The 100 Greatest
100 Greatest: No. 1 Player - Koy Detmer
The thief weaved through the throng of mall traffic, shouldering unsuspecting shoppers aside, when suddenly a Good Samaritan pounced from behind, tackling the shoplifter, throwing him to the ground and holding him there until police arrived. As the story...
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 ...
100 Greatest: No. 2 Player - Tom Landry
Tom Landry is the Rio Grande Valley's superhero. Who else can lay claim to starring in their own comic book? Tom Landry and the Dallas Cowboys was printed in 1973, shortly after Landry's 'Boys won Super Bowl VI. But long before his NFL coaching days,...
100 Greatest: No. 5 Player - Johnnie Jackson
When Johnnie Jackson played at Harlingen from 1982 to 1984, no one was projecting him to be a contributor on a Super Bowl-winning team as an NFL rookie. Nonetheless, Jackson showed from an early age that he wasn't the average high school athlete. Jackson...
100 Greatest: No. 6 Player - Norm Evans
Players such as Norm Evans must deal with change when a new coach comes in, and it was no different during Earl Scott's first season at the helm of the Donna Redskins in 1960. One of the big changes Scott made was moving eventual Super Bowl winner Norm...
100 Greatest: No. 7 Player - Lupe Rodriguez
Lupe Rodriguez was a backup quarterback in 1985 when coaches David Lee and Rusty Dowling arrived, ready to install what became a revolutionary passing offense at Mission High. Rodriguez liked what he saw right away and was thoroughly impressed when then-QB...
100 Greatest: No. 8 Player - Nati Valdez
Nati Valdez likes to say he just came along at the right time. Whether that's true or a slice of humble pie, those Mission High fans treated to the thrill of seeing Valdez play simply are glad he came along at all. Valdez helped usher in the Eagles'...
100 Greatest: No. 9 Player - Jim Helms
The 1961 San Benito Greyhounds were a victim of their timing. If they had come along one year earlier or later, they would be remembered as one of the greatest teams in Rio Grande Valley history. But 1961, of course, is the year the Donna Redskins brought...
100 Greatest: No. 11 Player - Maurice Hunter
Before there was a Mishak Rivas and a Bradley Stephens, Maurice Hunter was recognized as "the" running back from the Rio Grande Valley. Stephens and then Rivas have come on the scene to set new Valley rushing records, but it was Harlingen High's Hunter...
100 Greatest - No. 12 Player: George Strohmeyer
Former McAllen High Bulldogs standout George Strohmeyer didn't always know what position he was going to play on any given week. According to The Valley Evening Monitor, the 1941 Bulldogs sported only seven seniors and dealt with injuries all season. Bulldogs...
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