Born March 4, 1948

Thomas Alan Grieve is an American former professional baseball player from 1970 to 1979 for the Washington Senators, Texas Rangers, New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals. He was nicknamed “TAG”, which are his initials, and most notably as “Mr. Ranger”, as he was a member of the Texas Rangers’ 1972 inaugural season. In 2010, Grieve was inducted into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.

After retiring as a player Grieve was a color commentator for Texas Rangers television broadcast. In 1984 Grieve became general manager of the Rangers, and served in that capacity until 1994.Then he returned to Broadcasting for the Texas Rangers until 2017.

Tom’s primary charity is the Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. Its purpose is to ensure the nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used around the world. All sponsorship raised goes towards state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research as well as creating the very best patient environments.

Born September 14, 1969

Sean Hamilton went to Stonegate Elementary from 1976 – 1981 where he participated in youth sports.

Career highlights are as follows:
Central Junior High 1981-1984: Gymnastics Team
LD Bell High School 1984-1987: Gymnastics member of the 1985 State Championship Team; High School All American
Gymnastics Coach 12 Years: Central Junior High, Euless Junior High, Harwood Junior High.

Gymnastics Judge: Certified Official 1989; Internationally Rated 1992 Executive Producer of Sports KXAS-TV, WFAA-TV; Coverage of Super Bowls, Stanley Cup Finals, World Series, NBA Finals, All Star Games, Football Bowl Games, Nolan Ryan’s Hall of Fame Induction.
Executive Producer: The Emmitt Smith Story, Hansen Roasted, Conquering the Dream, Monday Night Live, Destination NBA Title.
Received nine Dallas Press awards, two Texas Associated Press awards, Texas Headliner award, NABJ Award – First Place, National Headliner award, five Emmy awards.
Production Manager, High School Sports Special, a 30 minutes show dedicated to the coverage of high school sports.

Born February 24, 1938

Cal Hopkins went to high school in Hugo, Oklahoma from 1952 -1956. He was a five sport letterman, all conference in tennis, baseball and basketball; Oklahoma Boys State 1955. He went to Southwestern Oklahoma State University from 1957-1960 on a baseball scholarship. He was a play by play radio announcer at station KSEO for high school and college basketball and football games.
Cal was Head Golf Pro at Durant Country Club before coming to HEB Schools in 1964 where he became the first Tennis Coach in the school district. He coached LD Bell and Trinity high school tennis teams to district and regional championships, reaching the state tournament at both schools.
Member of the United States Professional Tennis Association.
Chairman of the Physical Education Department at Bell High School.
President of the HEB Administrators Association 1971-1972.
Chairman of the Business Department at Trinity High School.
Teacher of the Year Trinity High School 1987.

Born October 5, 1945

Steve Overton went to Hurst Elementary from 1952-1958. He played Mid Cities Pee Wee Football. He attended Hurst Junior High from 1958-1961 where he played football.

Career highlights are as follows:
1961-1964 LD Bell High School: Football four year letterman, All District Defensive Tackle and All District Offensive Tackle 1963, All State; The first player selected to an All State Team in any sport from the HEB ISD. A member of the 1963 football team which won the first football district title for the HEB ISD.
1964-1968 Kansas State University: Full football scholarship; four year starter.

1968-1972 Euless Junior High: Coach and Teacher
1977-1979 Elected to the HEB Board of Trustees
Two term President of the Northeast Tarrant Board of Realtors.
Saved the life of a young man who broke is neck in a diving accident.
Supported food banks for those in need and supplied Bibles for missionary trips.

Honor Teams:
1962 L.D. Bell Football Team inducted in 1995​

Born December 30, 1971

Scott Pierce attended Bell Manor Elementary from 1978-1984 where he played youth sports including Mid-Cities Little Dribblers. He went to Central Junior High from 1984-1987.

Career highlights are as follows:
Trinity High School 1987-1990: Basketball three time All District, Sophomore of the year, Defensive Player of the Year, District MVP, All State, Whataburger All Star.
University of Illinois 1990-1992: Basketball Scholarship, All Big Ten Team.
Oklahoma State University 1993-1995: Starter on Final Four Team, Play of the Game in Regional Finals, NCAA All East Regional Team.
University’s Highest Merit Academic Achievement Award
US Senator Steve Largent’s Profile of Character Award
Trinity High School Alumni of the Year
Fellowship of Christian Athlete’s “Athlete of the Year”
Oklahoma High School Teacher and Coach of the Year
Volunteers with Special Olympics and Scott Carter Memorial Foundation

Born January 5, 1948

Randy Beck attended South Hurst Elementary (1955), West Hurst Elementary (1956) and Harrison Lane Elementary (1957-1960), during which time he played youth league sports.

Career highlights are as follows:
Hurst Junior High 1960-1963: Football and track (District Champion 440 Yard Dash). Voted All School Favorite.
Bell High School 1963-1966: Football – Three Year Letterman, Most Valuable Player 1964 and 1965; All District and All State Fullback, Blue Chip Recruit with over 30 schools expressing an interest. Track – State Finalist Shot Put. National Honor Society, Honors English and Honors Math; All School Favorite, Mr. Bell High School, Tenth in Class of 425; first graduating class from the new Bell High School; graduated in 1966
Southern Methodist University Full Four Year Football Scholarship; Captain of the Freshman Team.
Randy was sidelined with an injury and his athletic scholarship became an academic scholarship. He graduated second in his class from SMU Business School in 1970.

Born November 5, 1968

Career highlights are as follows:
1974-1981 attended Shady Oaks Elementary and participated in Mid-Cities Youth Leagues: Pee Wee Football, Select Soccer, Tri-Cities Baseball, Little Dribblers Basketball
1981-1984 Bedford Junior High: Football, basketball and Track
LD Bell High School: Football – All District, All Area, All Region, All State, Longest Texas Playoff Field Goal 52 Yards 1986. Soccer – All District 1987
Offered scholarships to SMU. Baseball – Letterman 1986-1987
Oklahoma State University 1987-1991: Football – Kicker and Punter, three time All Big 8, total points scored 315 second only to Barry Sanders, Honorable Mention All American, NCAA Season Record for Consecutive PATs (67) 1990, over 40 yard punting average 1989-1990
Post college: Blue-Gray Game, All American Bowl
National Football League: Signed first with Dallas Cowboys 1991; kicked for Saints, Jets, Redskins, Vikings, Giants, Cardinals and Colts.
AFC First Team All-Pro; kicked 37 yard FG in OT to give AFC 26-23 Pro Bowl Win 1997.
​NFL Alumni Player of the Year

Born August 15, 1953

Career highlights are as follows:
Central Junior High Football: East Zone Champions 1967
Trinity High School: Member of first football team to compete in District Play 1970; Two Way Starter in all 30 games never leaving the field (1968-1970
McMurray University: Four year football scholarship; FAC Award for Outstanding Academic Achievements; Wall Street Journal Award for Outstanding Business Achievement; graduated BBA in Accounting 1975
Coached Little Dribblers Basketball and Little League Baseball; Commissioner Little Dribblers Basketball; Charter Business Sponsor of the HEB Sports Hall of Fame; Treasurer for Trinity Baseball Diamond Club; Fund raiser for Trinity Baseball Booster Club.
Athlete, parent, supporter, business man and great friend of Trinity High School and HEB.

Born January 12, 1941

David was a former Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD Board Member and President, as well as a community leader. He believed children should be our #1 priority.   He was involved in Free Masonry, Gideons, Optimist Club, Rotary International, and Deacon in his Church. He loved making people feel special and that led him to start Santa USA, a non-profit organization that sent a cast of Christmas characters via helicopter to HEB-ISD schools, nursing homes, and hospitals in the DFW Metroplex to spread a little cheer at Christmas time.

Born September 4, 1952

Debbie Williams was Bell High School’s Girls Gymnastics Coach for 32 years from 1976-2008

Career highlights are as follows:
State Championship Teams 16; State Runner Up Teams 13; Came in third two times; fourth one time. Regional Championship Teams 28; District Championship Teams 31; individual State Champions 43; two individual National Champions.
Gymnastics Coach of the Year numerous times
National Gymnastics Coach of the Year twice
Level 10 Women’s Gymnastics Judge; Judge for HEB Junior High Gymnastics Meets; Judged meets from level 2 through college throughout the state of Texas and the nation.
Lifetime membership in Gymnastics Association of Texas
Member of Coaches Who Make a Difference
Vice President of Gymnastics Association of Texas
Secretary/Treasurer and Women’s Vice President Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association.
Teacher in the HEB Age Group Gymnastics Program for 32 years
Director of HEB Age Group Gymnastics Program

Born July 21, 1950

Career highlights are as follows:
1977-1984 Gymnastics Coach North Garland High School: Championship Girls two times, Boys five times
1984-1987 Gymnastics Men’s Coach at University of Oklahoma
1987-1988 Gymnastics Coach South Garland High School
1988 – Time of Induction, Gymnastics Coach at Trinity High School: Two State Championships, 27 individual State Champions, four individual National Champions, 15 individual National High School Scoring Champions, three National Team Championships
Gymnastics Judge: numerous meets: high school, college, world Texas Gymnastics Judges Association
Technical Vice President 25 years
Midwest Director seven years
National Director at Large 1997-2006
Texas High School Gymnastics Coaches Association
Technical Director, Vice President, Men’s Rules Committee
52 individual State Champions
Texas High School Gymnastics Coach of the Year five times
National High School Gymnastics Coach of the Year 190
Inducted into the Garland Sports Hall of Fame 2007

Born January 21, 1969

Hurman Clyde “Rusty” Greer III is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball for the Texas Rangers from 1994 to 2002.  On August 11, 2007, the Rangers inducted Greer into the Texas Rangers Hall of Fame.

