by Jeff Kelly - Austin College Magazine

h o m e teamAlumni Honored at 2008 LegendsThe annual Legends Celebration July 19–21 attracted record numbers for the Sunday awards dinner as wellas large numbers for the Saturday receptions and a full course for the annual McCord Golf Tournament.ATHLETIC HALL OF HONOR INDUCTEESCOURTESY PHOTOSJim Baird ’93Coppell, TexasFootball, baseballCaptain, Coppell Fire DepartmentW.K. “Bo” Brown ’75Dallas, TexasFootballOwner, Brown Fryar, and Long Law FirmAllison McKinney Tarpley ’99Frisco, TexasBasketballAccount vice president, UBS FinancialKenneth D. Tatum ’89San Antonio, TexasFootballSenior consultant, Travelers InsuranceKenneth W. StreetSherman, TexasHonorary InducteeProfessor Emeritus, Austin CollegeAUSTIN COLLEGE KEDRIC COUCHALUMNI COACH OF THE YEARLarry Uland ’61Farmersville, TexasAthletic director and football coach at Greenville Christian SchoolCOACH JOE SPENCER AWARDFOR MERITORIOUS SERVICEAND LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENTIN COACHINGButch Worley ’76Austin, TexasSenior associate athletics director, University of TexasPHOTO BY AARON FLORESContinued Excellence Expected from 2007-2008 Outstanding Freshman AthleteCoach Ronnie Gage is looking for strong play from this fall from 2008Tim Jubela Freshman Athlete of the Year Chris Hickson ’11.Hickson made an immediate impact on the ’Roos football team in2007, starting all 10 games of the season. The defensive back finishedamong the team leaders with 35 tackles, including 22 solo tackles.Gage described Hickson as a gifted athlete with an incredible workethic and competitive spirit. In addition to praising Hickson’s diligenceand dedication to his team, Gage also called the young star defensiveback a person of great moral character.Chris Hickson38 Austin College Magazine September 2008