Hall of Fame · Class of 1996
Tom Pickett
Temple High School
Inducted: 1996
"Meal Ticket" Pickett, an all-state running back for Temple in 1938, was widely recognized as one of the top high school players of the decade. He played in the Texas High School Coaches All-Star game in 1939, but his college career at Texas A&M -- he lettered in 1941 and ’46 -- was hampered by a knee injury and interrupted by World War II. He also was an outstanding coach at Boling and at Wharton Junior College before finishing his career as a public school superintendent. Pickett died on Sept. 18, 2008.
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