Brownwood High School is a

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located in

Brownwood, Texas Brownwood is a city in and the county seat of Brown County, Texas, United States. The population was 18,862 at th2020 census Brownwood is located in the Northern Texas Hill Country and is home to Howard Payne University that was founded in 1889. ...

, United States. It is part of the Brownwood Independent School District located in central Brown County, and is classified as a 4A school by the UIL. In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard" by the

Texas Education Agency The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.

Athletics

The Brownwood Lions compete in the following sports: *

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* Cross country *

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During the 1960s and 1970s, Brownwood had one of the most dominant football programs in Texas. Under the guidance of coach Gordon Wood, the Lions made the state finals eight times, winning titles on a state-record seven occasions.

State titles

*Football **1960 (3A), 1965 (3A), 1967 (3A), 1969 (3A), 1970 (3A), 1978 (3A), 1981 (4A) *Boys' golf **1955 (2A), 1985 (4A), 1986 (4A) 2017 (4A) *Boys' track **1962 (3A) *UIL Academics - Accounting **2003 Individual and Team (4A), 2004 Individual (4A), 2005 Individual and Team (4A), 2006 Individual and Team (4A), 2007 Team (4A), 2008 Individual and Team (4A)

State finalists

*Boys' basketball **1949 (2A) *Football **1977 (3A) *Volleyball **2008 (3A)

Classification

Brownwood competes in class 4A in a district with Big Spring, Andrews, Lubbock Estacado, and San Angelo Lakeview.

Theatre

The Theatre Department at Brownwood High School is headed by Shannon "Momma" Lee. She began her career as the Theatre Director at Brownwood during the 2014-2015 school year. She was a student at Brownwood High School when Larry Mathis was the director. He retired at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. The Theatre Department also includes almost every kind of student; cheerleaders, band members, choir members, and athletes. The 2014 fall production was ''Beauty and the Beast''. Donnetta Shelton is Shannon Lee's assistant, as well as the Art teacher and the Theatre Arts I teacher. The Theatre Department won 1st division titles at both the District and Area contests in 2014 for their production of ''The Mill on the Floss'', produced by Larry Mathis for the third time. They also won many awards, including Best Actor, several All Star Cast, Honorable Mention All Star Cast, and the Tech Award. They went on to compete at Regionals.

State titles

*One Act Play **1967 (3A)

Notable alumni

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, lead actor in ''Gilligan's Island'' *

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, two-time All-American flanker at Baylor, and later for the

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* Jimmy Harris, former NFL defensive back *

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, football player * Robert E. Howard, fantasy and sci-fi writer, creator of Conan the Barbarian * Bart Johnson, wide receiver for

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football team and Cincinnati Bengals *

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, kicker for

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and several NFL teams *

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, Major League Baseball Pitcher *

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, former MLB pitcher for

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, quarterback for the

football team, Toronto Argonauts * Dave Ribble, former NFL guard *

Roy Spence Roy Spence (born October 10, 1948) is the chairman and co-founder of the advertising agency GSD&M, and an author. Early life Spence was born in Brownwood, Texas, to Roy Milam Spence Sr. and Ruth Griffin. He attended Brownwood High School, where ...

, founder of

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* Larry D. Thomas, 2008 Texas Poet Laureate *

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, former

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halfback *

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, safety for

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and New Orleans Saints, now he plays for the Tennessee Titans * Bob Young, former NFL lineman

References

External links

* {{authority control Schools in Brown County, Texas Public high schools in Texas