TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL BIBLIOGRAPHY

The following is a list of books about Texas High School Football that are contained in the museum’s collection. I hope that it proves useful as a starting point for research on the subject. I’m sure that there are plenty of team histories that have been written that I am not aware of. If you know of a book that should be included in this list please contact me at jay@tshof.org.

Ball, Jim. Thundering Herd, Arlington High School Colts Football: The First Half-Century. Arlington : Jim Ball, 2002, 190pp., wraps.

Bedichek, Roy. Educational Competition: The Story of the University Interscholastic League. Austin : University of Texas , 1956, cloth.

Benne, Bart. The Best High School Football in the Country, A History of Plano , Texas , high school football from 1900 to the present. Dallas : Taylor Publishing Company, 1989, 220 pp. cloth.

Bissinger, H.G. Friday Night Lights, A Town, A Team, and a Dream. New York : Addison-Wesley, 1990, 355 pp., cloth.

Blount, R.E. “Peppy”. Mamas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Play Football. Austin : Eakin Press, 1985, 292 pp., cloth.

Breazeale, George. Tops in Texas , Records and Notes on UIL State Football Champions, 1920-1992. Austin :  Martin Communications, 1993, wraps.

Bynum, Mike.  King Football, Greatest Moments in Texas High School Football History.  Epic Sports Classics, 2003, 672 pp., cloth.

Campbell, Dave. The Best of Dave Campbell’s Texas Football 1960-1989. Dallas :  Taylor Publishing Company, 1989, 274 pp., cloth.

Carver, John.  Coach of the Century, an Autobiography by Gordon Wood as told to John Carver.  Plano : Hard Times Cattle Company Publishing, 2001, 461 pp., cloth. 

Carver, John. Winning (Fiction). Plano :  Hard Times Cattle Company Publishing, 511 pp., wraps.

Cashion, Ty. Pigskin Pulpit, A Social History of Texas High School Football Coaches. Austin :  Texas State Historical Association, 1998, 309 pp., cloth.

Cason, Coach Charles "Spud", The Original High School Wishbone Complete Play Book. self published, 1970, 103 pp., wraps.

Cushman, Ralph B. Young Bussey, Young Stud. Houston :  Bigco Press, 1993, 215 pp., cloth.

Creagh, Billie.  Buckaroos of 1958.  Breckenridge: ABC Press, 1959, 103 pp., wraps.

Creighton, James. The Buccaneers-Corpus Christi Football 1904-1974. 176 pp. wraps. Self Published.

Dallas Morning News. 100 Years of Texas High School Football. Dallas :  Dallas Morning News, 1999, 87 pp., wraps.

Davis, Creath. The Team With Heart, Highland Park Football ’84 Scots. Palm Desert :  Person to Person Books, 1985, 418 pp., cloth.

Day, Walter E. Texas Black High School Champions Before 1940, Football/Basketball/Track & Field. Fort Worth :  Walter E. Day, 1994, 251 pp., wraps.

Day, Walter E. State Championship Football for Blacks in Texas 1940-1969, 4A, 3A, 2A, A, vol. 2. Fort Worth :  Walter E. Day, 1998, 213 pp., wraps.

Ford, Jon Buck.  Down Trails of Victory-The Story of Port Neches-Groves High School Football.  Wrinkle-Ford Creative Arts, 1993, 493 pp., wraps.

Ford, Jon Buck.  On the Wings of Eagles- The Story of Stephen F. Austin Football 1979-1988 (Port Acres High School) Larksdale, 1990, 174 pp., wraps.

Gholson, Nick.  Hail to Our Colors- A Complete History of Coyote Football (Wichita Falls High School) 1999, 67 pp.

Grant, Michael. Warbirds – How They Played the Game (Abilene HS 1954-57). 2004. 290pp 

Hale, Duane Kendall. My Heroes Have Always Been Loboes, Cisco High School Football 1913-1993, Accompanied by a Brief History of Texas High School Football 1893-1993. Cisco:  Texas High School Football Centennial Press, 1994, 131 pp., wraps.   

Harris, Jack “Sleepy”. A Passion for Victory, The Coaching Life of Texas Legend Joe Kerbel. Dallas :  Taylor Publishing Company, 1990, 206 pp., cloth.

Kerbow, Gary D. Friday Night Farmers, The History of the Lewisville Fighting Farmers. Lewisville :  Farm Press, 1994, 333 pp., cloth.

King, David.  Cougar Country, Football at Canyon High School 1970-1993.  Privately Published, 1994, 72 pp., wraps.

King, David.  On New Braunsfels, The History of Unicorn Football.  Privately Published, 1993, 123 pp., wraps.

Malatesta, Matt. It’s My Life – Inside the Locker Room of North Shore High School –The Greatest Team in Texas High School Football History. 2004

Markman, Dan. Ninety Years of Meridan, Texas High School Football, 1916-2005. Self Published. 2005, 45 pp., wraps. To Order call 1-866-974-7220.

McCally, Regina Walker. The Secret of Mojo. Regina Walker McCally, 1986, 346 pp., cloth.

McMurray, Bill. Texas High School Football. South Bend :  Icarus Press, 1985, 527 pp., cloth.

McMurray, Bill. Texas High School All-Time Sports Record Book, 6th edition. Houston :  Four Star Publications, 1994, 105 pp., wraps.

Odessa American. The Little Southwest Conference, Texas ’ Greatest High School Football Rivalry. Birmingham :  Epic Sports, 2000, 270 pp., wraps.

Pickett, Al. Team of the Century:  The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas (Abilene HS). State House Press, 2004, 189 pp., Abilene: State House Press, wraps.
To order at $20 per call (325) 691-5474

Ratliff, Harold. Autumn’s Mightiest Legions: History of Texas Schoolboy Football. Waco :  Texian Press, 1963, 174 pp., cloth. 

Ratliff, Harold. Texas Schoolboy Football, Champions in Action. Austin :  University Interscholastic League, 1972, 113 pp., cloth.

Reid, Jan. Vain Glory. Fredericksburg :  Shearer Publishing, 1986, 298 pp., cloth.

Reinert, Al. Rites of Fall, High School Football in Texas , Photographs by Geoff Winningham. Austin :  University of Texas, 1979, 176 pp., cloth.

Sledge, Rob.  It's a Jungle Out There, Mascot Tales from Texas High Schools. Abilene: State House Press, 2005, 184 pp., wraps.

Smith, Joe Lee. Beneath the Towering Oil Wells, History of The White Oak Roughnecks. 112 pp., wraps.

Stowers, Carleton. Friday Night Heroes: A Look at Texas High School Football. Austin :  Eakin Press, 1983, 163 pp., cloth.

Taylor, Kevin.  Tiger Boogie-Conroe Tiger Football: A Town, a Team, a Love Story.
Barling, Arkansas : Shea Publishing, 2002, 304 pp., cloth.

Walton, Robert C. The History of Boswell Pioneer Football 1961-2003.
Saginaw: Team Pioneer Publishing, 2003, 315 pp., wraps.

Wood, Gordon & John Carter.  Game Plan for Winning Football.  Privately published, 2002.