Rusty is connected to a charitable organization through his connection to Hank and Laurel Greer, who are actively involved in philanthropy and have made significant donations, particularly supporting the Roper St. Francis Foundation and its Greer Transitions Clinic for the less fortunate.  The Greer family’s charitable focus includes assisting disadvantaged people and supporting efforts for silent killers like colon, prostate, and bladder cancer.

Born July 15, 1953

​Vickie Kinsey Griffin graduated with the Class of 1971 at Trinity High School. She attended Texas Tech, UT Arlington and TCU.
She was the Head Volleyball Coach at LD Bell High School from 1977 to time of induction. They went to the playoffs 16 times. They won 16 District, six Bi-District, two Area, two Regional Semi-Finalist and one Regional Finalist Championships. She is 14 time Coach of the Year, four time All Area Coach, and West All Star Coach 2000.
Coaching record 674 wins and 395 losses from 1977-2008.
Assistant basketball, track, soccer and softball coach in previous years.
Bell High School Athletic Coordinator for 10 years at time of induction.
Teacher of the Year 1992.
Co-authored the book “Tour Guide To Student Success”

Born January 24, 1948

Jerral Landers attended South Hurst Elementary and was a star player in Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football. At Hurst Junior High, he participated in football and track from 1960-1963.
1963-1966 Bell High School: Football – Three Year Letterman, All District, Blue Chip Recruit. Track – Two Year State Finalist 110 yard high hurdles. Holds the Bell High School 110 yard high hurdle record.
Jerral was a member of the National Honor Society and was in the first class graduating from the new Bell High School in 1966.
He went to Baylor University on a Full Four Year Football Scholarship, graduating in 1971.
He was Bell Booster Club Vice President and Officer of Merchandising for five years.

Born November 18, 1925

Warren Neal has been a Charter Member of the Bedford Parks and Recreation Board. Founder of the Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football Association in 1960. He developed the property for the existing Pee Wee Football Administrative Building in 1972. Co-Founder of Pee Wee Organizations in area communities. He served as Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football Board of Directors, Commissioner from 1964-1966; Concessions Manager from 1967-1970; Equipment Manager from 1970-1973.
Warren planned yearly awards banquet. He received the Mid-Cities Football Service Award 12 times.

Born August 15, 1952

Career highlights are as follows:
1966-1968 Central Junior High: Football, East Zone Champions, member of the first 9th grade football championship team of 1967.
1969-1971 Trinity High School: Football, two way starter on Trinity’s first ever football team; All District, Most Valuable Lineman, Offensive Player of the Year; first Trinity football player to receive a scholarship to college for his “Outstanding Performance on the Gridiron”.
Played football for Texas A&M.
Coached 7th, 8th and 9th grade football, track and basketball at Central Junior High for 20 years in the HEB School District.
Pennington Field official clock operator.
A teacher and coach to remember.

Born September 20, 1940

From 1959 – 1966, Bob Tafel attended McNeese State University and Tulane University Medical School, receiving his Medical Doctor Degree. He did his internship at Dallas Methodist Hospital from 1966-1967 and his residency at Dallas St. Paul and Parkland Hospital of Internal Medicine from 1969-1972. He is the former Chief of Staff at Harris Continued Care Hospitals, Harris HEB, Harris Fort Worth, Harris St. Paul. He served Northeast Tarrant County, Health Authority City of Euless, President /Director of the American Heart Association. He has been a charter member of the Board of Directors for the HEB Sports Hall of Fame.

He was the Team Physician for over 30 years at Trinity High School and President of the Booster Club.
Dr. Bob Tafel was a family physician for many HEB ISD Employees.

Born September 26, 1960

Career highlights are as follows:
LD Bell High School: Scholar athlete, Three Year Letterman in football, All District, All Area, All Tarrant County, Defensive Player of the Year. Graduated 1979.
1979-1983 University of Arkansas: Football Three Year Letterman, Two year starter, defensive captain, member of four bowl teams (Sugar, Hall of Fame, Gator and Bluebonnet).
Hired by University of Arkansas in 1998, as the Defensive Coordinator.
Finalist for Assistant Coach of the Year (given annually to the nation’s number

one assistant coach).
Named Head Coach at the University of Tulsa 2000-2002
Inducted into the Texas High School Hall of Fame 2009.

“Some of the best times of my life have been spent on the football field. Faith, a loving family, and great coaches influenced me to get into the coaching profession. That’s how I keep things in perspective.”

