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Max Williams (basketball)
Max Williams (born February 28, 1938) was the head coach of the Dallas Chaparrals as part of the American Basketball Association in 1970. Apart from his 28 wins and 32 losses, Williams was the general manager of the Chaparrals from 1967 to 1971. Before he joined the ABA, Williams accumulated 3,360 career points as a high school basketball player during the 1950s in Avoca, Texas. With the SMU Mustangs men's basketball team, Williams held the free throw percentage season record for the university in 1958 and 1960. He had 940 career points with SMU after his final season in 1960. From the 1960s to 1970s, Williams worked in insurance and real estate while in Dallas. After becoming senior vice president for his real estate employer in 1975, Williams started companies in oil and real estate. He continued to work on oil production projects throughout the late 1970s. Williams was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009. Early life and education Williams was born in Avoca, Texas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avoca, Texas
Avoca ( ) is an unincorporated community in Jones County, Texas, United States. It is on State Highway 6 at the intersection of Farm-to-Market Roads 600 and 1636, 8 mi southeast of Stamford. Avoca is part of the Abilene, Texas metropolitan statistical area. History Avoca was laid out at its current location in 1900, when the railroad was extended to that point; the town site had formerly been located a few miles away. The name is derived from the post office at the former site called Avo, before then the small town was called Spring Creek. In 2022 Avoca currently has 2 churches Avoca Baptist Church Pastor Mims and Avoca United Methodist Church formly Pastor was Dennis Huffaker and the Lueders Avoca High School. No post office or stores. Education The Lueders-Avoca Independent School District serves the area's high school students in grades 9 through 12. Pre-kindergarten through 8th grade attend the Lueders Campus. Notable person * Charles Stenholm lived in Avoca while a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |