Alpine - Sul Ross State plays the whole thing for all it's worth.
The Lobos have a masterful passer, a bullish runner, an All-American linebacker on crutches, and another who takes over the load.
And with Saturday's 32-25 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association victory over Austin College, Sul Ross all but has an NAIA playoff spot in the bag.
The Loboes' bag is passing. Quarterback Larry Hill is the NAIA's fifth leading passer, and he proved why in throwing for 256 yards and a touchdown in giving Sul Ross its second victory this year over the 1981 national champion Kangaroos.
Sul Ross is 7-0, with one regular-season game left against Lubbock Christian, while Austin must face Tarelton State with a 5-2 record, and little chance of returning to the playoffs.
It was Austin which knocked Sul Ross out of the playoffs last year with a late-season win, and Lobos' coach Joe George said the memory was fresh.
Source: Odessa American
November 7, 1982
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Sul Ross rolls past LCC 49-7
Alpine- Sul Ross gained a berth in theNAIA playoffs and set three school records Saturday en route to a 49-7 victory over Lubbock Christian Saturday afternoon.
Quarterback Larry Hill set a sean total yardage record of 1870. He completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 284 yards and two touchdowns.
Running back Maurice Stephens caught 14 passes for 134 yards. The previous record was 11 set by Chris Byerly in 1969 and tied by Stephens earlier this season. Stephens has also set a season record for receptions, 62. Byerly held the previous mark, 56, set in 1967.
Sul Ross is 8-0 for the year and LCC is 0-9. The NAIA will choose teams and sites for the playoffs Sunday.
Larry Hill passed four yards to Burnett Williams for a touchdown with 8:52 remaining n the first quarter. Andrew Hill ran six yards to paydirt with 28 seconds left in the quarter.
Source: Odessa American on November 14, 1982
Quarterback Larry Hill set a sean total yardage record of 1870. He completed 28 of 42 pass attempts for 284 yards and two touchdowns.
Running back Maurice Stephens caught 14 passes for 134 yards. The previous record was 11 set by Chris Byerly in 1969 and tied by Stephens earlier this season. Stephens has also set a season record for receptions, 62. Byerly held the previous mark, 56, set in 1967.
Sul Ross is 8-0 for the year and LCC is 0-9. The NAIA will choose teams and sites for the playoffs Sunday.
Larry Hill passed four yards to Burnett Williams for a touchdown with 8:52 remaining n the first quarter. Andrew Hill ran six yards to paydirt with 28 seconds left in the quarter.
Source: Odessa American on November 14, 1982
Monday, February 4, 2008
Friday, October 19, 2007
Annual Hall of Honor to Induct Four New Members in 2007
Former football coach Joe George, Belton; tennis and basketball standout Dana (Souter) Pannell; San Saba; volleyball player and coach Ruth (Roman) McWilliams, Marfa; and John Curry, Monahans, will be inducted into the Sul Ross State University Hall of Honor during Homecoming 2007. Induction ceremonies will be held Saturday, Oct. 27, 7:30 p.m. in the Becky Ramos Espino Conference Center, University Center. This year's class increases Hall of Honor membership to 104.
Joe George, presently an assistant football coach at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, compiled a 28-12 record during four years at the Lobo helm. His 1982 team went undefeated in the regular season and qualified for the NAIA playoffs.
A native of Mineola, he earned bachelor's (1966) and master's (1967) degrees from Baylor University, then launched a coaching career that now extends 42 years. High school stops include Reicher Catholic, Carthage, New Caney, Texas City and Del Rio. He served as defensive coordinator (1978) for football and head track coach at Sul Ross after coaching at New Caney. He then assumed the head football post a year later, serving four years. His 1981 team finished ninth in the final NAIA poll and the 1982 squad was ranked fourth, after losing a triple-overtime playoff thriller to William Jewell (Mo.) College at Jackson Field.
George, named NAIA and Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year in 1982, left to become head football coach and athletic director at Texas City. From 1991-1995, he was the head coach at McMurry University, then coached at Del Rio before assuming his present position at UMHB in 1999. He has coached 10 NAIA All-Americans and five NCAA Division III All-Americans. He was inducted into the Mineola Sports Hall of Fame in 1994.
"Twenty-five years have passed since I coached my last football game at Jackson Field," George wrote. "The memory of my five years at Sul Ross is very special to me, my wife Corliss and our daughters Julie and Joanna. The friendships developed by living and working in Alpine have been rewarding and long lasting."
"Not a day passes that I don't reflect on the players and coaches who worked together to build two championship teams. As I look back, it is easy to see why they were successful: our roster was filled with outstanding young men."
"I am grateful to the Sul Ross community and the citizens of Alpine for their support of our efforts. I will always be indebted to Chet Sample who gave me the opportunity to be a college football coach and to be a part of the Lobo tradition," he noted.
