panther-79 Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Notable LHS Alumni or Notable people born in Lufkin. Ja'Lynn Polk - (Texas Tech, University of Washington) drafted by New England, joins and elite group of players from Lufkin who played in the NFL Dez Bryant - Oklahoma St -(Dallas Cowboys 2010-2017, New Orleans 2018, Baltimore Ravens 2020) Keke Coutee - Texas Tech - (Houston Texans 2018-2020, Indianapolis Colts 2021-2022, New Orleans Saints and Miami Dolphins 2023, DC Defenders 2024) Rex Hadnot - U of H - (Miami 2004-2007, Cleveland 2009-2009, Arizona 2010-2011, San Diego 2012) Terrance Kiel - Texas A&M - San Diego chargers (2003-2006) Reggie McNeal - QB Texas A&M - (WR Cincinnati Bengals 2006, Toronto Argonauts 2007-2010, Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton Eskimos 2011) Don Mulhbach - Texas A&M - ( Drafted Baltimore 2004, Center Detroit Lions 2004-2020, Special Assistant to Detroit Team President, 2021- present) Anthony Coleman - Baylor (Dallas) 1987 Everett Little - U of H (Tampa Bay) 1976) Jorvorskie Lane - Texas A&M ( West Texas Roughnecks 2010, Orlando Predators 2011, Miami Dolphins 2012-2013, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2014-2015) Jacoby Shepard - Oklahoma State - (St Louis 2000-2001, Houston Texans, Green Bay 2002, New York and Detroit 2003, Oakland 2004, Edmonton Eskimos, Calgary Stampeders 2005, Dallas Desperados - Utah Blaze 2006-2007, Georgia Force 2008) Carrington Byndom - Texas (Carolina 2014 -2015, San Diego, Arizona and Baltimore 2015-2016) Bruce Alexander - SFA (Detroit !989-1991 and Miami 1992-1993) Bryan Gilmore - Midwestern State - (Arizona 2000-2004, Miami 2004-2005, San Francisco 2006-2007, Seattle 2008) Joe Robb - TCU - (Philadelphia Eagles 1959-1960, St Louis Cardinals 1961-1967, Detroit Lions 1968-1971) T J Turner - U of H - (Miami Dolphins) 1986-1992 Benny Barnes - Stanford (Dallas Cowboys 1972-1982) Barnes was only born in Lufkin, did not play in Lufkin. Erick McCoy - Texas A&M (New Orleans) 2019 - present (2024) Ken Houston - U of H (Washington Redskins 1973-1980 - Houston Oilers 1967-1972) Jeffery Rogers - Trinity Valley - Texas A&M - Kingsville ( Tampa Bay 1995, NY Giants 1996) Bradford, Amy - Softball pitcher for the University of Texas Bradford, Brian - Punter for the University of Texas Pete Runnels - Baseball (Boston Red Sox, Houston Colt 45s, Washington Senators) 1951-1964 ( 2X AL Batting Champ, 5X All Star) Suzy Spencer - Journalist Murphy Martin - Broadcaster, Announcer, Author (Voice of the Dallas Cowboys 1972-1998) Broadcaster KRBA, KTRE, WFAA , KRLD, ABC NY Ryan Rottman - Actor Joel McDonald - Actor Milt Bradford - Actor (Yellowstone) Ken Carter - DJ Bobby Ray Cauley Jr - Actor Allan Shivers - Governor of Texas Susan Gomez - Actress Jean McFaddin ( Director of Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade) Quote
PackAttack Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 Famous and Notable people from Lufkin, Texas per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufkin,_Texas Charlie Wilson- US House of Representatives (1973-1996) Brought VA hospital to Lufkin. Chad Alexander- 1992 USA Today High School All American, Texas A&M University 1995 NCAA All-American, 2nd round draft pick of Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers Ken "Hubcap" Carter - Radio DJ and newsman and member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Betty Conner - actress in Gidget (TV series) [1] Morris Frank - former sportswriter, humorist and author with Lufkin Daily News, Houston Post, Houston Chronicle Brian Gilmore- Lufkin Panthers, Midwestern State. NFL - Arizona Cardinals, Barcelona Dragons, WR Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49'ers and Seattle Seahawks. (Career 2000-2008) Rex Hadnot - former Houston Cougar OL, NFL Miami Dolphin, Cleveland Browns, Arizona Cardinals and San Diego Charges. (Career 2004-2012) Ken Houston - Lufkin Dunbar graduate, Prairie View A&M, NFL for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins (1967-1980), 12X Pro Bowl, Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joe Williams - Lufkin Dunbar graduate who was a member of the World Champion Dallas Cowboys and also played for the New Orleans Saints Terrence Kiel - former Lufkin Panther, Texas Aggie and former San Diego Chargers safety. Jorvorskie Lane - Lufkin Football (semi finals 2002 and 2004), Texas Aggie RB, Arena West Texas Roughnecks, Orlando Predators, NFL Miami Dolphins and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. (Career 2010-2015) Abe Martin - Football Coach Lufkin 1936-1942, Head coach at TCU Murphy Martin - Lufkin ( KRBA, KSPL, KTRE), Dallas (KRLD and WFAA newsman and ABC News anchorman in NYC. Voice of the Dallas Cowboys in Cotton Bowl/Texas Stadium for 27 years (1971-1998). R. B ("Robert B.") McIntire - long time news announcer on KILT radio in Houston Reggie McNeal - Lufkin Panther 2001 State Championship, former Aggie QB, NFL Cincinnati Bengal WR, CFL Toronto Argonauts, Calgary Stampede, Edmonton Eskimos.