| Bringing the best of all high school football players | | | | Championships. He too, is a member is the Pro |
| is the Txprepsfootball All Texas Team. These are | | | | Football Hall of Fame. |
| elite members of Texas high school football | | | | There are a total of thirteen outstanding football |
| teams. One of the players is Garrett Gilbert from | | | | players from the Texas state history books. All |
| Lake Travis. Garrett has hit the records with | | | | of which have went on to become phenomenal |
| 4,826 yards in a single season. He is the son of | | | | athletes, thus making Texas well known for their |
| former National Football League Gale Gilbert, who | | | | talented National Football League players of all |
| played for the Chargers, Seahawks and the Bills. | | | | time. |
| Not to mention this quarterback has made 52 | | | | Currently, sitting at number four in the nation is |
| touch downs in 2007 and he is responsible for | | | | the Katy, Texas Tigers. Some former Katy, |
| leading his team to the Class 4A Division II State | | | | Texas high school football players include Jorge |
| Championship. | | | | Diaz, who is offensive lineman went on to play |
| Some of the state records were placed years | | | | for the National Football League. He played for the |
| ago. Kenneth Hall set the record for most career | | | | Tigers in 1991 and is now with the Tampa Bay, |
| rushing yards at 11,232. That was in Sugar Land | | | | Buccaneers. Eric Heitman is also a offensive |
| 1950-53. Earlier in the century was another | | | | lineman playing for the San Francisco 49Er's. He |
| phenomenal player, Samuel Baugh. He was named | | | | played for the Katy Tigers in 1997. |
| the first best professional football quarterback. He | | | | The Tigers are a great team setting state |
| later went on to play for the Washington, | | | | records. James Aston, a rushing back set the |
| Redskins. | | | | record at 34 rushing carried in a Championship |
| Earl Campbell is a Pro football Hall of Fame | | | | game and that was back in 2003. In 1999, Jamel |
| member. Nicknamed The Tyler Rose (after the | | | | branch, who is also a rushing back set the record |
| place he is from, Tyler, Texas). In 1978 he went | | | | with 249 rushing yards in a Championship game. |
| on to play for the Houston, Oilers and named the | | | | Over the years, the state of Texas has brought |
| Offensive Rookie of the year and the Most | | | | us some of the most phenomenal athletes. Many |
| Valuable Player, by the Associated Press. He also | | | | of them were branded the best of NFL in some |
| went on to play for the New Orleans Saints. | | | | way or another.Also, because Texas has brought |
| Doak Walker, born in Dallas, Texas, was crowned | | | | the NFL some of the greatest all time players, I |
| All American football player with the Heisman | | | | believe that is the main reason why Texas high |
| Trophy. That was back in 1948. Then he went on | | | | school football is so popular today. They have |
| to play for the Detroit Lions and helped to pave | | | | certainly paved the way for some of the National |
| the way to the National Football League | | | | Football League's finest of all time. |