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
1981 Honor Roll
TIAA All-Conference
Albert Garcia - OG
Joe Alex Leal - Center
Billy Tilton - Tackle
John Watson - TE
Hoover Thompson - WR
Andrew Hill - FB
Larry Hill - QB
Joey Caceres - RB
Henry Paige - CB, Ret Spec
Steve Thiebaud - DT
Rudy Cantu - NG
David Sanchez - LB , Defensive Player of the year
Don Bandy - LB
Malcom Moerbe - FS
Chris Zavala - LB
Terry LeBlanc - CB
Coach Joe George - Coach of the year
NAIA All-District 8
Albert Garcia - OG
Joe Alex Leal - Center
Andrew Hill - FB
Larry Hill - QB
Steve Thiebaud - DT
Don Bandy - LB
David Sanchez - LB
Malcom Moerbe - FS
Terry LeBlanc - CB
Coach Joe George - Coach of the year
NAIA All-American
Malcom Moerbe - 2nd Team , FS
Don Bandy - Hon Mention, LB
Larry Hill - Hon Mention, QB
Albert Garcia - Hon Mention, OG
TIAA 1981 Co-Champions
9 wins 1 loss
No. 9 Ranked NAIA Division II Team in 1981
Albert Garcia - OG
Joe Alex Leal - Center
Billy Tilton - Tackle
John Watson - TE
Hoover Thompson - WR
Andrew Hill - FB
Larry Hill - QB
Joey Caceres - RB
Henry Paige - CB, Ret Spec
Steve Thiebaud - DT
Rudy Cantu - NG
David Sanchez - LB , Defensive Player of the year
Don Bandy - LB
Malcom Moerbe - FS
Chris Zavala - LB
Terry LeBlanc - CB
Coach Joe George - Coach of the year
NAIA All-District 8
Albert Garcia - OG
Joe Alex Leal - Center
Andrew Hill - FB
Larry Hill - QB
Steve Thiebaud - DT
Don Bandy - LB
David Sanchez - LB
Malcom Moerbe - FS
Terry LeBlanc - CB
Coach Joe George - Coach of the year
NAIA All-American
Malcom Moerbe - 2nd Team , FS
Don Bandy - Hon Mention, LB
Larry Hill - Hon Mention, QB
Albert Garcia - Hon Mention, OG
TIAA 1981 Co-Champions
9 wins 1 loss
No. 9 Ranked NAIA Division II Team in 1981
William Jewell game
Alpine - Scott Martin scored on a 20 yard pass from Kelly Groom in the third overtime possession to give William Jewell a 44-43 victory over Sul Ross State in a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Association playoff game.
Sul Ross fullback Andrew Hill scored on an eight yard run in the Lobo's third overtime possession, but Maurice Stephens came up inches short on a two-point conversion attempt.
Sul Ross quarterback Larry Hill completed 31 of 55 passess for 415 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Source: SA Express
Sul Ross fullback Andrew Hill scored on an eight yard run in the Lobo's third overtime possession, but Maurice Stephens came up inches short on a two-point conversion attempt.
Sul Ross quarterback Larry Hill completed 31 of 55 passess for 415 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.
Source: SA Express
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Jackson Field
Jackson Field- Former longtime Big Bend area rancher J.D. Jackson donated the land which would be the home of the Lobo football program for the next 77 years. Jackson Field has played host to numerous football championships including the barn-burning 1982 playoff game between Sul Ross and William-Jewell in which the Lobos fell in overtime in a 44-43 final score.
American Southwest Conference
The American Southwest Conference has been in existence since 1996, but its beginnings date back to 1976 with the formation of the Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA).The TIAA, a non-scholarship and coeducational athletic conference (the first organization of its kind in the Southwest), was formed on May 2, 1976 and consisted of five charter members -- Austin College (Sherman, Texas), McMurry College (Abilene, Texas), Sul Ross State University (Alpine, Texas), Tarleton State University (Stephenville, Texas) and Trinity University (San Antonio, Texas).
Before aligning with the new TIAA organization, Sul Ross State and Tarleton State were members of the Lone Star Conference, McMurry participated in the Texoma Conference and both Austin College and Trinity were independents.
At the time of its formation, the member schools of the TIAA maintained their individual institutional affiliations with national intercollegiate athletic organizations such as the NCAA and NAIA before the conference solely became NCAA Division III.
Initially, the conference sponsored championships in six sports for men and five for women. Football, basketball, track and field, golf, tennis and soccer titles were competed for among the men, and the women contested basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis and track and field championships. The ASC presently sponsors men’s and women’s championships in cross country, soccer, basketball, golf, tennis and track & field, in addition to championships in football, baseball, softball and women’s volleyball.
Expansion and membership changes within the TIAA during the late 1970s and into the 80s played a large role in forming the current membership. Lubbock Christian College joined the conference in the spring of 1979, but withdrew in 1982 faced with a football program that never lived up to expectations (one conference win in four years and a national record setting 36-game losing streak). In 1981, Trinity, stating that it could no longer compete with the financial advantages of member state schools, became the first charter member to leave the TIAA.
Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Texas) decided to move to the TIAA from the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference in 1987. Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, Texas) was an associate member in 1987, competing only in football before becoming a full member in 1990.
In June of 1989, University of Dallas (Irving, Texas) became the seventh conference member, and Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas) joined the TIAA in April of 1990.
Tarleton State became the second charter member to withdraw from the conference on May 15, 1991. Citing its recent growth and evolution as a regional, comprehensive state university (enrollment had double since 1976 to 6,000 students) Tarleton State became the first TIAA member to join the Lone Star Conference (Midwestern State moved to the Lone Star Conference in 1995).
Further expansion in the early 1990s, with the addition of University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, Ark.) and Mississippi College (Clinton, Miss.), along with the hiring of the first commissioner, brought further exposure and recognition to the TIAA. At its spring meeting in May of 1996, the TIAA hired Fred Jacoby as its first commissioner and renamed itself the American Southwest Conference (ASC) to better reflect the geography of the conference.
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas) joined the conference in 1997, becoming the first school to be added to the newly named ASC. The end of 1997 brought four new schools into the conference with the addition of University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, Texas), Schreiner College (Kerrville, Texas), LeTourneau University (Longview, Texas), East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, Texas) and Concordia University at Austin (Austin, Texas). With total membership at 14 schools, the ASC moved to a East-West Divisional alignment to determine its conference champions.
Before aligning with the new TIAA organization, Sul Ross State and Tarleton State were members of the Lone Star Conference, McMurry participated in the Texoma Conference and both Austin College and Trinity were independents.
At the time of its formation, the member schools of the TIAA maintained their individual institutional affiliations with national intercollegiate athletic organizations such as the NCAA and NAIA before the conference solely became NCAA Division III.
Initially, the conference sponsored championships in six sports for men and five for women. Football, basketball, track and field, golf, tennis and soccer titles were competed for among the men, and the women contested basketball, volleyball, golf, tennis and track and field championships. The ASC presently sponsors men’s and women’s championships in cross country, soccer, basketball, golf, tennis and track & field, in addition to championships in football, baseball, softball and women’s volleyball.
Expansion and membership changes within the TIAA during the late 1970s and into the 80s played a large role in forming the current membership. Lubbock Christian College joined the conference in the spring of 1979, but withdrew in 1982 faced with a football program that never lived up to expectations (one conference win in four years and a national record setting 36-game losing streak). In 1981, Trinity, stating that it could no longer compete with the financial advantages of member state schools, became the first charter member to leave the TIAA.
Howard Payne University (Brownwood, Texas) decided to move to the TIAA from the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference in 1987. Midwestern State University (Wichita Falls, Texas) was an associate member in 1987, competing only in football before becoming a full member in 1990.
In June of 1989, University of Dallas (Irving, Texas) became the seventh conference member, and Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, Texas) joined the TIAA in April of 1990.
Tarleton State became the second charter member to withdraw from the conference on May 15, 1991. Citing its recent growth and evolution as a regional, comprehensive state university (enrollment had double since 1976 to 6,000 students) Tarleton State became the first TIAA member to join the Lone Star Conference (Midwestern State moved to the Lone Star Conference in 1995).
Further expansion in the early 1990s, with the addition of University of the Ozarks (Clarksville, Ark.) and Mississippi College (Clinton, Miss.), along with the hiring of the first commissioner, brought further exposure and recognition to the TIAA. At its spring meeting in May of 1996, the TIAA hired Fred Jacoby as its first commissioner and renamed itself the American Southwest Conference (ASC) to better reflect the geography of the conference.
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (Belton, Texas) joined the conference in 1997, becoming the first school to be added to the newly named ASC. The end of 1997 brought four new schools into the conference with the addition of University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, Texas), Schreiner College (Kerrville, Texas), LeTourneau University (Longview, Texas), East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, Texas) and Concordia University at Austin (Austin, Texas). With total membership at 14 schools, the ASC moved to a East-West Divisional alignment to determine its conference champions.
Monday, July 16, 2007
1982 Lobo Football Champions Reassemble at 25-Year Reunion
By Steve Lang, News and Publications
Ever a team leader, quarterback Larry Hill promptly answered Dr. Wayne Sheehans question:
What changes do you notice about the Sul Ross campus? The library has a third floor and new bricks.
Fellow members of the Lobos 1982 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) also noticed the changes, along with familiar sights, during last Saturdays (July 7) 25-year reunion. A total of 30 former players, coaches and trainers attended.
Sul Ross, 9-0 and ranked fourth in the NAIA Division II poll in 1982, lost a heart-stopping, 44-43 triple-overtime contest to William Jewell (Mo.) College before a packed house at Jackson Field. The Lobos bid for a game-winning two-point conversion was stopped short of the goal line in the NAIA quarterfinal playoff contest.
I dont think a day goes by when I dont think about this team a little bit, said Larry Hill, Bulverde, head football coach at Smithson Valley. Former head coach Joe George, now an assistant at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, felt the flood of memories as well.
