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Branch, Washington highlight 2014 PVILCA
\nHall of Honor and Hall of Fame Class
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2014 Inductees
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PVIL Coaches
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\nJames Murphy Fisher<\/a>, Basketball, Leesville\/Beaumont French<\/strong>
\n Curtis Gipson<\/a>, Basketball, Lubbock Dunbar<\/strong>
\n Louis Kelley<\/a>, Football, Lubbock Dunbar\/Estacado<\/strong>
\n Sidney Lanier Sadler<\/a>, Basketball, Pecos Carver*<\/strong><\/span><\/span>Meritorious Award<\/span>Ambassador Alfred F. Fonteneau<\/strong>
\n Naomi Hargis<\/a>, Willis\/Del Valle*<\/strong>
\n Mike Jinks<\/a>, Cibolo Steele\/Texas Tech<\/strong>
\n Vernice Kindle<\/a>, Conroe Washington<\/strong>
\n D.W. Rutledge<\/a>, THSCA\/Converse Judson<\/strong>
\n Johnny Walker<\/a>, Livingston<\/strong>Coaches of the Year 2013-2014
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\n Chris Bennett<\/a><\/strong>
\n 2A State Champions Rosebud-Lott<\/strong>
\n David Green<\/a><\/strong>
\n 5A State Champions Galena Park North Shore<\/strong>
\n Beverly Day Humphrey<\/a><\/strong>
\n 4A Girls Co-State Track Champions Lancaster<\/strong>
\n Roderick Johnson<\/a><\/strong>
\n 3A State Champions Dallas Madison<\/strong>
\n Royce Johnson<\/a><\/strong>
\n 4A State Champions Dallas Kimball<\/strong>
\n Curtis Mann<\/a><\/strong>
\n 2A Track Championship Uplift Hampton Preparatory<\/strong>
\n Leon Paul<\/a><\/strong>
\n Girls State Track Champions Kennedale<\/strong>Academic Athletes of the Year<\/span><\/strong>Chad Tatum<\/a>, San Antonio Antonian College Prep<\/strong>
\n Derek Broussard<\/a>, Beaumont Central Medical Magnet HS<\/strong>Athlete of the Year<\/span><\/strong>DjiMonii Rai Jackson<\/a>, Beaumont West Brook<\/strong>
\n Jonathan Slade<\/a>, Austin Eastside Memorial HS<\/strong>PVIL-UIL Bridging the Gap<\/span><\/strong>Ira “Bubba” Ephriam<\/a> — Basketball, Pecos Carver\/Pecos<\/strong>
\n Alfred Mays<\/a> — Football, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Derek Lagway<\/a> — Football, Willis<\/strong>
\n Lucious L. Newhouse<\/a> — Coach\/Athlete, Hallsville\/Dallas ISD<\/strong>
\n Roger Whitaker<\/a> — Coach\/Athlete, LaMarque Lincoln<\/strong>
\n William Ward<\/a> — Basketball, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Clifford Young<\/a> — Baseball, Willis*<\/strong>Baseball<\/span><\/strong>Joseph C. Valley, Jr.<\/a>, Houston Worthing<\/strong>
\n John H. Walker<\/a>, Marshall Pemberton<\/strong><\/div>\n
Basketball<\/span><\/span><\/span>Emma L. Adams<\/a>, Jasper Rowe<\/strong>
\n Terry Vernon Cooper<\/a>, Kirbyville Walnut Hill\/Kountze Carver*<\/strong>
\n Freddie Forcey<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Marshall Land, Jr.<\/a>, West Kirbyville<\/strong>
\n George C. Marshall<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Mary Lena Cooper Peoples<\/a>, West Kirbyville<\/strong>
\n Travis Alton Wright<\/a>, Walnut Hill*Tennis<\/span><\/strong>John Wilkerson<\/a>, San Antonio Wheatley<\/strong>Track<\/span><\/strong>Clifford “Cliff” Branch<\/a>, Houston Worthing<\/strong>
\n Luella Reece Frazier<\/a>, Willis Turner<\/strong>
\n David Arthur Hall<\/a>, Houston Washington*<\/strong>
\n Bennie Lee Harris<\/a>, Fort Worth Dunbar<\/strong>
\n James Hunter<\/a>, Galena Park Fidelity Manor<\/strong>Football<\/span><\/strong>Herbert Anders<\/a>, Sweeny Carver<\/strong>
\n George Raft Arnold<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Cecil Boykin<\/a>, Livingston Dunbar<\/strong>
\n Andrew Brown<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Leroy “Lumberjack” Brown<\/a>, Houston Yates<\/strong>
