboys. Thomas Everett, Daingerfield (1. Everett helped Daingerfield to a state championship with a 4.
Sweeny. Everett went on to win the Jim Thorpe Award at Baylor. He played nine seasons in the NFL with .. Photo: Rick Stewart, Getty Images. Image 1. 6 of 3. 1Rodney Thomas, Groveton (1. Thomas rushed for 3,7. Groveton to a 2. 5- 1.
De Leon in the state title game. At Texas A& M, Thomas had 4. NFL with the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans. Rodney Thomas, Groveton (1. Thomas rushed for 3,7. Groveton to a 2. 5- 1.
De Leon in the state title game. At Texas A& M, Thomas had 4. Photo: Zoran Milich, Getty Images. Image 1. 7 of 3. 1Santana Dotson, Yates (1. Dotson was a youngster on the Yates team that some say is the best team to ever come out of Houston.
Dotson went on to be an All- American at Baylor and played 1. NFL and won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers. Santana Dotson, Yates (1. Dotson was a youngster on the Yates team that some say is the best team to ever come out of Houston. Dotson went on to be an All- American at Baylor and played 1. NFL .. more. Photo: VINCENT LAFORET, Getty Images. Image 1. 8 of 3. 1Johnny Bailey, Yates (1.
The Yates team that blew out Odessa Permian 3. Bailey went on to have an historic career at Texas A& I and made the College Football Hall of Fame.
Bailey played six seasons in the NFL - mainly as a kick returner - with the Bears, Cardinals and Rams. Johnny Bailey, Yates (1. The Yates team that blew out Odessa Permian 3.
Bailey went on to have an historic career at .. Photo: Jeff Kida, AP. Image 1. 9 of 3. 1Drew Brees, Austin Westlake (1. After overcoming an ACL tear as a junior, Brees was the Class 5.
A state MVP and led Westlake to a 1. Dominic Rhodes- led Abilene Cooper team in the state championship. At Purdue, Brees set Big Ten records in nearly every passing category and was drafted in the second round by the San Diego Chargers. Brees is a nine- time Pro Bowler and still the New Orleans Saints starting quarterback.
Drew Brees, Austin Westlake (1. After overcoming an ACL tear as a junior, Brees was the Class 5.
A state MVP and led Westlake to a 1. Dominic Rhodes- led Abilene Cooper team in .. Photo: Bill Feig, Associated Press.
Image 2. 0 of 3. 1Cedric Benson, Midland Lee (1. Benson won three straight state titles with Midland Lee and finished as the state's fourth all- time leading rusher with 8,4.
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