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Prairie View Interscholastic League History
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Angleton:High school for Emmitt Thomas, the most recent (2008) of the six former PVIL players inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Banks:"Mr. Cub," Major League Baseball Hall of Famer from Dallas Washington HS.
Bennieroy:Coached only state championship basketball team for Houston Worthing.
Brackins:Dallas Lincoln QB who was one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL.
Branch:High school sprint champ and wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders.
Briggs:Coached Houston Wheatley to 11 PVIL basketball state championships.
Bubba:Starred at Beaumont Charlton-Pollard and in "Police Academy" movies.
Carr:His 1973 Wheatley basketball team finished 43-1 and captured the state title while averaging just over 110 points per game.
Cash:Fort Worth Terrell basketball star was first black athlete at Texas Christian University.
Chocolate:The 1939 PVIL-sponsored "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bowl" football game matched state champions from Texas and Louisiana.
colored:Forerunner of the PVIL: The Texas Interscholastic League for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Schools
Delvin:_ _ _ _ _ _ Williams, Houston Kashmere running back who rushed for 1,000 yards for both the San Francisco Forty-Niners and Miami Dolphins.
Dickey:Strong-armed passer from Houston Washington who became known as "The Lord's Prayer."
Dicklane:All aboard! Austin Anderson player who starred for the Detroit Lions.
Greene:Meanest player to come out of Temple Dunbar HS football program.
Haynes:Dallas Lincoln star who was the first black player at North Texas State University.
Hebert:In 1976, this Beaumont school was the first former PVIL member to win a UIL 3A state football championship.
Jeppesen:Houston public school stadium that was the site of the annual Yates-Wheatley Turkey Day Classic.
Jordan:Houston Wheatley grad who became the first Black woman from a Southern state to serve in Congress.
Lattin:Houston Worthing center who was part of the 1966 Texas Western team that upset Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team and was featured in the movie, "Glory Road"
Leland:Houston airport terminal is named for this U.S. Congressman who was also a PVIL pole vault star at Houston Wheatley.
Les:Noted Waco Moore football coach Ritcherson.
Levias:Beaumont Hebert great was the first black football star in the Southwest Conference.
Marion:First name of greatest athlete in Wiley College history and a PVILCA pioneer, "Jap" Jones.
Matson:Former Jack Yates player who, in 1951, became the first black Texan to receive Heisman Trophy votes while playing for San Francisco University.
Miller:Pearl Harbor hero who attended Waco Moore HS.
Mule:Nickname for John Miles, Negro Baseball League star from San Antonio Wheatley.
Osborne:Principal of Prairie View A&M College and first PVIL director, J.G. _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Patterson:Coach credited with created the PVIL district set-up.
Robstown:Gene Upshaw, the late and great NFL lineman and former NFLPA leader, played at this PVIL school.
Seals:Houston coach who won first-ever Don Shula Award as National School Coach of the Year.
Shanklin:Coached only state football championship team (1967) for Willis Turner HS.
Smith:Beaumont football family led by Willie Ray.
Terrell:First PVIL state champion football team (1940).
Williams:Former Lubbock Dunbar coach who, in 1974, became the first full-time African American assistant football coach at the University of Texas: Prenis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
Prairie View Interscholastic League History
Across:1. | Beaumont Hebert great was the first black football star in the Southwest Conference. | 3. | High school for Emmitt Thomas, the most recent (2008) of the six former PVIL players inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. | 5. | Fort Worth Terrell basketball star was first black athlete at Texas Christian University. | 8. | High school sprint champ and wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. | 11. | His 1973 Wheatley basketball team finished 43-1 and captured the state title while averaging just over 110 points per game. | 13. | "Mr. Cub," Major League Baseball Hall of Famer from Dallas Washington HS. | 16. | In 1976, this Beaumont school was the first former PVIL member to win a UIL 3A state football championship. | 18. | Coached only state football championship team (1967) for Willis Turner HS. | 19. | Strong-armed passer from Houston Washington who became known as "The Lord's Prayer." |
| 20. | Former Lubbock Dunbar coach who, in 1974, became the first full-time African American assistant football coach at the University of Texas: Prenis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. | 22. | Pearl Harbor hero who attended Waco Moore HS. | 23. | All aboard! Austin Anderson player who starred for the Detroit Lions. | 26. | Nickname for John Miles, Negro Baseball League star from San Antonio Wheatley. | 27. | Dallas Lincoln star who was the first black player at North Texas State University. | 29. | Coach credited with created the PVIL district set-up. | 30. | Coached Houston Wheatley to 11 PVIL basketball state championships. | 31. | Houston Wheatley grad who became the first Black woman from a Southern state to serve in Congress. |
