The Story of Texas Football

American football is known worldwide but the spirit of the game is often synonymous with the Lone Star State.

The Story of Texas Football is told through the eyes of high school, college, and pro team players, along with coaches, fans and community supporters, that make Texas football a culture all its own.

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  • “Football is to Texas what religion is to a priest.”

    Tom Landry ~ American football player and first head coach of the Dallas Cowboys

  • “If you want to surf, move to Hawaii. If you like to shop, move to New York. If you like acting and Hollywood, move to California. But if you like college football, move to Texas.”

    Ricky Williams ~ former NFL Running Back

  • “Football’s so important in Texas. On the West Coast it’s a social. On the East Coast, it’s a culture. Here, it’s a religion.”

    Major Applewhite ~ American football coach and former player

  • “Sectional football games have the glory and the despair of war, and when a Texas team takes the field against a foreign state, it is an army with banners.”

    John Steinbeck ~ American writer