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QB 6'1" 160 lbs

5

Amos North

So. Dallas, Texas Adamson

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas Adamson

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QB 5'11" 165 lbs

6

Don Ford

Fr. Fort Worth, Texas North Side

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Freshman Fort Worth, Texas North Side

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QB 6'0" 166 lbs

7

Don Tipton

So. Kaufman, Texas Houston

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Sophomore Kaufman, Texas Houston

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QB 5'10" 170 lbs

8

Charlie Key

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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FB 5'10" 180 lbs

9

Douglas Hart

So. Fort Worth, Texas Navarro

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Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Navarro

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QB 5'10" 170 lbs

10

Wayne Quenichet

Fr. Grapevine, Texas

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Freshman Grapevine, Texas

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QB 5'10" 162 lbs

13

Mike Reinhardt

Fr. Rockwall, Texas

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Freshman Rockwall, Texas

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HB 5'9" 150 lbs

15

Larry Williamson

So. Houston, Texas Austin

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Sophomore Houston, Texas Austin

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FB 6'0" 185 lbs

18

Clifford Bradley

So. Goree, Texas

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Sophomore Goree, Texas

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FB 6'1" 205 lbs

19

Kenneth Chambers

Fr. Carrollton, Texas

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Freshman Carrollton, Texas

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HB 5'7" 160 lbs

27

Tommy McLain

Fr. Monahans, Texas

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Freshman Monahans, Texas

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HB 5'9" 158 lbs

28

Rogers Gardner

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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HB 5'10" 175 lbs

29

Roy Swadlenak

Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas

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Freshman Grand Prairie, Texas

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FB 5'11" 170 lbs

30

Bill Harlan

Fr. Houston, Texas

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Freshman Houston, Texas

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FB 5'10" 177 lbs

31

Keith Simmons

Fr. Fort Worth, Texas

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Freshman Fort Worth, Texas

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HB 5'10" 164 lbs

32

Ronald Sutherland

Fr. Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

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Freshman Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

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HB 5'9" 160 lbs

33

Maurice Peterson

So. Fort Worth, Texas Carter Abilene Christian

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Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Carter Abilene Christian

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HB 5'10" 165 lbs

34

John Niederauer

So. Bryan, Texas

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Sophomore Bryan, Texas

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FB 5'10" 175 lbs

35

Bobby Lawson

Fr. Midlothian, Texas

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Freshman Midlothian, Texas

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HB 5'11" 177 lbs

42

Mike Greer

So. Littlefield, Texas Houston

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Sophomore Littlefield, Texas Houston

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HB 5'11" 175 lbs

45

Freddie Arnold

So. Fort Worth, Texas Tech

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Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Tech

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HB 5'9" 158 lbs

46

William P. Jones

So. Littlefield, Texas

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Sophomore Littlefield, Texas

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C 5'11" 186 lbs

51

Roger Lowe

So. Littlefield, Texas

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Sophomore Littlefield, Texas

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C 5'10" 178 lbs

53

Joe Truly

Fr. Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

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Freshman Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

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C 5'11" 182 lbs

55

Richard Krystinik

So. Grand Prairie, Texas

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Sophomore Grand Prairie, Texas

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C 6'0" 186 lbs

56

Thomas Martin

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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C 5'11" 178 lbs

57

Harold Coble

Fr. Mansfield, Texas

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Freshman Mansfield, Texas

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G 5'10" 185 lbs

60

Stuart Helvey

Jr. Bryan, Texas

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Junior Bryan, Texas

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G 5'9" 175 lbs

61

Jerry Hoskins

Fr. Wink, Texas

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Freshman Wink, Texas

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G 6'0" 200 lbs

62

Lewis Borgeson

So. Dallas, Texas Adamson

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas Adamson

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G 5'10" 186 lbs

63

Jimmy Daniels

Fr. Carrollton, Texas

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Freshman Carrollton, Texas

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G 5'10" 201 lbs

64

Clifton Marshall

So. Eagle Lake, Texas

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Sophomore Eagle Lake, Texas

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G 5'9" 190 lbs

65

Harris Miers

So. Dallas, Texas Hillcrest Paris JC

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas Hillcrest Paris JC

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G 5'10" 206 lbs

66

Dennis Blosser

So. Grand Prairie, Texas

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Sophomore Grand Prairie, Texas

