Harrell to be Inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame

The Texas High School Football Hall of Fame has announced the banquet date for the class of 2013, which includes Brownwood Football Coach Sam Harrell and his son Graham Harrell.

The banquet which is presented by Texas Farm Bureau Insurance will be held on Saturday May 4, 2013 at 6:00 pm at Baylor University’s Ferrell Center. A news conference will be held prior to the induction banquet at 3:00 pm at the Texas Sports Hall of Fame.

The banquet will also include presentations to the 2012 state championship coaches.  The 2013 Tom Landry Award will be presented to a high school coach and the 2012 Gordon Wood Award will be presented to a high school for their accomplishments this past season during the banquet.

Tickets to the banquet are $45 for adults and $15 for students. To order tickets contact Tiffany Wilkins by emailing  tiffnjake@hotmail.com or 210-290-8570.

CLASS OF 2013 include the following:

Coach Harrell began his coaching career under Greg Sherwood at Plainview High School in 1979. In 1982 he moved back to Brownwood where he coached with Coach Wood and his staff for four years and then with Coach Randy Allen for four more years.    In 1990 Sam became the head coach at Reagan County High School. From 1991 – 1993 the Owls were 31 – 4 and were district and Bi-district champions for three consecutive years. Coach Harrell was selected West Texas Coach of the Year in 1991 and District Coach of the Year in 1991, 1992, and 1993.

In 1994 Sam became the head coach at Ennis High School. During his time at Ennis, the Lions were 153 – 51. They went to the playoffs for eleven consecutive years and had nine straight seasons of 10 wins or more. Through those nine years, the Lions were 111 – 15, with three 4A State Championships (2000, 2001, 2004) and two other State Semifinalists (1999 & 2003) Coach Harrell was selected District Coach of the Year in ’96, ’98, ’99, 2000 – 2006. He was chosen Reebok AAAA Coach of the Year in 1999 and Texas Sportswriter’s AAAA Coach of the Year in 2000 and again in 2001. Coach Harrell was also selected to coach in the THSCA All-Star game in 2002. He served on the THSCA Board of Directors from 2006 to 2008 and in 2009 was President of the THSCA. Coach Harrell was hired by Brownwood as a quarterbacks coach.

Sam and his wife, Kathy, have three sons: Zac, Graham, and Clark.

Members of the Texas High School Football are selected by a statewide committee made up of sportswriters, high school football coaches and members of the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame Board of Trustees.