Born November 22, 1943

Aubrey Fisk, Jr. graduated from Texas Christian University with B.S. Degree in 1966. He got his Masters Degree from North Texas State University and became a Licensed Athletic Trainer in Sports Medicine in 1974.
He was the Athletic Trainer for six different North Texas public schools, including LD Bell High School 1969 and Trinity High School from 1973-1983. He served HEB ISD for 11 years as an athletic trainer with responsibilities for physical and sports related injuries for both junior high and high school boys and girls in all sports. All athletes were treated as if they were the star of the team.
Career highlights are as follows:
Texas High School Coaches Association All Star Football Game 1977
World Gymnastics Championships 1979
American Cup Gymnastics 1981
Miss Texas Pageant 1981
International Invitational Gymnastics Meet 1982
Athletic Trainer for Trinity High School in record setting attendance playoff football game vs Bell High School at Texas Stadium in 1982

Born November 30, 1944

Roger Goode attended elementary, junior high school and high school in HEB ISD. He graduated from LD Bell High School in 1963. He went to Ranger Junior College, Texas Wesleyan (B.S. 1968) and Texas A&M Commerce , where he got his Masters.

Career highlights are as follows:
Starting forward on Bell’s final four basketball team in 1963.
Coached varsity sports in 10 different schools: 16 years girl’s basketball, 29 years boy’s basketball, 20 years football, 16 years boy’s and girl’s track, one year baseball.
Involved as head coach 31 times in state playoffs
Sixty consecutive district wins in boy’s basketball
Undefeated state champions 1980-1981
School Principal for five years
Awarded by Texas Fox Sports Southwest “The Coach Who Makes a Difference”
Inducted into the Texas Basketball Hall of Fame 2004
Roger has been interim song director with three different churches and wrote a poem which was included in the Texas Basketball Newsletter.
His greatest reward is the satisfaction of being fair between the lines, placing God first in coaching and loving kids enough to give his best.

Born January 3, 1942

Larry James was born in Alabama, raised in Mississippi and moved to Euless, Texas in 1966. All three of his children attended Trinity High School.
Larry coached Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football for four years and Little Dribblers Basketball for two years. He coached Trinity High School’s summer league baseball 1983 league champions.
He spent 27 years coaching EAA Youth Baseball (1972-1999); coached the City All Stars for 24 years; won seven City Championships and a Freshman League State Championship (1995); coached two years of AABC select baseball, finishing third in State both years.
President of the EAA Baseball League for two years
Voted “Texas Teenage Coach of the Year” (1995)
​He made the rules, the players applied the discipline

Born May 4, 1931

Euless Mayor Mary Lib Saleh served from 1993 to 2014 where she brought numerous national awards to the growing Euless community.

Mary was active in theHurst-Euless-Bedford  PTA.   She served on numerous boards throughout Tarrant County, including chair of the Tarrant County Mayors Council, director of the Northeast Leadership Forum Mayors Roundtable, chair of the Harris Methodist Health System Board of Trustees, chair of Region 8 of the Texas Municipal League, and chair of the Tarrant Regional Transportation Coalition Committee.

Born June 13, 1935

Forrest Watson was a native and lifelong resident of Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science, Master of Education, Doctorate and was honored as “Distinguished Alumnus”.
He was a professional educator in Texas for 45 years as a teacher, coach, elementary and secondary principal with 35 of these years as Superintendent of Schools with HEB ISD. Dr. Watson considered these years to be the “Golden Years” of his career.
The Forrest E. Watson Education Center was established in his honor. He was the leader in the design and construction of Pennington Field. He credited the quality of teamwork and leadership of all for the outstanding academic and sports achievements of the students and staff.
He retired in June 1991 but was called back to serve for an interim period for Keller ISD. The interim lasted three years. Dr. Watson retired from public schools a second time in June 1996.
“What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others.”

Born November 14, 1969

Ricky Barker attended Midway Park Elementary from 1977-1982. He played Mid Cities Pee Wee Football for four years and had a record six touchdowns in one game. Played Little Dribblers Basketball for four years where he was three time All Star. Played Little League Baseball for seven years and was seven time All-Star. Ricky went to Euless Junior High from 1983-1985 where he was involved in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
1986-1988 Trinity High School: Football, Basketball, Track; All District, All Region, All State Track in multiple events; prestigious Golden West Invitational Long Jump 1988. Graduated Top Ten Percent
Texas A&M: B.S. Economics Degree in 3 years (1991); two time GTE Academic Athletic All American. Decathlon All Time SWC Record Holder; third place NCAA National Championships 1990; second place NCAA National Championships 1991; two time SWC Champion.
Professional ​Decathlon: Number 10 American All Time, 8404; ranked in Top 15 in the World (1994-2000); US Olympic Trials three times; second place US Championships 1998; Top 10 US Championships eight times.
Heptathlon: US Indoor Champion 1997-1998; number nine American All time, 6120.
2008 Inducted into Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame

Born November 13, 1957

Mark Davis is one of the most successful radio talk show hosts in America. More than 40 years of hosting, the majority in his native Texas, has established him as a foremost conservative voice both locally and nationally. The Mark Davis Show is a reliable source for opinions and passion on topics from around Dallas-Ft. Worth, across the nation and around the world. Ranging from politics to pop culture, broad philosophy to consumer issues to history to sports to whatever occurs to Mark and his callers, it is a show marked by unpredictability, a fast pace and always a sense of humor.

Mark was the primary emcee at the HEB Sports Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies beginning in 1994 to 2020.  Mark is a familiar keynote speaker and Master of Ceremonies at various charity and political events.  His deep roots in the community are evidenced by the bond established since 1994 between Mark and area listeners. He is the author of two books, “Upside Down: How the Left Has Turned Right Into Wrong, Truth Into Lies and Good Into Bad,” and “Lone Star America: How Texas Can Save Our Country.”

Born November 28, 1934

Waydelle Hill graduated from Morton High School in 1951, All District, All Area in Football and Basketball. He went on to Howard Payne University where he got his B.S. Degree in 1956 and Masters in 1957. He did graduate work at North Texas and Texas Tech Universities.
1956-1962 Teacher/Coach: Childress, Munday and Abernathy, Texas
1963-1991 HEB ISD: Bell High School Math Teacher; Football and Track Coach; Hurst Junior High Assistant Principal; Central Junior High Assistant Principal for one year and Principal for 24 years.
He was innovator of the 7th Grade Athletic Program using all junior high coaches in which no sport was emphasized over another. This improved the 7th grade program in HEB junior high schools.
From 1987-1996, he was the Pennington Field Clock Operator for varsity football games.
Parent Teacher Association: Outstanding Principal; Texas and National Lifetime Member

“If what I have done in my lifetime has not been of benefit to young people, then my career has not been successful.”

Born August 11, 1947

Seth Kensing graduated from Ector High School in Odessa, Texas in 1965. He went to West Texas State University on a full scholarship and got his B.S. Degree in 1970.

Career highlights are as follows:
Certified Athletic Trainer in Sports Medicine by the National Association of Athletic Trainers. Licensed with first group to be licensed in Texas 1973.
1970-1975 Plainview High School: Science Teacher, Athletic Trainer
1975-1987 LD Bell High School: Teacher – Health, Biology, Anatomy, Physiology and Psychology; Trainer – football, basketball, baseball, track, gymnastics, soccer and occasionally assisted in tennis, cheerleading, drill team and wrestling.
Athletic Trainer: US World Cup 1979; US Team Gymnastics 1980; US Olympic Gymnastics Team Exhibition Tour 1980; inducted into the Southwest Athletic Trainers Hall of Fame in 2002.
1987 – (time of induction) Pennington Field: full time Athletic Trainer
Trainer for over 120 football playoff teams and semi-pro teams in one year; trainer for all junior high athletes in HEB School District.
Guest speaker on athletic injuries and prevention

Born April 14, 1963

Matt Skinner attended elementary school at Euless and Lakewood from 1969-1975. He was an all star player in Little League Basketball and Baseball; an outstanding player in Mid-Cities Pee Wee Football.
Matt participated in football, basketball and track at Harwood Junior High from 1975-1978.

Career highlights are as follows:
1978-1981 Trinity High School: Football All District, All Greater Dallas, All Tarrant County, Tarrant County Offensive Player of the Year, All Area, All State, Texas High School Coaches Association North-South All Star Game.
1981-1983 Rice University: Full football scholarship
1983-1985 University of Texas at Arlington: All Southland Conference
1985 Drafted by The Baltimore Orioles; played in the Baltimore Minor League System
Coach and Head of School for 14 years in the state of Georgia
Brought fame to the HEB Community as an outstanding athlete in high school and college

Born May 12, 1965

Career highlights are as follows:
Bedford Junior High: Football District Champions 8th and 9th grades; Basketball District Champions 7th through 9th; three year team record 77-1 with a 56 game winning streak.
LD Bell High School 1981-1984: Football – All District, All Area, All Metroplex 1982 and 1983; State runner up 1982; Basketball – Two Year Letterman, District Champions and Area Finalist 1983 and 1984; Track 1981 -1983. Graduated third in class; Academic All State, Mr Bell High School.
University of Texas at Austin: Football Three Year Letterman; Lan Hewlett Award
(Player with the highest GPA) 1986-1987-1988; All American GTE Academic Team and Academic All Conference 1987-1988; Toyota Leadership Award 1987.
Youth League Football, Basketball and Baseball Coach
All Sports Booster Club President

Born

After giving high quality adjustable pediatric wheelchairs to children with walking disabilities in Iraq for the last eight years.  Now he is  reaching beyond those borders to help children around the world who have no access to appropriate mobility devices. Why international? Because suffering has no zip code!