The thing about it...in less than a minute it gets you right back, he said. This is really good for me; I found out whats happened with these guys over the last 25 years....Its very special. When you win a championship, youve got a bond for life.
George, who guided the Lobos to a 28-12 won-lost record during four seasons as head coach (1979-82) will be the fifth representative of the 1982 team to be inducted into the Sul Ross Hall of Honor, during 2007 Homecoming festivities in October. He joins Larry Hill (1992); Burnett Williams (1997); Andrew Hill (1999); and Albert Garcia (2003) on the honor list. Dr. Chet Sample, then the Sul Ross athletic director and now dean of the School of Professional Studies, was inducted in 2006.
Where are they now?
Larry Hills Smithson Valley teams have reached the 5A state semi-finals five times in the past eight years, including three berths in the championship game. Two of the finals losses have occurred on the last play of the game. Hill, a second-team NAIA All-American and TIAAs Offensive Player of the Year in 1982, still holds several Sul Ross passing records. He was elected president of the Texas High School Coaches Association for the coming year.
Burnett Williams, Houston, is an associate principal in the Fort Bend Independent School District. He was a second-team All-TIAA tight end.
Andrew Hill, Lockhart, is a warehouseman in Austin. He was a first-team All-TIAA runningback and still shares the single-game record of four touchdowns.
Maurice Stephens, Leander, is a personal trainer and teaches developmentally challenged children. He joined Larry and Andrew Hill in the first-team All-TIAA backfield and shares Andrew Hills record of four touchdowns in one game, as well as 205 kickoff return yards in a single contest.
David Roensch, Channanhon, Ill., has worked in the energy industry since leaving Sul Ross. He was named the TIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year and shared honors as Lineman of the Year. He was one of six Lobos (Larry Hill, Stephens, Joel Bellinger, John Creek and Henry Paige) to receive NAIA Division II All-American recognition. His son Jeff is a 2007 Sul Ross graduate.
Don Bandy, Wimberley, owns an equipment installation business.
Joel Bellinger, Sutherland Springs, is an elementary physical education teacher and officiates high school and collegiate football games. He was a first-team All-TIAA offensive tackle.
Joey Caceres, Rio Grande Valley, has been a teacher and coach for 21 years.
Curtis Marcel Clay, Lockhart, works for the Texas School Safety Center in San Marcos and is a country soul singer, touring with The Platters.
John Creek, Sonora, was a coach and now is self-employed in the oilfield transport business. He was a second-team All-TIAA defensive lineman.
Ray DeLeon, Allen, is director of Technology Risk for Fidelity Investments.
Gerald Echard, Rowlett, works as a personal trainer and service coordinator.
Tommy Escamilla, Monahans, a team trainer, works for Bass Enterprises Production Co. as a production clerk/warehouseman.
Albert Garcia, Edcouch, an assistant coach, has coached for over 20 years, currently at Pharr (North).
Tommy Holmes, Panhandle., taught social studies and coached at Texas City until February, when he began working in management for Carson City Feedlot, Panhandle.
Ben Keck, Lubbock, is a nurse manager in a health care facility.
Oscar Marroquin, Marble Falls, worked for the Federal Government for 22 years before retiring and founding a vegetable and fruit import business.
Bob Moran, Fullerton, Calif., an assistant coach, is now on Fullerton College coaching staff.
Todd Mund, Llano, has played professional golf, worked in the golf business and trained horses.
Joe Sanchez, Jr., Mission, an assistant coach, continues to teach and coach, now serving as athletic coordinator and head football coach at Pharr (San Juan Alamo Memorial).
Wayne Thorp, Mertzon, served in the U.S. Navy and now works for Tom Thorp Transport, oilfield trucking and construction.
John Watson, Lampasas, works for Performance Food Group.
Wade West, Boerne, is in the trucking business with Sysco Foods.
Rene Cortinas, McAllen, serves as Sanchez defensive coordinator at Pharr SJA Memorial.
Gilbert Morales, McAllen, owns a medical equipment business.
Also attending were David Dillard, Imperial; James Justice, Pfluegerville; and Henry Paige, Hayward, Calif.
Sample, assisted by Sheehan, organized the reunion, assisted by Saul Garza, Sul Ross Alumni Association director. Team members received a campus tour and returned to Jackson Field, where they were photographed in Lobo jerseys. Ray Hendryx of KVLF Radio, Alpine, and Sanford DeVoll, who had close ties to the team, were among the many Alpine and Sul Ross faithful who exchanged memories. A moment of silence was observed for deceased team members Sam Collins and Joe Garza, and former Physical Education and Athletics Department secretary Bobbie McDaniel.
In general, Sul Ross ties remain strong after a quarter-century.
I tell people all over about the Alpine mentality, said Williams. Everybody smiles, waves and speaks to you here. We need more of that in the world.
The best days we ever had were back here in Sul Ross, echoed Sanchez.
Every step you take...every time you go around the corner, memories come back, Larry Hill said. It was a special time; I knew it was great the, but when you step away from it, you really appreciate it.
