The 100 Greatest: How They Voted
TOP 50 VALLEY PLAYERS
Editor's Note: 12 voters ranked their top 50 players of all time, with the top player receiving 50 points. First-place votes are in parenthesis.
1, Koy Detmer 586 (7)
2, Tom Landry 582 (4)
3, Bradley Stephens 560
4, Bobby Lackey 549 (1)
5, Johnnie Jackson 514
6, Norm Evans 490
7, Lupe Rodriguez 455
8, Nati Valdez 431
9, Jim Helms 412
10, Jim Hudson 390
11, Maurice Hunter 380
12, George Strohmeyer 378
13, Roberto Garza 377
14, Mishak Rivas 375
15, Tony Ellis 350
16, Bobby Ply 349
17, Fred Edwards 347
18, Willie Crafts 310
19, Jamaar Taylor 300
20, Frank Hernandez 285
21, Carlos Esquivel 284
22, Jim Norris 281
23, Abel Gonzalez 263
24, John Mims 253
25, Leo Araguz 247
26, Juan Castillo 245
27, Tommy Cox 243
28, Jimmy Lawrence 225
29, Luz Pedraza 203
30, Billy Garza 202
31, Poppy Rodriguez 201
32, Jeremy Springer 196
33, Shon Flores 163
34, Phil Hetrick 161
35, Joe Marichalar 160
36, Alfredo Garza 153
37, Charles LeGrange 152
38, Alfredo Lugo 149
38, Steve Alaniz 149
40, Matt Gorges 146
41, Justin Springer 145
41, Eliseo Pompa 145
43, Donald Guillot 133
44, Travis Sanders 132
45, Gerald Lambert 124
45, Gonzalo Garcia 124
45, John Lerma 124
48, Manny Gomez 110
49, Donny Martin 109
50, Robert Cortez 99
51, Jackie Field 94
52, Joe Mancha 89
53, Jerry Kachtik 87
53, Mike Spratt 87
55, Handel Woods 79
56, Ruben Fernandez 72
57, Oscar Hinojosa 71
57, Randy Reza 71
59, Bobby Losoya 68
60, Joey Nuñez 67
61, Corky Crane 66
62, Danny Cross 60
63, Don Kachtik 52
64, Juan Prishker 48
65, Hector Gandaria 45
66, Jerry Fitzpatrick 40
66, Ryan Richardson 40
68, Chano Alvardo 31
68, Fred Loredo 31
68, Pete Castillo 31
71, Mark Morgan 27
72, Ted Moore 26
73, Celestino Avila 25
73, Gary Rankin 25
75, Jose Benavides 24
76, Nacho Sauceda 22
76, Sone Cavazos 22
78, Claude McMillon 20
78, Terry Roberts 20
80, Don Bunn 19
81, Joe Gonzalez 17
82, Kenneth Kachtik 16
83, Jerry Bridgewater 14
84, Gene Taubert 11
85, Cesar Moreno 8
86, Earvin Taylor 7
87, Jerry Bridgewater 7
88, Leonel Garza 6
89, Robert Capello 4
90, Bucky Rodriguez 3
91, Pete Vasquez 3
HOW THEY VOTED
Editor's Note: One voter wished to remain anonymous.
Wade Baker, The Monitor
1, Koy Detmer
2, Tom Landry
3, Bobby Lackey
4, Bradley Stephens
5, Norm Evans
6, Nati Valdez
7, Johnnie Jackson
8, George Strohmeyer Jr.