In 2009, Brad received the Above and Beyond Award as a Texas Finalist for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.  In the same year, out of 9000 nominations, Brad was chosen to be one of the top ten nominees to receive the CNN Heroes award. Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson presented Brad’s story with personal recognition at the annual CNN Heroes show at the Kodak / Dolby Theater in Hollywood in November 2009.

Born December 17, 1957

Career highlights are as follows:
1977 and 1978 Baylor University Track and Field Letterman
1979 and 1980 UT Arlington: Track Scholarship
1981-1986 Trinity High School Coach: Boys and Girls Cross Country, Volleyball and Basketball
1986-1986 first female Boys and Girls Head Track and Field Coach in Class 5-A in the state of Texas
Over 30 athletes received collegiate scholarships; 14 combined District Championships; 9 State Qualifiers; State Champion in 800 Meter Run and 300
Meter Hurdles in 1987.
Conroe and Huntsville ISD School Administrator
US Dept of Education Blue Ribbon Award of Excellence
Principal Huntsville High School
TEA State of Texas Principal of the Year
Quarter finalist and Greater Houston Area Principal of the Year 2003
Principal Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2003-2005
Author of the book: An Elementary Principal’s Guide to a Successful Opening and Closing of the School Year

Dale Ogden attended Central Junior High in 1969 and LD Bell High School from 1970-1972.

Career highlights are as follows:
1971 Won Division 4-A Texas State Tennis Singles Title; was the only tennis player from Bell High School to win a state tennis championship.
1973-1975 University of Houston: Southwest Conference Tennis Doubles Champion three years with a different doubles partner each year; ranked #1 in Men’s Singles; two year All American; Most Valuable Player 1973.
1976-1982 Professional Career: won the National Indoor Professional Teachers Championship; ATP World Ranking #287; ranked #3 in Italy and #2 in Switzerland; won

The Italian Team Championships. Coached four players who went on to be ranked in the Top 100 in the World. Coached juniors who won more than 25 Swiss Championship Titles.

Born December 28, 1942

Jerry Walton went to Fort Worth North Side High School from 1958-1961; All District Football. Became a resident of Bedford, Texas in 1972 and worked for Southwestern Bell Telephone from 1962-1991.

Career highlights are as follows:
1973-1983 Hurst Girl’s Softball Association: Coach; Equipment Manager
1983-1989 Women’s League Adult Slow Pitch Softball Coach; 1986-1989 Co-Ed
HEB Area Junior Achievement of Tarrant County 1976-1978
City of Hurst Softball Umpire 1978-2003
Umpired in the National Girl’s Slow Pitch Tournament 1986 and the National Blind “Beep Baseball” Tournament 1981
LD Bell High School Volleyball Volunteer 1976-1982
Inducted into the LD Bell Volleyball Hall of Fame 2006
As a result of his dedication to Bell High School, the 1981 LD Bell Blue Raider Yearbook was dedicated in his honor.

Born September 22, 1972

1980-1985 Dennis Allen was at Shady Oaks Elementary playing football, basketball and baseball. He attended Bedford Junior High from 1985 to 1987 where he participated in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
1988-1990 LD Bell High School: Football All District, All Area, First Team All State, 5A State Defensive Player of the Year 1990. Lettered in basketball and baseball.
Texas A&M: Received a four year scholarship; graduate assistant 1996-1999.
Attended the NFL Buffalo Bills Training Camp in 1996.
2000-2001 University of Tulsa: Assistant Football Coach
2006-2011 Assistant Coach with the NFL New Orleans Saints
Defensive Coordinator for the NFL Denver Broncos for the 2011 season.
Named the 18th Head Coach of the NFL Oakland Raiders 2012.
The first Raiders defense-oriented head coach since John Madden’s retirement.
Coach of the North Team 2013 Senior Bowl.
Inducted into the HEB Sports Hall of Fame on the First Ballot 2013

Born April 6, 1903

MA Dodson graduated from Malakoff High School and was recruited by Athens High School to play on the six man football team. This was before the University Interscholastic League of Texas had rules against recruiting. He started coaching Pee Wee Baseball and Football in the early 1950’s. He and his wife used their two cars to transport the boys from Hurst to Fort Worth to play in the only leagues available. He practiced with the boys two days a week and took them to league play all day on Saturdays.
MA Dodson spent 45 years as a second father to hundreds of young boys, teaching them about sports and life because he cared. He organized the first LD Bell Sports Booster Club and was the first president, continuing to volunteer many years after that. He received an autographed football for being named Bell’s Number One Fan. He was honored to be the first to choose and purchase lifetime seats at the new Pennington Field. He wore a hard hat and went into the stadium before completion and selected his season ticket seats.

