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Dub Malaise (1984)
- Hometown: Odessa
- Basketball - 1964-66
- One of school's most prolific scorers
- Southwest Conference Player of the Year in 1965
- Three-time All-Southwest Conference
- Holds school record for most points in a game -- 50 against Texas in 1966
- 18 fields vs. UT also is most ever by a Red Raider
- Holds school mark for free throws made in a season -- 191 in 1965
- Second in career free throws made -- 452
- Second in career scoring average with 20.3 in 70 games
- Second in highest scoring average for a season with 23.7 in 1965
- Helped '65 team to SWC title, but forfeited because of an ineligible player
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Jesse Marsh (1992)
- Hometown: San Angelo
- Diver - 1964-66
- Former walk-on who earned All-America honors in 1966
- Finished ninth in one-meter event and 12th in three-meter competition at NCAA meet
- Helped team to 22nd place in the '66 national meet
- Southwest Conference champion in three-meter dive in 1964 and 1965
- Southwest Conference champion in one-meter dive in 1965 and 1966
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Danny Mason (2002)
- Hometown: Monahans
- Golf Coach - 1964-66, 69-80
- Coached team to 1971 Southwest Conference championship
- Guided Red Raiders to NCAA Tournament in 1971, 1973, and 1976
- Team finished tied for 15th in 1976
- Recruited pair of SWC individual champions -- Robert McKinney and Jeff Mitchell
- Professor at Texas Tech for four decades
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James Mays (1991)
- Hometown: Hereford
- Track - 1978-81
- Texas Tech's first three-time All-American as a half-miler
- Placed third in the 1981 NCAA Indoor 800 meters
- Finished fourth in the 1980 and 1981 NCAA Outdoor events
- Two-time Southwest Conference champion
- Member of 10 U.S. national track teams
- Three-time Olympic Trials qualifier
- Career best of 1:44.62 was fastest ever by native Texan
- Inducted into Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame in 1984
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Lonnie "Primo" McCurry (2000)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1938-40
- Little All-American in 1940 as guard
- Helped 1938 team to 10-1 mark and Cotton Bowl appearance
- Captained Pete Cawthon's final team to 9-1-1 record
- Drafted by Brooklyn, but entered military service instead
- Awarded Purple Heart for service during invasion of Guam during World War II
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Doug McCutchen (2009)
- Football ('70-72)
- Led the SWC in rushing ('70)
- 1st Team All-SWC ('70)
- First Red Raider to rush for 1000 yards in a season ('70)
- Led the Red Raiders in rushing and all-purpose yards ('71)
- Left Tech 2nd only to Donny Anderson in career rushing yards
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Jeannine McHaney (1995)
- Coach and Administrator - 1966-1994
- Integral part of development of women's athletics at Texas Tech
- Played a key role in elevating women's athletics from the intramural level to one of the nation's most successful Division I programs
- Coached women's volleyball on the club level for nine years
- Served as athletic director for 10 years until the men and women merged in 1985
- Hired Marsha Sharp as Lady Raider basketball coach
- Texas Tech "Woman of the Year" in 1976
- President of the Texas AIAW in 1977
- Served on numerous NCAA committees
- First recipient of the Jeannine McHaney High Rider Award in 1993
- Received the Women's Basketball Coaches of the Year Award in 1993
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Robert McKinney (2008)
- Golf ('65-68)
- Tabbed an eight-under-par, 276 to win the '67 SWC title by two strokes
- Only the 3rd golfer in TTU history to win a conference championship at the time
- Led the Red Raiders in every meet as a senior ('68)
- A key contributor all three years on the varsity
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Jim McNally (1993)
- Hometown: Austin, Minnesota
- Swimming Coach - 1959-79
- Coached three All-Americans and seven Southwest Conference champions
- Compiled a 137-55 dual meet record
- 1968 team finished No. 16 in the NCAA meet
- Served as assistant coach from 1952-59
- Received award for outstanding contribution to college swimming by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America in 1968
- Received Master Coach Award from the CSCAA in 1978
- Of the 262 Red Raider swimmers from 1960-79, 249 received degrees
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Jeff Mitchell (2001)
- Hometown: Llano
- Golf - 1974-76
- Golf Coach - 1990-2000
