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He founded a private legal practice in Abilene in 1956 and retired from his firm in 1988. Between 1959 and 1979, Tippen was a trustee of Hardin–Simmons University. This stint included seven years as chairman of the board of trustees. In June 1972, Tippen won a special election for District 24 of the Texas Senate, and replaced David Ratliff in ...
John Thomas Willis (November 21, 1933 - August 2023) was an Old Testament scholar. He was a Professor of Old Testament at Abilene Christian University, where he taught the Hebrew Prophets, Psalms, Pentateuch, OT Exegesis and Biblical Hebrew.
David Stubbeman (August 28, 1938 – September 11, 2010) was an American politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives from the 62nd district from 1975 to 1979. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He died on September 11, 2010, in Abilene, Texas at age 72.
Ove Claes Johansson (March 31, 1948 – September 30, 2023) was an American football placekicker and the current holder of the record for the longest field goal ever kicked during an American football game, at 69 yards (63 m), for Abilene Christian University in their October 16, 1976 victory over East Texas State. [1]
Godfrey played for the Abilene Christian Wildcats from 1964 to 1968 as a shooting guard. [5] Godfrey was selected as a member of the second-team Division II All-American team in 1967 and the third-team in 1968. [6] He was awarded as the Southland Player of the Year in 1968 and was a three-time member of the All-Southland Conference team. [4]
Wilson was a high school head football coach and athletic director at Winters (1960–1967), [2] Floydada (1968–1982), and Tulia, Texas (1983–1990), [3] retiring in 1990. He also coached at Brownfield, Weatherford, and Temple, Texas. As of the 2006 football season, he is tied for 45th place among Texas head football coaches in all-time wins ...
Abilene Reporter-News downtown office. Abilene Reporter-News is a daily newspaper based in Abilene, Texas, United States. The newspaper started publishing as the weekly Abilene Reporter, helmed by Charles Edwin Gilbert, on June 17, 1881, just three months after Abilene was founded. It is hence the oldest continuous business in the city.
Walter Dean Bryan (December 23, 1933 – March 6, 2020) was an American football player who played for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Tarleton State University and Texas Tech University.