| | Down:1. | Houston Worthing center who was part of the 1966 Texas Western team that upset Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team and was featured in the movie, "Glory Road" | 2. | First name of greatest athlete in Wiley College history and a PVILCA pioneer, "Jap" Jones. | 4. | Principal of Prairie View A&M College and first PVIL director, J.G. _ _ _ _ _ _ _. | 6. | Former Jack Yates player who, in 1951, became the first black Texan to receive Heisman Trophy votes while playing for San Francisco University. | 7. | Houston public school stadium that was the site of the annual Yates-Wheatley Turkey Day Classic. | 8. | Dallas Lincoln QB who was one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL. | 9. | Forerunner of the PVIL: The Texas Interscholastic League for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Schools | 10. | Gene Upshaw, the late and great NFL lineman and former NFLPA leader, played at this PVIL school. | 12. | Houston airport terminal is named for this U.S. Congressman who was also a PVIL pole vault star at Houston Wheatley. |
| 14. | Houston coach who won first-ever Don Shula Award as National School Coach of the Year. | 15. | The 1939 PVIL-sponsored "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bowl" football game matched state champions from Texas and Louisiana. | 17. | First PVIL state champion football team (1940). | 21. | Beaumont football family led by Willie Ray. | 23. | _ _ _ _ _ _ Williams, Houston Kashmere running back who rushed for 1,000 yards for both the San Francisco Forty-Niners and Miami Dolphins. | 24. | Noted Waco Moore football coach Ritcherson. | 25. | Coached only state championship basketball team for Houston Worthing. | 28. | Meanest player to come out of Temple Dunbar HS football program. |
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Prairie View Interscholastic League History
Across:1. | Beaumont Hebert great was the first black football star in the Southwest Conference. | 3. | High school for Emmitt Thomas, the most recent (2008) of the six former PVIL players inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. | 5. | Fort Worth Terrell basketball star was first black athlete at Texas Christian University. | 8. | High school sprint champ and wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders. | 11. | His 1973 Wheatley basketball team finished 43-1 and captured the state title while averaging just over 110 points per game. | 13. | "Mr. Cub," Major League Baseball Hall of Famer from Dallas Washington HS. | 16. | In 1976, this Beaumont school was the first former PVIL member to win a UIL 3A state football championship. | 18. | Coached only state football championship team (1967) for Willis Turner HS. | 19. | Strong-armed passer from Houston Washington who became known as "The Lord's Prayer." |
| 20. | Former Lubbock Dunbar coach who, in 1974, became the first full-time African American assistant football coach at the University of Texas: Prenis _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. | 22. | Pearl Harbor hero who attended Waco Moore HS. | 23. | All aboard! Austin Anderson player who starred for the Detroit Lions. | 26. | Nickname for John Miles, Negro Baseball League star from San Antonio Wheatley. | 27. | Dallas Lincoln star who was the first black player at North Texas State University. | 29. | Coach credited with created the PVIL district set-up. | 30. | Coached Houston Wheatley to 11 PVIL basketball state championships. | 31. | Houston Wheatley grad who became the first Black woman from a Southern state to serve in Congress. |
| | Down:1. | Houston Worthing center who was part of the 1966 Texas Western team that upset Adolph Rupp's Kentucky team and was featured in the movie, "Glory Road" | 2. | First name of greatest athlete in Wiley College history and a PVILCA pioneer, "Jap" Jones. | 4. | Principal of Prairie View A&M College and first PVIL director, J.G. _ _ _ _ _ _ _. | 6. | Former Jack Yates player who, in 1951, became the first black Texan to receive Heisman Trophy votes while playing for San Francisco University. | 7. | Houston public school stadium that was the site of the annual Yates-Wheatley Turkey Day Classic. | 8. | Dallas Lincoln QB who was one of the first black quarterbacks in the NFL. | 9. | Forerunner of the PVIL: The Texas Interscholastic League for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Schools | 10. | Gene Upshaw, the late and great NFL lineman and former NFLPA leader, played at this PVIL school. | 12. | Houston airport terminal is named for this U.S. Congressman who was also a PVIL pole vault star at Houston Wheatley. |
| 14. | Houston coach who won first-ever Don Shula Award as National School Coach of the Year. | 15. | The 1939 PVIL-sponsored "_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bowl" football game matched state champions from Texas and Louisiana. | 17. | First PVIL state champion football team (1940). | 21. | Beaumont football family led by Willie Ray. | 23. | _ _ _ _ _ _ Williams, Houston Kashmere running back who rushed for 1,000 yards for both the San Francisco Forty-Niners and Miami Dolphins. | 24. | Noted Waco Moore football coach Ritcherson. | 25. | Coached only state championship basketball team for Houston Worthing. | 28. | Meanest player to come out of Temple Dunbar HS football program. |
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