- All-America honorable mention and All-Southwest Conference in 1976
- Runner-up in '76 Southwest Conference Tournament
- Competed in every tournament in 1974-76
- Earned spot on PGA Tour at 21 and played nine years
- First Red Raider to win a PGA Tour event -- 1981 Phoenix Open
- Won the 1978 Texas State Open
- Made 111 tournament cuts and had 12 Top 10 finishes
- School's women's golf coach from 1990-2000
- Oversaw both men's and women's programs as Director of Golf in 1998-2000
- Twice SWC Coach the Year (1994, 1996)
- National Golf Coaches Association's West District Coach of the Year (1993, 1996)
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Dell Morgan (1963)
- Head Football Coach - 1940-50
- Set stage for SWC invitation by establishing series with league members
- Won three Border Conference championships
- Compiled 55-46-3 record
- Coached freshmen from 1930-33
- Courage Award established in his name starting in 1961
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G.B. Morris (1979)
- Hometown: Seymour
- Football - 1933-34
- Helped team to two Border Conference Championships
- Outstanding tackle for 15-3-1 teams
- Coached and played against Tech while with Lubbock Air Force Base in 1942-44
- Helped Red Raiders to three Border Conference titles as line coach in 1947-50
- Director of Guidance for the Lubbock Independent School District 1959-79
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Del Ray Mounts (1977)
- Hometown: Perryton
- Basketball - 1960-62
- Twice All-District VI and All-Southwest Conference guard
- Three-year starter who averaged 17.7 ppg in 76 games
- Earned all-tournament honors at 1962 Midwest Regional Tournament
- Helped team to 1960 Southwest Conference championship and 1961 co-championship
- Led SWC in scoring as sophomore with 16.4 ppg
- Came to Tech on partial baseball scholarship and lettered as pitcher in 1960
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Gerald Myers (1969)
- Hometown: Borger
- Basketball - 1957-59
- Basketball Coach - 1971-90
- Assistant Athletic Director - 1990-96
- Athletic Director - 1996-present
- School's first All-Southwest Conference first-team selection as guard in 1958
- Little Man All-America first-team by UPI and All-District VI
- Held school season free throw percentage record of .869 for 41 years
- Replaced Bob Bass as basketball coach at mid-season 1971 after serving as assistant for 1 1/2 years
- Winningest men's basketball coach in school history
- Compiled 326-261 record in 20 seasons
- Coached teams to 16 winning seasons, two Southwest Conference championships, three SWC Post-Season tournament titles, and four NCAA Tournament berths
- Took over as Director of Athletics in February 1997, after serving as interim for six months
- Oversaw biggest facility upgrade in school history
- Hired Bob Knight and Mike Leach
- Member of the Texas High School Basketball Hall of Fame
- Member of the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame
- Past President of the National Association of Basketball Coaches
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Roland (Tuffy) Nabors (1985)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1946-47
- Basketball - 1943, 1946-47
- Two-time All-Border Conference as center and middle linebacker
- Twice Little All-American Honorable Mention
- Helped team to Border Conference championship in 1947
- Helped team to 1947 Sun Bowl
- Played in the Blue-Gray Game and the Chicago All-Star Game
- Played for the New York Yankees in the American Football Conference in 1948
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Walker Nichols (1968)
- Hometown: San Angelo
- Football - 1933-35
- Helped team to Border Conference Championships in 1933 and 1934
- Captain of 1935 team as guard
- Overcame small stature with hustle and leadership
- Served as assistant coach in 1941 and 1946
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Winfield (Windy) Nicklaus (1966)
- Hometown: Amarillo
- Football: 1925-28
- Baseball: 1926-28
- School's first football captain in 1925
- Helped team to largest victory in school history -- 120-0 over Wayland in 1925
- President of Junior Class in 1926-27
- At 5-4, 190, started at fullback but switched to center when injuries hit
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Paul Nolen (1998)
- Hometown: Alvarado
- Basketball - 1951-53
- Three-Time All-Border Conference
- Helped set stage for basketball's entry into the Southwest Conference
- Helms Foundation All-America in 1951 as 6-10 center
- Led Border Conference in scoring, rebounding, and assists as sophomore
- Led league in scoring in 1951 (19.2 ppg) and in 1952 (15.8), and second in 1953 (17.7)