9, Lupe Rodriguez
10, Bobby Ply
11, Tony Ellis
12, Fred Edwards
13, Jim Norris
14, Willie Crafts
15, Roberto Garza
16, Maurice Hunter
17, Carlos Esquivel
18, Mishak Rivas
19, Jim Helms
20, Jamaar Taylor
21, Abel Gonzalez
22, Jim Hudson
23, Jimmy Lawrence
24, Steve Alaniz
25, Mike Spratt
26, Poppy Rodriguez,
27, Gerald Lambert
28, Luz Pedraza
29, Tommy Cox
30, John Mims
31, Travis Sanders
32, Danny Cross
33, John Lerma,
34, Corky Crane
35, Billy Garza
36, Don Kachtik
37, Gonzalo Garcia
38, Jerry Kachtik
39, Ryan Richardson
40, Frank Hernandez
41, Robert Cortez
42, Alfredo Garza
43, Jackie Field
44, Gary Rankin
45, Alredo Lugo
46, Hector Gandaria
47, Phil Hetrick
48, Shon Flores
49, Randy Reza
50, Leo Araguz
Dave Brown, longtime NewsChannel 5 sports director
1, Koy Detmer
2, Tom Landry
3, Johnnie Jackson
4, Poppy Rodriguez
5, Bradley Stephens
6, Luz Pedraza
7, Maurice Hunter
8, Lupe Rodriguez
9, Tommy Cox
10, Nati Valdez
11, Joe Marichalar
12, Handel Woods
13, Carlos Esquivel
14, Donny Martin
15, Bobby Lackey
16, George Strohmeyer
17, Frank Hernandez
18, Manny Gomez
19, Mishak Rivas
20, Norm Evans
21, Willie Crafts
22, Jim Helms
23, Billy Garza
24, Chano Alvarodo
25, John Lerma
26, Tony Ellis
27, Juan Castillo
28, Alfredo Lugo
29, Sone Cavazos
30, Eliseo Pompa
31, Travis Sanders
32, Jeremy Springer
33, Ryan Richardson
34, Fred Edwards
35, Joey Nuñez
36, Charles LeGrange
37, Donald Guillot
38, Don Bunn
39, Alfredo Garza
40, Randy Reza
41, Jim Hudson
42, Corky Crane
43, Leo Araguz
44, Earvin Taylor
45, Leonel Garza
46, Justin Springer
47, Ruben Fernandez
48, Ted Moore
49, Jose Benavides
50, Nacho Sauceda
Oscar Gonzalez, The Monitor
1, Koy Detmer
2, Bobby Lackey
3, Bradley Stephens
4, Tom Landry
5, Lupe Rodriguez
7, Nati Valdez
8, Johnnie Jackson
9, Tony Ellis
10, Bobby Ply
11, Maurice Hunter
12, Mishak Rivas
13, Carlos Esquivel
14, Jamaar Taylor
15, Jim Helms
16, Jim Hudson
17, Alfredo Lugo
18, Steve Alaniz
19, Fred Edwards
20, Frank Hernandez
21, Jim Norris
22, Luz Pedraza
23, Manny Gomez
24, Oscar Hinojosa
25, Mike Spratt
26, Randy Reza
27, Robert Cortez
28, Ted Moore
29, Ruben Fernandez
30, Tommy Cox
31, Willie Crafts
32, Travis Sanders
33, Alfredo Garza
34, Don Kachtik
35, George Strohmeyer
36, Jackie Field
37, Jeremy Springer
38, Jerry Kachtik
39, John Mims
40, Roberto Garza
41, Ryan Richardson
42, Charles LaGrange
43, Jimmy Lawrence
44, Donald Guillot
45, Hector Gandaria
46, Handel Woods
47, Jeremy Springer
48, Joe Nunez
49, Leo Araguz
50, Juan Castillo
Roy Hess, longtime Valley sportswriter
1, Bobby Lackey
2, Koy Detmer
3, Bradley Stephens
4, Lupe Rodriguez
5, Mishak Rivas
6, Tom Landry
7, Johnnie Jackson
8, Jim Hudson
9, Norm Evans
10, Maurice Hunter
11, Bobby Ply
12, Fred Edwards
13, Roberto Garza
14, Jim Norris
15, Shon Flores
16, Willie Crafts
17, Nati Valdez
18, Frank Hernandez
19, Abel Gonzalez
20, Billy Garza
21, Joe Marichalar
22, Leo Araguz
23, Jamaar Taylor
24, Tony Ellis
25, Randy Reza
26, George Strohmeyer
27, Juan Castillo
28, Robert Cortez
29, Juan Prishker
30, Jimmy Lawrence
31, Jackie Field
32, Eliseo Pompa
33, Jeremy Springer
34, John Mims
35, Matt Gorges
36, Steve Alaniz
37, Ruben Fernandez
38, Manny Gomez
39, Phil Hetrick
40, Joey Nunez
41, Justin Springer