Ever a team leader, quarterback Larry Hill promptly answered Dr. Wayne Sheehans question:
What changes do you notice about the Sul Ross campus? The library has a third floor and new bricks.
Fellow members of the Lobos 1982 Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) also noticed the changes, along with familiar sights, during last Saturdays (July 7) 25-year reunion. A total of 30 former players, coaches and trainers attended.
Sul Ross, 9-0 and ranked fourth in the NAIA Division II poll in 1982, lost a heart-stopping, 44-43 triple-overtime contest to William Jewell (Mo.) College before a packed house at Jackson Field. The Lobos bid for a game-winning two-point conversion was stopped short of the goal line in the NAIA quarterfinal playoff contest.
I dont think a day goes by when I dont think about this team a little bit, said Larry Hill, Bulverde, head football coach at Smithson Valley. Former head coach Joe George, now an assistant at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Belton, felt the flood of memories as well.
The thing about it...in less than a minute it gets you right back, he said. This is really good for me; I found out whats happened with these guys over the last 25 years....Its very special. When you win a championship, youve got a bond for life.
George, who guided the Lobos to a 28-12 won-lost record during four seasons as head coach (1979-82) will be the fifth representative of the 1982 team to be inducted into the Sul Ross Hall of Honor, during 2007 Homecoming festivities in October. He joins Larry Hill (1992); Burnett Williams (1997); Andrew Hill (1999); and Albert Garcia (2003) on the honor list. Dr. Chet Sample, then the Sul Ross athletic director and now dean of the School of Professional Studies, was inducted in 2006.
Where are they now?
Larry Hills Smithson Valley teams have reached the 5A state semi-finals five times in the past eight years, including three berths in the championship game. Two of the finals losses have occurred on the last play of the game. Hill, a second-team NAIA All-American and TIAAs Offensive Player of the Year in 1982, still holds several Sul Ross passing records. He was elected president of the Texas High School Coaches Association for the coming year.
Burnett Williams, Houston, is an associate principal in the Fort Bend Independent School District. He was a second-team All-TIAA tight end.
Andrew Hill, Lockhart, is a warehouseman in Austin. He was a first-team All-TIAA runningback and still shares the single-game record of four touchdowns.
Maurice Stephens, Leander, is a personal trainer and teaches developmentally challenged children. He joined Larry and Andrew Hill in the first-team All-TIAA backfield and shares Andrew Hills record of four touchdowns in one game, as well as 205 kickoff return yards in a single contest.
David Roensch, Channanhon, Ill., has worked in the energy industry since leaving Sul Ross. He was named the TIAA Co-Defensive Player of the Year and shared honors as Lineman of the Year. He was one of six Lobos (Larry Hill, Stephens, Joel Bellinger, John Creek and Henry Paige) to receive NAIA Division II All-American recognition. His son Jeff is a 2007 Sul Ross graduate.
Don Bandy, Wimberley, owns an equipment installation business.
Joel Bellinger, Sutherland Springs, is an elementary physical education teacher and officiates high school and collegiate football games. He was a first-team All-TIAA offensive tackle.
Joey Caceres, Rio Grande Valley, has been a teacher and coach for 21 years.
Curtis Marcel Clay, Lockhart, works for the Texas School Safety Center in San Marcos and is a country soul singer, touring with The Platters.
John Creek, Sonora, was a coach and now is self-employed in the oilfield transport business. He was a second-team All-TIAA defensive lineman.
Ray DeLeon, Allen, is director of Technology Risk for Fidelity Investments.
Gerald Echard, Rowlett, works as a personal trainer and service coordinator.
Tommy Escamilla, Monahans, a team trainer, works for Bass Enterprises Production Co. as a production clerk/warehouseman.
Albert Garcia, Edcouch, an assistant coach, has coached for over 20 years, currently at Pharr (North).
Tommy Holmes, Panhandle., taught social studies and coached at Texas City until February, when he began working in management for Carson City Feedlot, Panhandle.
Ben Keck, Lubbock, is a nurse manager in a health care facility.
Oscar Marroquin, Marble Falls, worked for the Federal Government for 22 years before retiring and founding a vegetable and fruit import business.
Bob Moran, Fullerton, Calif., an assistant coach, is now on Fullerton College coaching staff.
Todd Mund, Llano, has played professional golf, worked in the golf business and trained horses.
Joe Sanchez, Jr., Mission, an assistant coach, continues to teach and coach, now serving as athletic coordinator and head football coach at Pharr (San Juan Alamo Memorial).
Wayne Thorp, Mertzon, served in the U.S. Navy and now works for Tom Thorp Transport, oilfield trucking and construction.
John Watson, Lampasas, works for Performance Food Group.
Wade West, Boerne, is in the trucking business with Sysco Foods.
Rene Cortinas, McAllen, serves as Sanchez defensive coordinator at Pharr SJA Memorial.
Gilbert Morales, McAllen, owns a medical equipment business.
Also attending were David Dillard, Imperial; James Justice, Pfluegerville; and Henry Paige, Hayward, Calif.