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G 6'2" 187 lbs

67

Harry Leinbach

So. Austin, Texas

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Sophomore Austin, Texas

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G 6'0" 182 lbs

68

Arthur Driskell

So. Austin, Texas

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Sophomore Austin, Texas

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G 5'11" 200 lbs

69

Robert Kokosinski

So. Dallas, Texas

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas

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T 6'1" 211 lbs

70

Earl Higgins

So. Dallas, Texas North Texas

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas North Texas

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T 5'11" 183 lbs

72

David Duke

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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T 6'0" 199 lbs

73

Claud Devenport

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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T 6'0" 210 lbs

74

Richard John

So. Fort Worth, Texas Paschal Rice

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Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas Paschal Rice

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T 6'1" 197 lbs

75

Heinie Pate

So. Austin, Texas

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Sophomore Austin, Texas

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T 6'1" 209 lbs

76

Ronald Duhon

Fr. Arlington, Texas

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Freshman Arlington, Texas

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T 6'3" 225 lbs

78

Vernon Bielss

Jr. Mineral Wells, Texas

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Junior Mineral Wells, Texas

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T 5'10" 218 lbs

79

Shelby Hudson

So. McCamey, Texas

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Sophomore McCamey, Texas

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E 6'1" 180 lbs

80

Bruce Couch

So. Comanche, Texas

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Sophomore Comanche, Texas

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E 6'0" 170 lbs

81

David Harrison

Fr. Grand Prairie, Texas

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Freshman Grand Prairie, Texas

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E 6'0" 179 lbs

82

Ronald Perry

So. Fort Worth, Texas

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Sophomore Fort Worth, Texas

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E 6'0" 185 lbs

83

Don Drummond

Fr. Hamlin, Texas

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Freshman Hamlin, Texas

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E 6'0" 181 lbs

84

Roger Jones

So. Crockett, Texas

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Sophomore Crockett, Texas

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E 6'0" 170 lbs

85

Roger Flowers

Fr. Big Spring, Texas

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Freshman Big Spring, Texas

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E 6'3" 184 lbs

86

Wayne Crowley

So. Arlington, Texas

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Sophomore Arlington, Texas

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E 6'1" 180 lbs

87

Ralph Shelton

Fr. Paris, Texas

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Freshman Paris, Texas

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E 6'3" 196 lbs

89

Leonard Reiter

So. Sanger, Texas

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Sophomore Sanger, Texas

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G 6'0" 216 lbs

90

John Fry

Fr. Dallas, Texas

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Freshman Dallas, Texas

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E 6'2" 200 lbs

91

Tom Beasley

Jr. Breckenridge, Texas

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Junior Breckenridge, Texas

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T 6'2" 225 lbs

93

Glenn Throckmorton

So. Dallas, Texas Sunset Arkansas

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Sophomore Dallas, Texas Sunset Arkansas

