Post by account_disabled on Jan 1, 2018 12:48:44 GMT
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Ray Akins, a staple in Texas high school football for 37 years, 22 of which as the head man in Gregory-Portland, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92.
Akins began his head coaching career back in 1951, guiding Lometa to a five-win season; the first five of 293 career wins, tied for 11th in most all-time wins in Texas. After stops in Goldthwaite, Tomball, Tidehaven and Freer, Akins would make his mark in the Corpus Christi area with the Gregory-Portland Wildcats.
G-P won a whopping 16 district titles during his tenure, 12 of those in succession from 1969 to 1980. The Wildcats also played for a state championship in 1971, giving a dominant Plano program a challenge in a one-point loss. Gregory-Portland under Akins saw much success, with only one below .500 season, his first year at the school.
Akins successes with the Wildcats earned him numerous awards and accolades, such as a place in four halls of fame (including the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame), and nation-wide recognition for success in high school coaching with the 2005 Gerald R. Ford All-American High School Coaches Award.
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Ray Akins, a staple in Texas high school football for 37 years, 22 of which as the head man in Gregory-Portland, passed away Tuesday at the age of 92.
Akins began his head coaching career back in 1951, guiding Lometa to a five-win season; the first five of 293 career wins, tied for 11th in most all-time wins in Texas. After stops in Goldthwaite, Tomball, Tidehaven and Freer, Akins would make his mark in the Corpus Christi area with the Gregory-Portland Wildcats.
G-P won a whopping 16 district titles during his tenure, 12 of those in succession from 1969 to 1980. The Wildcats also played for a state championship in 1971, giving a dominant Plano program a challenge in a one-point loss. Gregory-Portland under Akins saw much success, with only one below .500 season, his first year at the school.
Akins successes with the Wildcats earned him numerous awards and accolades, such as a place in four halls of fame (including the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame), and nation-wide recognition for success in high school coaching with the 2005 Gerald R. Ford All-American High School Coaches Award.
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