Born June 1, 1952

Career highlights are as follows:
Played volleyball and basketball in college
1974-1977 Hurst Junior High School: Coached 7th, 8th and 9th grade Volleyball, Cross Country, Basketball and Track.
Played a major role in starting girls athletics in HEB junior high schools.
1977-1991 LD Bell High School: Coordinator of Girls Athletics; created a multi-sport curriculum for girls; first Girls Basketball Head Coach (1977-1991); three District Titles; eight consecutive years in the playoffs (1982-1989); Bi-District Champs.
Northeast Tarrant County Coach of the Year 1985
In 1977-1978, the high schools in the state of Texas played six Girls Basketball varsity games and the junior varsity played five.
Coached volleyball and track; District Champs Volleyball 1977-1978 school year.
Coached and played softball in the Hurst Summer League
Private school volunteer coach in volleyball and basketball
Assumed The Bell Campus Technology Trainer position in 1992 and was promoted to the HEB Technology Trainer for the School District.

Born August 4, 1976

Junior Filikitonga attended Midway Park Elementary from 1983-1988 and later Central Junior High from 1989-1991, where he was involved in football and track.

Career Highlights are as follows:
1989-1991 Central Junior High Football District Champions 8th and 9th Grade
1992-1994 Trinity High School Football – All District, All Area, First Team All State, North-South All Star Defensive End. Track – All District, All Region; qualified for State in the Shot Put and Discus.
1995-1996 Tyler Junior College Defensive End and Middle Linebacker, Junior College All American
Abilene Christian University Football MVP, Lone Star Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year 1997, All Conference, All West Region, Fifth All Time Leading Tackler. Finalist for the Harlon Hill Trophy (NCAA Division II Player of the Year); All American 1998
Signed Free Agency with the Dallas Cowboys 1998
Two Year Assistant Coach Abilene Christian University
Volunteer Youth Football Coach
Coached Mixed Martial Arts
Held a Texas Amateur Heavy Weight Title Belt

Born May 8, 1961

Joe was an avid sports fan and worked as a German and Russian interpreter at events such as the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Georgia. On Friday night football games, he was the spotter for L.D. Bell High School.

He taught German at L. D. Bell High School in the Hurst-Euless-Bedford I.S.D. for 26 years.  In addition, he taught at the Free University in Berlin and in Chetumal, Mexico as part of the Rotary International Teacher Exchange.  Additionally, he studied Spanish in Costa Rica and Russian in St. Petersburg, Russia.

He was a member of the DFW World Affairs Council for over 20 years.  He was an active volunteer in the International Visitors Program.  He chaperoned numerous student exchange travel programs with Germany.  In 2009 was honored as the International Educator of the Year.

Born December 20, 1971

Ray Wright went to Hurst Hills Elementary from 1980-1985, during which time he participated in Mid Cities Sports.

Career highlights are as follows:
1986-1988 Central Junior High: Football and Track; District Champions Football 1988.
1988-1990 LD Bell High School: Football First Team All District, All Area.
1990-1995 Duke University: Played football
Senior PGA Tour Intern 1996
Scouting Intern; Scouting Administrator and Director of Player Programs for

the NFL Washington Redskins from 1997-1999
Recruiting Coordinator of Special Teams at Cornell University from 1999-2000
Named Head Strength and Conditioning Coach NFL Washington Redskins 2010
Worked eight seasons with the NFL Houston Texans, seven years as Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach and one year as Head Coach before going back to the Redskins; oversaw all aspects of The Redskins’ workout programs.

“The position of strength and conditioning coach demands a combination of youth and experience and Ray delivers both of those.” – Mike Shanahan, Head Coach of the Washington Redskins

Born January 11, 1976

Career highlights are as follows:
1988-1991 Harwood Junior High: Basketball MVP two years; Cross Country Pride Award three years; Volleyball three years, MVP Team Captain two years.
1991-1994 Trinity High School : Varsity Basketball, soccer, track, cross country. 1992 Undefeated District Champions in Basketball; tied school record for victories; All Area Honorable Mention; Newcomer of the Year. Soccer 1992: All District, undefeated District Champions, State Quarter Finalist. Soccer 1993: All Area Offensive Player of the Year, Midfielder of the Year, Optimist All Tournament two years, District Champions.
Soccer 1994: District Champions, All District, All Area, All Region, All State, Offensive Player of the Year, All Area MVP, Team Captain.
1994-1998 University of Texas: Scholarship; Four Year Starter, All Conference; in the record books for most games started and most games played.
US Youth Coach of the Year Nominee; XCP Coach of the Year
1997 Olympic Festival with Region III Regional Team
University of Louisville Assistant Coach three years
Soccer Division Special Olympics Volunteer
At time of induction, in charge of college program for Soccer Club in AZ and Olympic Development Program Staff.

