Mr_Lucci
12-21-2005, 03:08 AM
This is an old story I came across on the net. I thought that Judson fans would appreciate it if they don't know about it already.
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Former Baylor running back Jerod Douglas, who was a two-time all-state selection at Converse Judson High School, will be inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night (April 26) during ceremonies at the Ferrell Center in Waco.
Douglas led the Rockets to state championships in 1992 and 1993 and is considered one of the finest runners in the history of Texas schoolboy football. He will be saluted at the dinner as the representative for the 1990s.
In the 1992 title game against Euless Trinity, Douglas rushed for a 5A record 237 yards (ouch) and shattered his own record as a senior when he rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-13 win over Plano (ouch ouch).
According to his bio on the Texas High School Hall of Fame website, as a junior he set the 5A single season rushing record with 2,966 yards and was named the Associated Press' 5A Offensive Player of the Year.
In 1993 he was a member of the Parade magazine All-America Team and the All-Southern Team.
Douglas graduated as the top rusher in class 5A history with 6,188 yards and 85 touchdowns. He was also selected to play in the 1994 Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game.
At Baylor he had an excellent career from 1994 thorough 1997. rushing for 2,811 yards - second on the school's all-time list. He was an All-SWC running back in 1995 and set the school's single game rushing record in 1994 with 210 yards against Texas.
He currently works for Southwestern Bell Corporation in San Antonio.
The others . . .
Other players being inducted as part of the Class of 2003 include Tommy Vaughn (Brownwood and Texas A&M, Pre-1940s), Kein Konz (Weimer and LSU, 1940s), Jerry Hopkins (Mart and Texas A&M, 1950s), John LaGrone (Borger and SMU, 1960s), Britt Hager (Odessa Permian and Texas, 1980s).
The 2003 coaching inductee is D. W. Rutledge, whose Converse Judson teams have advanced to the 5A championship games seven time and won four titles. A special award is going to Ronny Flowers, a sporting goods representative who has been a longtime and loyal friend to the high school coaches of Texas.
Mike Singletary, the most decorated football player in Baylor's history, originally was to be honored as the high school standout representing the 1970s. However a longstanding rule requires honorees to be present and Singletary, who starred for Worthing High School, had to miss the ceremonies due to the weekend National Football League college draft. Mike is now an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens.
Members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame are selected by a statewide committee made up of eight sportswriters, eight high school coaches and eight members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame's board of directors.
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Former Baylor running back Jerod Douglas, who was a two-time all-state selection at Converse Judson High School, will be inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on Saturday night (April 26) during ceremonies at the Ferrell Center in Waco.
Douglas led the Rockets to state championships in 1992 and 1993 and is considered one of the finest runners in the history of Texas schoolboy football. He will be saluted at the dinner as the representative for the 1990s.
In the 1992 title game against Euless Trinity, Douglas rushed for a 5A record 237 yards (ouch) and shattered his own record as a senior when he rushed for 245 yards and four touchdowns in a 36-13 win over Plano (ouch ouch).
According to his bio on the Texas High School Hall of Fame website, as a junior he set the 5A single season rushing record with 2,966 yards and was named the Associated Press' 5A Offensive Player of the Year.
In 1993 he was a member of the Parade magazine All-America Team and the All-Southern Team.
Douglas graduated as the top rusher in class 5A history with 6,188 yards and 85 touchdowns. He was also selected to play in the 1994 Texas High School Coaches Association All-Star Game.
At Baylor he had an excellent career from 1994 thorough 1997. rushing for 2,811 yards - second on the school's all-time list. He was an All-SWC running back in 1995 and set the school's single game rushing record in 1994 with 210 yards against Texas.
He currently works for Southwestern Bell Corporation in San Antonio.
The others . . .
Other players being inducted as part of the Class of 2003 include Tommy Vaughn (Brownwood and Texas A&M, Pre-1940s), Kein Konz (Weimer and LSU, 1940s), Jerry Hopkins (Mart and Texas A&M, 1950s), John LaGrone (Borger and SMU, 1960s), Britt Hager (Odessa Permian and Texas, 1980s).
The 2003 coaching inductee is D. W. Rutledge, whose Converse Judson teams have advanced to the 5A championship games seven time and won four titles. A special award is going to Ronny Flowers, a sporting goods representative who has been a longtime and loyal friend to the high school coaches of Texas.
Mike Singletary, the most decorated football player in Baylor's history, originally was to be honored as the high school standout representing the 1970s. However a longstanding rule requires honorees to be present and Singletary, who starred for Worthing High School, had to miss the ceremonies due to the weekend National Football League college draft. Mike is now an assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens.
Members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame are selected by a statewide committee made up of eight sportswriters, eight high school coaches and eight members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame's board of directors.