Sweetwater High School (Texas)
Sweetwater High School is a public high school located in Sweetwater, Texas, USA and classified as a 4A school by the UIL. It is a part of the Sweetwater Independent School District located in north central Nolan County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. From 1912 to 1967, Sweetwater's high school was called "Newman High School." In 1967, a new high school building was completed on the same grounds as Newman High School, and the Newman High School Building was razed. The new building was called "Sweetwater High School." Newman/Sweetwater High School is one of only a handful of high schools in the country with two alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Sammy Baugh and Clyde "Bulldog" Turner.
Athletics
The Sweetwater Mustangs compete in these sports:
volleyball, cross country, football, basketball, powerlifting, golf, tennis, track, baseball, soccer and softball
Sweetwater High School's football teams play in the Mustang Bowl, built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Sweetwater's football tradition has produced 690 wins, fourth-most all-time in Texas class 3A rankings.
State titles
- Football –
- 1985(4A)
- Boys Golf –
- 1972(3A), 1973(3A), 2001(3A)
- Girls Track –
- 1984(4A)
Notable alumni
- Willie Amos, CFL player of the Edmonton Eskimos
- Sammy Baugh, Known as "Slingin'" Sammy Baugh, played college football for Texas Christian University and professionally for the Washington Redskins (1937–1952). Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- John Layfield, WWE/WCW Wrestler
- Charles Perry, Republican member of the Texas House from Lubbock, graduated from Sweetwater High School in 1980.
- Clyde "Bulldog" Turner, Played college football for Hardin-Simmons in Abilene and professionally for the Chicago Bears. Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Doyle Brunson, Professional poker player, winner of 10 WSOP bracelets
References
- ^ "SWEETWATER H S". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "2015 Accountability Rating System" (PDF). Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-10.
- ^ "History of Nolan County Schools". TXGenWeb. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Hall of Famers - High Schools". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "Sweetwater High School The Athletics Department". theathleticsdepartment.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22.
- ^ "Lone Star Football Network".
- ^ UIL Boys Golf Archives Archived 2012-03-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UIL Girls Track Archives Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Bulldog Turner". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 August 2014.
External links
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