Born November 19, 1941

Jack Gibson graduated from McGregor High School in 1960. He later attended Sam Houston State University where he got his Bachelor Science in 1964 and Master of Education in 1969.

Career highlights are as follows:
Waco Midway 1964-1973: Varsity Football Coach, Assistant Track, Assistant Basketball, South All Star Basketball Coach 1973
Deer Park 1973-1975: Coach Varsity Football, Assistant Track
Cedar Hill 1975-1977: Head Football Coach, Athletic Director, Assistant Principal
LD Bell High School 1977-2000: Defensive Coordinator 1977-1995; Head Coach and Athletic Coordinator 1996-2000; Outstanding Defense of the Year 1980; 11 District Championships, State 5A Finalist 1982; State 5A Semi-Finalist 1986; State 5A Area Finalist 1989; 12 playoff seasons; played in old Texas Stadium 23 times.
North All Star Football Assistant TSCA 1984
Lifetime Member Texas High School Coaches Association 49 years
North Texas High School Football Coaches Association Vice President and Treasurer 1995
Chairman THSCA North All Star Football Selection Committee 2000
Honored by Bell Booster Club for 23 years of dedicated service to kids

Born January 12, 1954

Scott Hill went to Shady Oaks Elementary from 1964-1966, during which time he also participated in Mid-Cities Sports.

Career highlights are as follows:
1967-1969 Central Junior High: Football, Basketball and Track; District Champions; won the local, state and regional Punt, Pass and Kick contest.
1970-1972 LD Bell High School: Football, Basketball 1970. All District Football, All District Basketball; named #1 football player by Texas Football Magazine 1971. All District Basketball, All District Baseball, District winner in High and Low Hurdles;
All District, All Area, All State, All American Football; Played in Coaches All Star Game in the Astrodome. Recruited by over 100 colleges in 1972.
1973-1976 Oklahoma University: Conference Champions four years; National Champions two years; Team Captain, All Conference.
1977-1989 Assistant Football Coach: Won ten conference championships; one National Championship; National College Football Recruiter of the Year.
Access Sports Inc: Owner and Executive Director. Mission to provide disadvantaged youth an opportunity to participate in organized sports activities; providing facility usage to over 10,000 kids for basketball, volleyball, swimming, strength and conditioning as well as speed and agility training.

Born September 19, 1960

Stan Hilton attended Shady Oaks Elementary from 1967-1973, during which time he participated in Mid-Cities Sports. He later when to Bedford Junior High where he was involved in football, basketball and track.

Career highlights are as follows:
1977-1979 Bell High School: Basketball – Three Year Letterman, First Team All District; Baseball – Three Year Letterman, First Team All District
1979-1980 Paris Junior College: Baseball Scholarship, All Conference
1981-1982 Baylor University: Baseball Scholarship; graduated with Degree in Education and Church Recreation
Major League Baseball: Drafted 13th round Toronto Blue Jays in 1982; drafted first round, fifth pick Oakland Athletics in 1983.
Played Minor League AA Baseball for three years
Cleveland Indians and Oakland Athletics Organization 1986-1988
Played Minor League AAA Baseball for two years
Cleveland Indians Organization 1988-1989
Minor League Pitching Coach six years
Major League Cleveland Indians 1989-1991
Major League Teas Rangers 2004-2006
Fort Worth Cats Baseball Club 2007; Pitching Coach, league champions
Baseball Athletic Hall of Fame (1996)

Born April 20, 1953

Career highlights are as follows:
1968-1971 LD Bell High School: Played baseball, football and basketball.
Baseball – Held record for school pitching victories for 31 years until record was broken by his son, Matthew in 2002. Holds regular season record for wins; team MVP 1971; All District Pitcher; member of First HEB ISD team to win a District 4-A Baseball Championship. First baseball team to be inducted into the HEB Sports Hall of Fame.
1972-1973 Paris Junior College: Baseball Scholarship
YMCA Coach 1986-1990
Mid-Cities Little Dribblers Coach 1996-1997
Tri-Cities Baseball: Coach 1991-1998; President 1993-1995
Bell Summer Baseball: Coach 1998-2013; formed summer and fall baseball league for high schools.
Bell Baseball Booster Club: Member Board of Directors; president 2001-2003; leadership role in generating funds and labor to pay for a scoreboard, build home and visitor dugouts, construct brick wall behind home plate and pave the historical brick walkway at the Bell Baseball Field.
Helped numerous kids get college scholarships