Sample, assisted by Sheehan, organized the reunion, assisted by Saul Garza, Sul Ross Alumni Association director. Team members received a campus tour and returned to Jackson Field, where they were photographed in Lobo jerseys. Ray Hendryx of KVLF Radio, Alpine, and Sanford DeVoll, who had close ties to the team, were among the many Alpine and Sul Ross faithful who exchanged memories. A moment of silence was observed for deceased team members Sam Collins and Joe Garza, and former Physical Education and Athletics Department secretary Bobbie McDaniel.
In general, Sul Ross ties remain strong after a quarter-century.
I tell people all over about the Alpine mentality, said Williams. Everybody smiles, waves and speaks to you here. We need more of that in the world.
The best days we ever had were back here in Sul Ross, echoed Sanchez.
Every step you take...every time you go around the corner, memories come back, Larry Hill said. It was a special time; I knew it was great the, but when you step away from it, you really appreciate it.
NAIA Football All-Americans
1979 Bernie Weems All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1980 Larry Hill Player of the Week Football
1981 Malcom Moorbe All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1982 Larry Hill All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1982 Larry Hill Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1984 Wade West All-American - First Team Division II Football
1984 Wayne Thorp Scholar-Athlete Football
1985 Maurice Stephens Player of the Week Football
1986 John Lewis Statistical Leader Football
1988 Francis Jones All-American - First Team Division II Football
1989 Leonard Winn Player of the Week Division II Football
1989 Brett Rowley Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1989 Darwin Hobbs Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1991 Michael Martin All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1996 Charlie Bunch All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1996 Wally Lara All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1980 Larry Hill Player of the Week Football
1981 Malcom Moorbe All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1982 Larry Hill All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1982 Larry Hill Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1984 Wade West All-American - First Team Division II Football
1984 Wayne Thorp Scholar-Athlete Football
1985 Maurice Stephens Player of the Week Football
1986 John Lewis Statistical Leader Football
1988 Francis Jones All-American - First Team Division II Football
1989 Leonard Winn Player of the Week Division II Football
1989 Brett Rowley Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1989 Darwin Hobbs Scholar-Athlete Division II Football
1991 Michael Martin All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1996 Charlie Bunch All-American - Second Team Division II Football
1996 Wally Lara All-American - Second Team Division II Football
Burnett
It was a pleasure seeing all of you again. This was sent to me and Ifelt it was appropriate to share with others. I recall the support,motivational talks, challenges, and obstacles during the seasons. I use those moments as inspirational memories as life moves forward.I call students especially athletes' cheerleaders everyday. They always ask me why? I reply the purpose of a cheerleader is to support the team unconditionally weather in victory or in defeat and encouragement "great job or we will get them next time".It is very rare that a great group of guys assemble to accomplish a taskin a manner in which we did. I will keep in touch.
Burnett R. Williams
Associate Principal
Lake Olympia Middle School
Burnett R. Williams
Associate Principal
Lake Olympia Middle School
All Time Sul Ross Records
Yards Rushing Game: 287, Bubba Jones vs. McMurry, 1988 Season: 1,255, Norm Cash, 1954 Career: 2,961, T.J. Barber, 2006
Longest Run from scrimmage: 95 yards, Barton Warnock, 1936
Yards Passing Game: 476, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 2,766, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 7,400, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Passes Attempted Game: 80, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002Season: 537, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 1,243, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Passes Completed Game: 51, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 -*NCAA DIII RecordSeason: 321, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 695, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Touchdown Passes Game: 6, Charlie LaFoon vs. St. Michael's, 1949 Season: 21 Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 52, Larry Hill, 1979-82
Passing Percentage Game: .867 Larry Hill, 13 of 15 vs. Trinity, 1981 Season: .598, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: .558, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Pass Receptions Game: 19, Luis Uresti, vs. Louisiana College, 2002 Season: 86, Luis Uresti, 2002 Career: 182, Luis Uresti, 1999-2002 Yards Receiving Game: 271, Luis Uresti, vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 1082, Luis Uresti, 2002 Career: 2,771, Luis Uresti, 1999-2002