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Football Coaching Staff

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Chena Gilstrap

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Line Coach

Burley Bearden

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End Coach

Tom Tinker

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Backfield Coach

Judd Ramsey

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Bobby Lane

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1959 Football Roster
#	Full Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Academic Year	Hometown / High School	Previous School
5	Amos North	QB	6-1	160	So.	Dallas, Texas / Adamson
6	Don Ford	QB	5-11	165	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas / North Side
7	Don Tipton	QB	6-0	166	So.	Kaufman, Texas /	Houston
8	Charlie Key	QB	5-10	170	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
9	Douglas Hart	FB	5-10	180	So.	Fort Worth, Texas /	Navarro
10	Wayne Quenichet	QB	5-10	170	Fr.	Grapevine, Texas /
13	Mike Reinhardt	QB	5-10	162	Fr.	Rockwall, Texas /
15	Larry Williamson	HB	5-9	150	So.	Houston, Texas / Austin
18	Clifford Bradley	FB	6-0	185	So.	Goree, Texas /
19	Kenneth Chambers	FB	6-1	205	Fr.	Carrollton, Texas /
27	Tommy McLain	HB	5-7	160	Fr.	Monahans, Texas /
28	Rogers Gardner	HB	5-9	158	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
29	Roy Swadlenak	HB	5-10	175	Fr.	Grand Prairie, Texas /
30	Bill Harlan	FB	5-11	170	Fr.	Houston, Texas /
31	Keith Simmons	FB	5-10	177	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas /
32	Ronald Sutherland	HB	5-10	164	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas / Paschal
33	Maurice Peterson	HB	5-9	160	So.	Fort Worth, Texas / Carter	Abilene Christian
34	John Niederauer	HB	5-10	165	So.	Bryan, Texas /
35	Bobby Lawson	FB	5-10	175	Fr.	Midlothian, Texas /
42	Mike Greer	HB	5-11	177	So.	Littlefield, Texas /	Houston
45	Freddie Arnold	HB	5-11	175	So.	Fort Worth, Texas / Tech
46	William P. Jones	HB	5-9	158	So.	Littlefield, Texas /
51	Roger Lowe	C	5-11	186	So.	Littlefield, Texas /
53	Joe Truly	C	5-10	178	Fr.	Fort Worth, Texas / Paschal
55	Richard Krystinik	C	5-11	182	So.	Grand Prairie, Texas /
56	Thomas Martin	C	6-0	186	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
57	Harold Coble	C	5-11	178	Fr.	Mansfield, Texas /
60	Stuart Helvey	G	5-10	185	Jr.	Bryan, Texas /
61	Jerry Hoskins	G	5-9	175	Fr.	Wink, Texas /
62	Lewis Borgeson	G	6-0	200	So.	Dallas, Texas / Adamson
63	Jimmy Daniels	G	5-10	186	Fr.	Carrollton, Texas /
64	Clifton Marshall	G	5-10	201	So.	Eagle Lake, Texas /
65	Harris Miers	G	5-9	190	So.	Dallas, Texas / Hillcrest	Paris JC
66	Dennis Blosser	G	5-10	206	So.	Grand Prairie, Texas /
67	Harry Leinbach	G	6-2	187	So.	Austin, Texas /
68	Arthur Driskell	G	6-0	182	So.	Austin, Texas /
69	Robert Kokosinski	G	5-11	200	So.	Dallas, Texas /
70	Earl Higgins	T	6-1	211	So.	Dallas, Texas /	North Texas
72	David Duke	T	5-11	183	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
73	Claud Devenport	T	6-0	199	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
74	Richard John	T	6-0	210	So.	Fort Worth, Texas / Paschal	Rice
75	Heinie Pate	T	6-1	197	So.	Austin, Texas /
76	Ronald Duhon	T	6-1	209	Fr.	Arlington, Texas /
78	Vernon Bielss	T	6-3	225	Jr.	Mineral Wells, Texas /
79	Shelby Hudson	T	5-10	218	So.	McCamey, Texas /
80	Bruce Couch	E	6-1	180	So.	Comanche, Texas /
81	David Harrison	E	6-0	170	Fr.	Grand Prairie, Texas /
82	Ronald Perry	E	6-0	179	So.	Fort Worth, Texas /
83	Don Drummond	E	6-0	185	Fr.	Hamlin, Texas /
84	Roger Jones	E	6-0	181	So.	Crockett, Texas /
85	Roger Flowers	E	6-0	170	Fr.	Big Spring, Texas /
86	Wayne Crowley	E	6-3	184	So.	Arlington, Texas /
87	Ralph Shelton	E	6-1	180	Fr.	Paris, Texas /
89	Leonard Reiter	E	6-3	196	So.	Sanger, Texas /
90	John Fry	G	6-0	216	Fr.	Dallas, Texas /
91	Tom Beasley	E	6-2	200	Jr.	Breckenridge, Texas /
93	Glenn Throckmorton	T	6-2	225	So.	Dallas, Texas / Sunset	Arkansas

Football Coaching Staff

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Image	Name	Title
	Chena Gilstrap	Head Coach
	Burley Bearden	Line Coach
	Tom Tinker	End Coach
	Judd Ramsey	Backfield Coach

Football Support Staff

Football - Support Staff
Image	Name	Title
	Bobby Lane	Trainer

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Amos North

QB

6'1" 160 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas Adamson

5
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Don Ford

QB

5'11" 165 lbs Fr.

Fort Worth, Texas North Side

6
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Don Tipton

QB

6'0" 166 lbs So.

Kaufman, Texas Houston

7
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Charlie Key

QB

5'10" 170 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

8
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Douglas Hart

FB

5'10" 180 lbs So.

Fort Worth, Texas Navarro

9
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Wayne Quenichet

QB

5'10" 170 lbs Fr.

Grapevine, Texas

10
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Mike Reinhardt

QB

5'10" 162 lbs Fr.

Rockwall, Texas

13
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Larry Williamson

HB

5'9" 150 lbs So.

Houston, Texas Austin

15
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Clifford Bradley

FB

6'0" 185 lbs So.

Goree, Texas

18
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Kenneth Chambers

FB

6'1" 205 lbs Fr.

