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Texas High School Football

The Txprepsfootball All Texas Team brings together the best of all high school football players. These are elite members of the Texas high school football teams. One of the players is Garrett Gilbert from Lake Travis. Garrett has broken records with 4,826 yards in a single season. He is the son of former National Football League player Gale Gilbert, who played for the Chargers, Seahawks, and Bills. Not to mention, this quarterback had 52 touchdowns in 2007 and is responsible for leading his team to the Class 4A Division II State Championship.

Some of the state records were placed years ago. Kenneth Hall set the record for most career rushing yards for him with 11,232. That was in Sugar Land 1950-53. At the turn of the century there was another phenomenal player, Samuel Baugh. He was named the first professional football quarterback. He later went on to play for the Washington Redskins.

Earl Campbell is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nicknamed The Tyler Rose (after where he is from, Tyler, Texas). In 1978 he went on to play for the Houston Oilers and was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player by the Associated Press. He also went on to play for the New Orleans Saints.

Doak Walker, born in Dallas, Texas, was crowned All American football player with the Heisman Trophy. That was in 1948. He then went on to play for the Detroit Lions and helped pave the way to the National Football League Championship. He is also a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

There are a total of thirteen outstanding football players from the history books of the state of Texas. All of whom have become phenomenal athletes, making Texas well known for its all-time talented National Football League players.

Currently sitting at number four in the nation is Katy, Texas Tigers. Some former high school football players from Katy, Texas include Jorge Diaz, who is an offensive lineman who went on to play for the National Football League. He played for the Tigers in 1991 and is now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Eric Heitman is also an offensive lineman who plays for the San Francisco 49Er’s. He played for the Katy Tigers in 1997.

The Tigers are a great team that set state records. James Aston, a running back, set the record with 34 rushing yards in a championship game and that was in 2003. In 1999, Jamel Branch, who is also a running back, set the record with 249 rushing yards in a championship game.

Over the years, the state of Texas has brought us some of the most phenomenal athletes. Many of them were rated as the best in the NFL in one way or another. Also, because Texas has brought some of the greatest players of all time to the NFL, I think that’s the main reason why Texas high school football is so popular today. They have certainly paved the way for some of the best in the National Football League of all time.