Longest Pass Play 98 Yards - Luis Uresti from Scott Kello vs. Hardin-Simmons, 2001
Total Offense Game: 465, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 2,737, Scott Kello, 2003 Career: 7,558, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Points Scored Game: 30, Ox Cowan vs. El Paso JC, 1925 Season: 144, Ted Scown, 1948 Career: 200, Maurice Stephens, 1981-85
Most Touchdowns Scored Game: 4, Andrew Hill vs. Tarleton State, 1982; Maurice Stephens vs. Tarleton State, 1985; Bubba Jones vs. McMurry, 1988 Season: 24, Ted Scown, 1948 Career: 33, Maurice Stephens, 1980-82, 1984-85
Interceptions Game: 5, Alfredo Avila vs. East Texas State, 1966; Andrew Jacks vs. McMurry, 1990 (also an NAIA Division II record) Season: 14, Alfredo Avila, 1966 Career: 36, Alfredo Avila, 1963-66
Most Consecutive Extra Points 53, Andy Dyba, 1988-90
Kickoff Return Yardage Game: 205, Maurice Stephens vs. New Mexico Highlands, 1985 Longest: 100, Steve Cox vs. Nuevo Leon, 1983; Maurice Stephens vs. Tarleton State, 1985
Field Goals Longest: 52 yards, Clint Wallace vs. Tarleton State, 1986 Season: 14, Andy Dyba, 1988 Punting Average Game: 47.8, Bernie Weems vs. Austin College, 1979 Season: 46.8, Bill Huffman, 1960 Longest Punt: 81 yards, Charlie Bunch vs. Howard Payne, 1995
Most Punts Game: 14, Steve McLaren vs. Tarleton State, 1978 Season: 70, Steve McLaren, 1978
Longest Run from scrimmage: 95 yards, Barton Warnock, 1936
Yards Passing Game: 476, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 2,766, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 7,400, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Passes Attempted Game: 80, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002Season: 537, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 1,243, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Passes Completed Game: 51, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 -*NCAA DIII RecordSeason: 321, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 695, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Touchdown Passes Game: 6, Charlie LaFoon vs. St. Michael's, 1949 Season: 21 Scott Kello, 2002 Career: 52, Larry Hill, 1979-82
Passing Percentage Game: .867 Larry Hill, 13 of 15 vs. Trinity, 1981 Season: .598, Scott Kello, 2002 Career: .558, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Pass Receptions Game: 19, Luis Uresti, vs. Louisiana College, 2002 Season: 86, Luis Uresti, 2002 Career: 182, Luis Uresti, 1999-2002 Yards Receiving Game: 271, Luis Uresti, vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 1082, Luis Uresti, 2002 Career: 2,771, Luis Uresti, 1999-2002
Longest Pass Play 98 Yards - Luis Uresti from Scott Kello vs. Hardin-Simmons, 2001
Total Offense Game: 465, Scott Kello vs. Howard Payne, 2002 Season: 2,737, Scott Kello, 2003 Career: 7,558, Scott Kello, 2000-2003
Points Scored Game: 30, Ox Cowan vs. El Paso JC, 1925 Season: 144, Ted Scown, 1948 Career: 200, Maurice Stephens, 1981-85
Most Touchdowns Scored Game: 4, Andrew Hill vs. Tarleton State, 1982; Maurice Stephens vs. Tarleton State, 1985; Bubba Jones vs. McMurry, 1988 Season: 24, Ted Scown, 1948 Career: 33, Maurice Stephens, 1980-82, 1984-85
Interceptions Game: 5, Alfredo Avila vs. East Texas State, 1966; Andrew Jacks vs. McMurry, 1990 (also an NAIA Division II record) Season: 14, Alfredo Avila, 1966 Career: 36, Alfredo Avila, 1963-66
Most Consecutive Extra Points 53, Andy Dyba, 1988-90
Kickoff Return Yardage Game: 205, Maurice Stephens vs. New Mexico Highlands, 1985 Longest: 100, Steve Cox vs. Nuevo Leon, 1983; Maurice Stephens vs. Tarleton State, 1985
Field Goals Longest: 52 yards, Clint Wallace vs. Tarleton State, 1986 Season: 14, Andy Dyba, 1988 Punting Average Game: 47.8, Bernie Weems vs. Austin College, 1979 Season: 46.8, Bill Huffman, 1960 Longest Punt: 81 yards, Charlie Bunch vs. Howard Payne, 1995
Most Punts Game: 14, Steve McLaren vs. Tarleton State, 1978 Season: 70, Steve McLaren, 1978
NAIA Football-1982 Playoff Results
NAIA Football-1982 Playoff Results
1982 - DIVISION I
Hillsdale (Mich.) 20, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 12 (@ Hillsdale, Mich.)
Mesa (Colo.) 43, Moorhead State (Minn.) 20 (@ Grand Junction, Colo.)
Northeastern State (Okla.) 38, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 23 (@ Tahlequah, Okla.)
Central State (Okla.) 61, Southern Colorado 20 (@ Pueblo, Colo.)
Central State 28, Northeastern State 17 (@ Tahlequah)
Mesa 18, Hillsdale 9 (@ Grand Junction)
Central State 14, Mesa 11 (Championship)
1982 - DIVISION II
Linfield (Ore.) 20, California Lutheran 16 (@ McMinnville, Ore.)
Westminster (Pa.) 14, Wilmington (Ohio) 7 (@ New Wilmington, Pa.)Northwestern (Iowa) 33, St. John’s (Minn.) 28 (@ Orange City, Iowa)
William Jewell (Mo.) 44, Sul Ross State (Texas) 43 (@ Alpine, Texas)
William Jewell 23, Northwestern 10 (@ Liberty, Mo.)