(Career 2006-2011) Don Muhlbach - former Lufkin Panther and Texas Aggie, retired Detroit Lions deep snapper.(2004-2020) 2X Pro Bowl and Detroit Lion All Time team. Tom Murphy (baseball) - former MLB pitcher. Joe Robb - former DL lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Lions (1959-1971) (NFL Champion 1960, One pro Bowl) Pete Runnels - former Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s infielder (Career 1951-1964), ( 5X American League All-Star, Two time AL batting champion, Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame) Chris Seelbach - former Atlanta Braves pitcher Allan Shivers - 37th Texas Governor, 1949-1957 Thad Sitton - Texas historian, author and writer Craig Whitaker - supplemental 1st round pick out of Lufkin High School, currently in the minor leagues with the San Francisco Giants [6] J. Frank Wilson - lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers ( Last Kiss - 1964 - #2 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart) Quote
gloveman Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 This is what is stated on that site: Charlie Wilson- Politician who helped end the cold war Chad Alexander- 1992 USA Today High School All American, Texas A&M University 1995 NCAA All-American, 2nd round draft pick of Cincinnati Reds, Houston Astros, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Tigers Ken "Hubcap" Carter - Radio DJ and newsman and member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame Betty Conner - actress in Gidget (TV series) [1] Morris Frank - former sportswriter [2] Brian Gilmore- WR San Francisco 49'ers Rex Hadnot - former Houston Cougar OL, current Miami Dolphin center Ken Houston - Lufkin Dunbar graduate who played for the Houston Oilers and Washington Redskins before being elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joe Williams - Lufkin Dunbar graduate who was a member of the World Champion Dallas Cowboys and also played for the New Orleans Saints Terrence Kiel - former Aggie and former San Diego Chargers safety. Jorvorskie Lane - current Aggie running back [3] Abe Martin - Football Coach Murphy Martin - Lufkin and Dallas area newsman and ABC News anchorman [4] R. B ("Robert B.") McIntire - long time news announcer on KILT radio in Houston Reggie McNeal - former Aggie QB and Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver, current member of the Toronto Argonauts practice roster Don Muhlbach - former Aggie and current Detroit Lions deep snapper. Tom Murphy (baseball) - former MLB pitcher. Joe Robb - former lineman for the St. Louis Cardinals, predecessor to the Arizona Cardinals Pete Runnels - former Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox and Houston Colt .45s infielder. Chris Seelbach - former Atlanta Braves pitcher [5] Allan Shivers - 37th Texas Governor, 1949-1957 Thad Sitton - historian and writer Craig Whitaker - supplemental 1st round pick out of Lufkin High School, currently in the minor leagues with the San Francisco Giants [6] J. Frank Wilson - lead vocalist of J. Frank Wilson and the Cavaliers The other junk Panther79 listed is not there and is now deleted. ← Yeah I got that too, but I also got one other name, it was Pack08's real name and said played Corky on Life Goes on. Quote
Guest wide-e-wide Posted December 31, 2007 Report Posted December 31, 2007 gloveman for the win!!! Quote
panther-79 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Posted December 31, 2007 PackAttack I copied and pasted what I put on here. I was just stateing I did not believe the ones you deleted. However it was on the Wikipedia site. Maybe somebody from the LISD adm. needs to get that corrected. Quote
panther-79 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Report Posted December 31, 2007 Here is link to wikipedia where I found it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufkin_High_S...#Notable_alumni Check out what it says now about a certain poster on here! Did not know you could do that on wikipedia Quote
Guest wide-e-wide Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 Here is link to wikipedia where I found it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lufkin_High_S...#Notable_alumni Check out what it says now about a certain poster on here! Did not know you could do that on wikipedia ← Notice the typo "a expert gambler" "a"??? How about "an" expert. They obviously didn't teach that at Aunt Mama's institute of mediocre learning in Rivercrest. Quote