42, Charles LaGrange
43, Don Kachtik
44, Jerry Kachtik
45, Donald Guillot
46, Bobby Losoya
47, Chano Alvarado
48, Alfredo Garza
49, Danny Cross
50, Jim Helms
Manuel Hinojosa, Valley sports historian
1, Tom Landry
2, Koy Detmer
3, Lupe Rodriguez
4, Jim Helms
5, Bobby Lackey
6, Norm Evans
7, Johnnie Jackson
8, Jim Hudson
9, Jeremy Springer
10, Frank Hernandez
11, Poppy Rodriguez
12, Leo Araguz
13,Robert Garcia
14, Bobby Ply
15, Eliseo Pompa
16, Nati Valdez
17, Matt Gorges
18, Don Guillot
19, John Mims
20, John Lerma
21, Phil Hetrick
22, Alfredo Lugo
23, Juan Castillo
24, Billy Garza
25, Luz Pedraza
26, Pete Castillo
27, Oscar Hinojosa
28, Jimmy Lawrence
29, Mike Spratt
30, Fred Loredo
31, Shon Flores
32, Jose Benavides
33, Jim Norris
34, Celestino Avila
35, Mishak Rivas
36, Gonzalo Garcia
37, Fred Edwards
38, Carlos Esquivel
39, Jamar Taylor
40, Charles La Grange
41, Hector Garderia
42, Ruben Fernandez
43, Jerry Bridgewater
44, Randy Reza
45, Tommy Cox
46, Roberto Capello
47, Alfredo Garza
48, Abel Gonzales
49, Tony Ellis
50, Travis Sanders
Todd Mavreles, The Monitor
1, Koy Detmer
2, Tom Landry
3, Bobby Lackey
4, Bradley Stephens
5, Jim Helms
6, Jim Hudson
7, Johnnie Jackson
8, Maurice Hunter
9, Norm Evans
10, Tony Ellis
11, Robert Garza
12, Billy Garza
13, Mishak Rivas
14, Poppy Rodriguez
15, Willie Crafts
16, Phil Hetrick
17, Nati Valdez
18, Lupe Rodriguez
19, Jeremy Springer
20, Justin Springer
21, Carlos Esquivel
22, Jimmy Lawrence
23, Leo Araguz
24, Joe Marichalar
25, Joe Mancha
26, Juan Castillo
27, John Mims
28, Gonzalo Garcia
29, Gerald Lambert
30, Jim Norris
31, Jerry Fitzpatrick
32, Frank Hernandez
33, George Strohmeyer
34, Handel Woods
35, Fred Edwards
36, Bobby Ply
37, Charles Lagrange
38, Claude McMillon
39, Abel Gonzalez
40, Fred Loredo
41, Donald Guillot
42, Don Kachtik
43, Corky Crane
44, Manny Gomez
45, Alfredo Lugo
46, Bobby Losoya
47, Eliseo Pompa
48, Bucky Rodriguez
49, Jamaar Taylor
50, Joey Nuñez
Jason McDaniel, former Valley sportswriter
1, Koy Detmer
2, Tom Landry
3, Lupe Rodriguez
4, Maurice Hunter
5, Bradley Stephens
6, Mishak Rivas
7, Fred Edwards
8, Norm Evans
9, Nati Valdez
10, Roberto Garza
11, Bobby Lackey
12, Abel Gonzalez
13, Bobby Ply
14, Johnnie Jackson
15, Frank Hernandez
16, Leo Araguz
17, Luz Pedraza
18, Willie Crafts
19, Tommy Cox
20, Alfredo Garza
21, Jim Norris
22, Jim Hudson
23, Jim Helms
24, Donny Martin
25, George Strohmeyer
26, Gonzalo Garcia
27, Jackie Field
28, Jamaar Taylor
29, Jeremy Springer
30, Jerry Fitzpatrick
31, Jimmy Lawrence
32, John Mims
33, Joe Marichalar
34, Joey Nunez
35, Kenneth Kachtik
36, Matt Gorges
37, Mike Spratt
38, Oscar Hinojosa
39, Phil Hetrick
40, Poppy Rodriguez
41, Robert Cortez
42, Tony Ellis
43, Steve Alaniz
44, Ruben Fernandez
45, Billy Garza
46, Charles LaGrange
47, Danny Cross
48, Don Kachtik
49, Juan Castillo
50, Travis Sanders
Michael Pullen, longtime Valley sportswriter
1, Tom Landry
2, Koy Detmer
3, Bobby Lackey
4, Nati Valdez
5, Jim Helms
6, Johnnie Jackson
7, Bradley Stephens
8, Lupe Rodriguez
9, Juan Castillo
10, Maurice Hunter
11, Poppy Rodriguez
12, Tony Ellis
13, George Strohmeyer
14, Abel Gonzalez
15, Joe Mancha
16, John Lerma
17, Justin Springer
18, Leo Araguz
19, Lus Pedraza
20, Norm Evans
21, Shon Flores
22, Tommy Cox
23, Jamaar Taylor
24, Frank Hernandez
25, Steve Alaniz
26, Alfredo Garza
27, Donald Guillot
28, Jim Norris
29, Carlos Esquivel
30, Jimmy Lawrence
31, Jeremy Springer
32, John Mims
33, Matt Gorges
34, Mishak Rivas
35, Nacho Sauceda
36, Roberto Garza
37, Fred Edwards
38, Willie Crafts
39, Manny Gomez
40, Joe Marichalar
41, Jerry Fitzpatrick
42, Gerald Lambert
43, Billy Garza
44, Bobby Losoya
45, Charles LeGrange
46, Donny Martin
47, Eliseo Pompa
48, Gonzalo Garcia
49, Hector Gandaria
50, Jim Hudson
Peter Rasmussen, The Monitor
1, Tom Landry
2, George Strohmeyer
3, Fred Edwards
4, Bobby Lackey
5, Willie Crafts
6, Bradley Stephens
7, Johnnie Jackson
8, Koy Detmer
9, Tony Ellis
10, Jim Hudson
11, Norm Evans
12, Jim Helms
13, Jimmy Lawrence
14, Roberto Garza
15, Lupe Rodriguez
16, Tommy Cox
17, Jamaar Taylor
18, Abel Gonzalez
19, Eliseo Pompa
20, John Mims
21, Nati Valdez
22, Charles Lagrange
23, Alfredo Garza
24, Alredo Lugo
25, Matt Gorges
26, Phil Hetrick
27, Travis Sanders
28, Juan Castillo
29, Shon Flores
30, Bobby Ply
31, Juan Prishker,
32, Jim Norris
33, Frank Hernandez
34, Maurice Hunter
35, Carlos Esquivel
36, Steven Alaniz
37, Bobby Losoya
38, Corky Crane
39, Manny Gomez
40, Leo Araguz
41, Gerald Lambert
42, John Lerma
43, Mishak Rivas
44, Donny Martin
45, Joe Marichalar
46, Nacho Sauceda
47, Justin Springs
48, Billy Garza
49, Jeremy Springer
50, Randy Reza
Pikey Rodriguez, longtime Valley sportswriter
1, Tom Landry
2, Bradley Stephens
3, Norm Evans
4, Bobby Lackey
5, Koy Detmer
6, Johnnie Jackson
7, George Strohmeyer
8, Tony Ellis
9, Maurice Hunter
10, Nati Valdez
11, Bobby Ply
12, Carlos Esquivel
13, Jim Hudson
14, Roberto Garza
15, Jamaar Taylor
16, Mishak Rivas
17, Jim Helms
18, Gerald Lambert
19, Juan Castillo
20, John Mims
21, Billy Garza
22, Robet Cortez
23, Leo Araguz
24, Mark Morgan
25, Abel Gonzalez
26, Alfredo Lugo
27, Alfredo Garza
28, Eliseo Pompa
29, Corky Crane
30, Fred Edwards
31, Danny Cross
32, Frank Hernandez
33, Gary Rankin
34, Jimmy Lawrence
35, Joe Mancha
36, Lupe Rodriguez
37, Shon Flores
38, Ruben Fernandez
39, Willie Crafts
40, Tommy Cox
41, Travis Sanders
42, Celestino Avila
43, Cesar Moreno
44, Claude McMillan
45, Don Bunn
46, Donald Guillot
47, Joe Marichalar
48, Pete Vasquez
49, Hector Gandaria
50, Charles LeGrange
Greg Selber, longtime Valley sportswriter/UTPA professor
1, Koy Detmer
2, Bradley Stephens
3, Tom Landry
4, Norm Evans
5, Mishak Rivas
6, Johnnie Jackson
7, Jim Hudson
8, Bobby Ply
9, Roberto Garza
10, Bobby Lackey
11, Lupe Rodriguez
12, Shon Flores
13, Fred Edwards
14, George Strohmeyer
15, Matt Gorges
16, Donald Guillot
17, Phil Hetrick
18, Jim Helms
19, Donnny Martin
20, Carlos Esquivel
21, Nati Valdez
22, Maurice Hunter
23, Tony Ellias
24, John Mims
25, Jamaar Taylor
26, Steve Alaniz
27, Jim Norris
28, Joe Marichalar
29, Travis Sanders
30, Jimmy Lawrence
31, Terry Roberts
32, Charles LeGrange
33, Justin Springer
34, Frank Hernandez
35, Abel Gonzalez
36, Billy Garza
37, Jerry Bridgewater
38, Juan Castillo
39, Jerry Kachik
40, Gene Taubert
41, Corky Crane
42, Willie Crafts
43, Jerry Fitzpatrick
44, Eliso Pompa
45, Tommy Cox
46, Leo Araguz
47, Manny Gomez
48, Robert Cortez
49, Luz Pedraza
50, Ruben Fernandez
