Please join us in congratulating one of our own on a tremendous honor. Coach John Paul Young was inducted into the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame last month. Here is an excerpt from an article published in the Abilene Reporter News:
Big Country Sports Hall of Fame: Young went from Abilene High to SWC and NFL coaching career
By Sam Waller
As a senior at Abilene High School, John Paul Young knew he wanted to go into coaching.
More than 50 years after leaving AHS, coaching has been a lifelong vocation.
Young spent 42 years coaching in high school, college, the NFL and Arena Football League and, with former Angelo State coach Jim Hess, helped found the Angelo Football Clinic. Young will be among the honorees Monday at the Big Country Sports Hall of Fame induction ceremonies.
“I’m humbled and full of joy about the thing,” Young said. “To be chosen for something like this where you come from is a very, very special deal. It’s among the top honors I’ve had.”