jes_bonner Posted January 1, 2008 Report Posted January 1, 2008 Notice the typo "a expert gambler" "a"??? How about "an" expert. They obviously didn't teach that at Aunt Mama's institute of mediocre learning in Rivercrest. I like the this version better... That entry is a tad bit harsh, wide. It'd be best for the person who submitted that entry to erase it. Quote
pack08 Posted January 2, 2008 Report Posted January 2, 2008 Yeah I got that too, but I also got one other name, it was Pack08's real name and said played Corky on Life Goes on. ← Are you ever going to quit stealing my material? Quote
gloveman Posted January 2, 2008 Report Posted January 2, 2008 Are you ever going to quit stealing my material? ← Just stating what a read. Man how bad are the Jaguars gonna beat the Steelers? Quote
PackAttack Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 TOP 50 Lufkin Panther Football players since 2000. https://thegarden55.blogspot.com/2021/04/lufkin-top-50-since-2000.html Quote
PackAttack Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 DUNBAR HIGH Kenny Houston (S) - Oilers, Redskins (Pro Football Hall of Fame) Joe Williams - Dallas Cowboys Quote
EasTex10 Posted August 5, 2010 Report Posted August 5, 2010 Lufkin Panther Baseball Alumni: http://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?m...l&sid=323358688 Active Baseball Alumni http://www.leaguelineup.com/miscinfo.asp?m...l&sid=323358688 Quote
PackAttack Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Here is a look at those Panthers who are currently playing college football as of 9/20/2022: Ja'Lynn Polk, Washington Caleb Berry, Incarnate Word San Antonio Isaiah Phillips, Louisiana - Monroe Malik Jackson, Louisiana - Monroe Tre Odom, Louisiana - Monroe Jerrin Thompson, Texas Kordell Rogers, Texas State Jadrian Taylor, UTEP Brandon Cano, Tabor University Christian Stafford, Arkansas Tech Ja Colten Jones, Northwestern Oklahoma State Christian Reggie, Southeastern Oklahoma Sate Tony Boykin, Coffeyville Community College Titan Williams, Coffeyville Community College Deandre Bagley, Southern Arkansas Demond McKelvey, Southern Arkansas If there are those we have missed, please let us know and we will update this list. Quote
LufkinPanthers06 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Yep. Thanks PA. I've been wondering about most of these guys Quote
Pack007 Posted October 16, 2015 Report Posted October 16, 2015 Thanks PA. I was wondering about a few of them. Quote
PackAttack Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 TOP 5 Lufkin Panther Football Wide Receivers since 2000: https://thegarden55.blogspot.com/2021/04/top-5-lufkin-panthers-receivers-since.html 1. Dez Bryant 2. Quentin Holman 3. KeKe Coutee 4. JaBryce Taylor 5. Ja'Lynn Polk What do you think? Quote
PackAttack Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 TOP 5 Lufkin Panther QB since 2000: https://thegarden55.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-pack-has-put-out-some-tremendous.html 1. Reggie McNeal 2. Jeremy Claybon 3. Terrance Parks 4. Tyler Stubblefield 5. Kordell Rogers What do you think? Quote
PackAttack Posted February 22, 2022 Report Posted February 22, 2022 7 minutes ago, PackAttack said: TOP 5 Lufkin Panther QB since 2000: https://thegarden55.blogspot.com/2021/04/the-pack-has-put-out-some-tremendous.html 1. Reggie McNeal 2. Jeremy Claybon 3. Terrance Parks 4. Tyler Stubblefield 5. Kordell Rogers What do you think? My Picks are: 1. Reggie McNeal (because he has the Title) 2. Terrance Parks 3. Kordell Rogers 4. Tyler Stubblefield 5. (Tie) Jeremy Claybon and Jacovey Smallwood (Always liked Smallwood, he should have also been the starter in 2003) Quote
Webleedpurple Posted February 23, 2022 Report Posted February 23, 2022 9 hours ago, PackAttack said: My Picks are: 1. Reggie McNeal (because he has the Title) 2. Terrance Parks 3. Kordell Rogers 4. Tyler Stubblefield 5. (Tie) Jeremy Claybon and Jacovey Smallwood (Always liked Smallwood, he should have also been the starter in 2003) I agree with this list. I might switch 3 and 4. Quote
PackAttack Posted March 24, 2022 Report Posted March 24, 2022 Probably need to know more about current Lufkin Alumni currently playing college baseball, basketball, softball or soccer. Hayden Green - Played at TCU and was drafted by the Chicago White Sox (2021). Quote
LufkinPack Posted March 24, 2022 Report Posted March 24, 2022 Two of the best softball players we’ve had in recent memory are Alex Flores and Rachel Hill. Flores pitched for Mcneese state and led the team in wins two years she was there. Hill played utility for Houston and had tons of success. When she was hot she was good. Unfortunately for women, it pretty much stops at college ball. Quote
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