Linfield 37, Westminster (Pa.) 9 (@ McMinnville)
Linfield 33, William Jewell 15 (Championship)
Source: http://football.victorysportsnetwork.com/fb/Championships/playoffpages/82playoffresults.php
1982 - DIVISION I
Hillsdale (Mich.) 20, Carson-Newman (Tenn.) 12 (@ Hillsdale, Mich.)
Mesa (Colo.) 43, Moorhead State (Minn.) 20 (@ Grand Junction, Colo.)
Northeastern State (Okla.) 38, Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) 23 (@ Tahlequah, Okla.)
Central State (Okla.) 61, Southern Colorado 20 (@ Pueblo, Colo.)
Central State 28, Northeastern State 17 (@ Tahlequah)
Mesa 18, Hillsdale 9 (@ Grand Junction)
Central State 14, Mesa 11 (Championship)
1982 - DIVISION II
Linfield (Ore.) 20, California Lutheran 16 (@ McMinnville, Ore.)
Westminster (Pa.) 14, Wilmington (Ohio) 7 (@ New Wilmington, Pa.)Northwestern (Iowa) 33, St. John’s (Minn.) 28 (@ Orange City, Iowa)
William Jewell (Mo.) 44, Sul Ross State (Texas) 43 (@ Alpine, Texas)
William Jewell 23, Northwestern 10 (@ Liberty, Mo.)
Linfield 37, Westminster (Pa.) 9 (@ McMinnville)
Linfield 33, William Jewell 15 (Championship)
Source: http://football.victorysportsnetwork.com/fb/Championships/playoffpages/82playoffresults.php
November 20, 1982 was a great day to be a LOBO!
Hey guys, just wanted ya'll know it was great to see all of you. Even after 25 years, still learned newstuff that went on in our great year of 1982. Hope we have more of the team next time.
I wanted to tell ya'll about conversation I had with a veteran football official that I feel is a huge complement to our playoff game.I was working a spring football game at Texas State a few years ago and meet a guy named Mike Rhoades. Mike has worked in the Western Athletic Conference, as an umpire, for 20+ years. As I was talking to him on the sidelines getting some pointers he asked if I had played college football. I told him I had at a small school in West Texas called SRSU. He began telling me how many years of major college football he had worked and rattled off countless bowl games he had been in. He paused for a second and said out of all those games the best game I ever worked wasa playoff game at Sul Ross.
I thought it was pretty amazing that out of all the games he has officiated, he holds that one at the top.He also told me two of the other officials in thatgame went on to the NFL and eventually worked SuperBowls.
November 20, 1982 was a great day to be a LOBO!
BELLS
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Photo taken at the 2007 reunion.
Front Row (L to R): Coach Bob Moran, James "Pop" Justice, Henry Paige, Wade West, Maurice Stephens, Coach Joe George, Andrew Hill, Marcel Clay
Middle Row (L to R): Larry Hill, Joel Bellinger, Burnett Williams, Tommy Holmes, Don Bandy, David Roensch, Rene Cortinas, Coach Albert Garcia
Top Row (L to R): Ray DeLeon, Joey Caceres, Wayne Thorp, Johnny Creek, Ben Keck, Oscar Marroquin, John Watson, Trainer Tommy Escamilla
At the Reunion But Missing from Picture: Gilbert Morales, Barry Blevins, David Dillard, Gerald Echard, Todd Mund, Coach Joe Sanchez
George named as a Hall of Honor Inductee
HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEES NAMEDJoe George, Belton, who coached the Lobo football team to a 28-12 record during his four seasons; womens volleyball standout Ruth Roman McWilliams, Marfa; Dana Souter Pannell, San Saba, who excelled in womens basketball and tennis; and John Curry, Monahans, the current Sul Ross basketball announcer, will join the Athletic Hall of Honor.
Awards will be presented and inductions made at the annual recognition banquet on Saturday, Oct. 27. Theme of 2007 Homecoming is "Livin La Vida Lobo."
Congratulations Coach George!
Chet Sample
Thanks to all of you fellows for the trip back to Alpine for the reunion. We had 30 in attendance from the 1982 team and I hope that everyone enjoyedit as much as I did. I hope that those who were unable to make it will be able to participate next year when we will have an even larger attendance. Lets keep in touch and plan early for the next one!
Chet Sample
Chet Sample
Thank you from Larry
I know I can probably speak for everyone when I say how much I enjoyed seeing everyone in Alpine this past weekend. It was great getting back together again. I think we all agreed it had been too long. For those who were unable to attend, you missed a special occasion. Hope you can make future reunions. I only heard one complaint the entire weekend. It seems that the ex-players are hoping that when we go back to Alpine next time (5 years?), the current styles of jerseys will allow for a looser fit. I'm going to try to keep the e-mail list and address list current. Maybe it won't be so hard to get hold of everyone in the future. Thanks to Dr. Sample and Dr. Sheehan for organizing this thing and making it happen.
Larry A. Hill
Athletic Director/Head Football Coach
Smithson Valley High School
Larry A. Hill
Athletic Director/Head Football Coach
Smithson Valley High School
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