Carrollton, Texas

19
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Tommy McLain

HB

5'7" 160 lbs Fr.

Monahans, Texas

27
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Rogers Gardner

HB

5'9" 158 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

28
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Roy Swadlenak

HB

5'10" 175 lbs Fr.

Grand Prairie, Texas

29
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Bill Harlan

FB

5'11" 170 lbs Fr.

Houston, Texas

30
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Keith Simmons

FB

5'10" 177 lbs Fr.

Fort Worth, Texas

31
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Ronald Sutherland

HB

5'10" 164 lbs Fr.

Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

32
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Maurice Peterson

HB

5'9" 160 lbs So.

Fort Worth, Texas Abilene Christian

33
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John Niederauer

HB

5'10" 165 lbs So.

Bryan, Texas

34
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Bobby Lawson

FB

5'10" 175 lbs Fr.

Midlothian, Texas

35
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Mike Greer

HB

5'11" 177 lbs So.

Littlefield, Texas Houston

42
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Freddie Arnold

HB

5'11" 175 lbs So.

Fort Worth, Texas Tech

45
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William P. Jones

HB

5'9" 158 lbs So.

Littlefield, Texas

46
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Roger Lowe

C

5'11" 186 lbs So.

Littlefield, Texas

51
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Joe Truly

C

5'10" 178 lbs Fr.

Fort Worth, Texas Paschal

53
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Richard Krystinik

C

5'11" 182 lbs So.

Grand Prairie, Texas

55
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Thomas Martin

C

6'0" 186 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

56
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Harold Coble

C

5'11" 178 lbs Fr.

Mansfield, Texas

57
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Stuart Helvey

G

5'10" 185 lbs Jr.

Bryan, Texas

60
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Jerry Hoskins

G

5'9" 175 lbs Fr.

Wink, Texas

61
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Lewis Borgeson

G

6'0" 200 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas Adamson

62
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Jimmy Daniels

G

5'10" 186 lbs Fr.

Carrollton, Texas

63
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Clifton Marshall

G

5'10" 201 lbs So.

Eagle Lake, Texas

64
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Harris Miers

G

5'9" 190 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas Paris JC

65
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Dennis Blosser

G

5'10" 206 lbs So.

Grand Prairie, Texas

66
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C

Harry Leinbach

G

6'2" 187 lbs So.

Austin, Texas

67
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Arthur Driskell

G

6'0" 182 lbs So.

Austin, Texas

68
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Robert Kokosinski

G

5'11" 200 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas

69
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Earl Higgins

T

6'1" 211 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas North Texas

70
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David Duke

T

5'11" 183 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

72
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Claud Devenport

T

6'0" 199 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

73
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Richard John

T

6'0" 210 lbs So.

Fort Worth, Texas Rice

74
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Heinie Pate

T

6'1" 197 lbs So.

Austin, Texas

75
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Ronald Duhon

T

6'1" 209 lbs Fr.

Arlington, Texas

76
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Vernon Bielss

T

6'3" 225 lbs Jr.

Mineral Wells, Texas

78
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Shelby Hudson

T

5'10" 218 lbs So.

McCamey, Texas

79
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Bruce Couch

E

6'1" 180 lbs So.

Comanche, Texas

80
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David Harrison

E

6'0" 170 lbs Fr.

Grand Prairie, Texas

81
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Ronald Perry

E

6'0" 179 lbs So.

Fort Worth, Texas

82
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Don Drummond

E

6'0" 185 lbs Fr.

Hamlin, Texas

83
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Roger Jones

E

6'0" 181 lbs So.

Crockett, Texas

84
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Roger Flowers

E

6'0" 170 lbs Fr.

Big Spring, Texas

85
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Wayne Crowley

E

6'3" 184 lbs So.

Arlington, Texas

86
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Ralph Shelton

E

6'1" 180 lbs Fr.

Paris, Texas

87
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Leonard Reiter

E

6'3" 196 lbs So.

Sanger, Texas

89
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John Fry

G

6'0" 216 lbs Fr.

Dallas, Texas

90
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Tom Beasley

E

6'2" 200 lbs Jr.

Breckenridge, Texas

91
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Glenn Throckmorton

T

6'2" 225 lbs So.

Dallas, Texas Arkansas

93

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Head Coach
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Burley Bearden

Line Coach
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Tom Tinker

End Coach
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Judd Ramsey

Backfield Coach

Football Support Staff

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Bobby Lane

Trainer

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