\n Vernon Carathers<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Carl Crenshaw<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Louis Dotson, Jr.<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n George Edmond<\/a>, Conroe Washington<\/strong>
\n William “Rock” Glosson<\/a>, San Antonio Wheatley*<\/strong>
\n Earnest Qualls<\/a>, Livingston Dunbar<\/strong>
\n Johnny Harper<\/a>, Linden Fairview<\/strong>
\n Nathaniel “Nate” Henderson<\/a>, Livingston Dunbar<\/strong>
\n Roy Lee Howard<\/a>, Baytown Carver<\/strong>
\n Charles James<\/a>, Conroe Carver<\/strong>
\n Marion Johnson<\/a>, Dunbar Livingston<\/strong>
\n John Earl Lee<\/a>, Baytown Carver<\/strong>
\n Robert McGee<\/a>, Sealy Austin County<\/strong>
\n D.C. Nobles<\/a>, Lufkin Dunbar<\/strong>
\n Larry Vernon Priestley<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Charles Purnell<\/a>, Jr., Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Isaac Robinson<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/strong>
\n Robert Sanders, Jr.<\/a>, Baytown Carver<\/strong>
\n Larry Surgers<\/a>, Conroe Willis<\/strong>
\n Lee Thomas<\/a>, Karnack Carver<\/strong>
\n Joe Wade<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson*<\/strong>
\n Joe “Little Joe” Washington<\/a>, Port Arthur Lincoln<\/strong>
\nWillie “Tunnie” William<\/strong>s<\/a>, Austin L.C. Anderson<\/div>\n
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Prairie View Interscholastic
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\u00a0The Prairie View Interscholastic League (PVIL) was the organization that governed academic and athletic competitions between African-American high schools in Texas for much of the 20th century. The organization’s structure and operations were similar to the University Interscholastic League<\/a> (UIL) and it disbanded shortly after the UIL admitted black high schools in the 1960s. A number of former PVIL football players were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame<\/a> after successful professional careers.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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History<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Worthing High School (Houston), former member of the PVIL<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

The Texas Interscholastic League of Colored Schools (TILCS) was formed in 1920 by the Colored Teachers State Association of Texas<\/a> and the Negro School Division of the State Department of Education. In 1923, TILCS came under the control of Prairie View A & M College<\/a> and its name became the Prairie View Interscholastic League. PVIL competitions included athletic events, extemporaneous speaking<\/a>, declamation<\/a> and music.\u00a0 <\/sup>By 1927, 300 schools belonged to the PVIL.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"In 1964, discussions began on the possibility of UIL admission for black Texas high schools. The PVIL began to merge with the UIL, and schools in urban areas played their last PVIL football seasons in 1966. All sports competition transitioned to the UIL by the spring of 1970 and the organization disbanded that year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Prairie View Interscholastic League Coaches Association (PVILCA), an organization for former PVIL coaches and athletes, was later formed to preserve the league’s history and to honor its participants. League memorabilia is displayed is at a community center run by The University of Texas<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Houston Chronicle All-Time PVIL Football Team<\/span><\/h3>\n

The Houston Chronicle<\/a> named a team of all-time PVIL football players in a 1992 list.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Mel Farr, PVIL athlete and NFL All-Pro<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n