- Played for the Washington Generals against the Harlem Globetrotters in 1954
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Chuck Odiorne (2004)
- Hometown: Hurst
- Football - 1986-89
- All-America first-team as offensive tackle by The Sporting News in 1989
- All-America third-team by The Associated Press
- Twice All-Southwest Conference
- Helped team to All American Bowl and No. 16 in national ranking
- Key in clearing way for James Gray's bowl-record 280 yards rushing vs. Duke
- Played professionally for Birmingham in the World League in 1990-91
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John Owens (1993)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Baseball - 1968-71
- Helped usher in Southwest Conference baseball era in successful fashion
- Team finished a very respectable third in second year in SWC (1969)
- All-Southwest Conference in 1971
- Three-year starter at third base
- Twice led team in doubles
- Played professionally in 1972 for San Francisco organization
- Graduate assistant baseball coach in 1973
- Served as academic counselor, option sales director and assistant business manager from 1973-79
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Dave Parks (1990)
- Hometown: Abilene
- Football - 1961-63
- First Red Raider to be named first-team All-America by The Associated Press in 1963
- School's first two-time All-Southwest Conference performer
- Shattered every school pass receiving record
- Also started on defense and punted
- Named to All-America Blocking Team
- Holds school record for longest pass interception return -- 98 yards vs. Colorado in 1962
- Played in the East-West Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, the Coaches All-America Game, and the Chicago College All-Star Game
- First Red Raider taken as the first player in the NFL draft (1964) by San Francisco
- Played 10 seasons in NFL for San Francisco, New Orleans and Houston
- Named to All-Pro Rookie team in 1964 after leading NFL in receiving
- Named to All-Pro team in 1965 and 1966 and played in three Pro Bowls
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George Philbrick (1993)
- Hometown: Dallas
- Player, Coach, and Professor - 44 years
- Helped Red Raiders to 10-1 season and Cotton Bowl as senior
- Helped team to 1939 Cotton Bowl as end
- Football letterman in 1936-38
- School's first full-time male P.E. teacher in 1947 and taught for 39 years
- School's first Intramural Sports Director (10 years)
- Tennis coach in 1952-78
- Coached one Border Conference and one Southwest Conference doubles champion
- Teams consistently finished in league's upper division
- Football official for 20 years
- Southwest Football Officials Association Outstanding Service Award in 1968 (South Plains Chapter)
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Aubrey "Red" Phillips (1986)
- Hometown: Fort Worth
- Football - 1949-51
- Helped team to Border Conference Championships in 1949 and 1951
- Co-captain of 1951 Sun Bowl champion team -- school's first to win a bowl game
- All-Border Conference as senior
- Also helped team to Raisin Bowl as sophomore center
- Played in Blue-Gray Game
- Drafted by Los Angeles, but opted to play one year in Canadian Football League
- Assistant coach 1955-60
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Jerrell Price (1974)
- Hometown: Brownfield
- Football - 1949-51
- Helped team to Border Conference Championships in 1949 and 1951
- All-America second-team by AP in 1951
- Teamed with Aubrey Phillips to captain school's first team to win a bowl game
- Twice All-Border Conference
- Three-year starter at tackle who also helped team to Raisin Bowl
- Played in East-West Shrine Game and Chicago All-Star Game
- Drafted in sixth round by Los Angeles, but played one season for Chicago
- Owner and chief chef of media-popular 50-Yard-Line Restaurant
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Yancy Price (1974)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Football - 1930-33
- Helped team to Border Conference Championships in 1932-1934
- Stand-out running back and end
- Helped team to 10-2 record in 1932 and 8-1 mark in 1933
- Led team in touchdowns as sophomore
- Served as assistant coach in 1934
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Parker Prouty (1992)
- Hometown: Kingfisher, OK
- Ardent supporter of Red Raider athletics as top fund-raiser for many years
- Past President of Matador Club and Red Raider Club
- Past General Manager and President of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
- One of local founders of United Way
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