Forward - Harry Flournoy, Sr. (8.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg)
Forward - Nevil Shed, Jr. (10.6 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Center - David Lattin, So. (14.0 ppg, 8.6 rpg)
Guard - Bobby Joe Hill, Jr. (15.0 ppg)
Guard - Orsten Artis, Sr. (12.6 ppg)
Key Reserves
Willie Worsley, So. (8.0 ppg)
Willie Cager, So. (6.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg)
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Yes.
Forward David Lattin was a 1st round selection of the Warriors in the 1967 NBA draft and spent 2 seasons in the NBA and 3 seasons in the ABA. His best season was 1971-72 for the ABA's Pittsburgh Condors where he averaged 12.6 points and 5.9 rebounds per game.
Center Nevil Shed was a 4th round selection of the Boston Celtics in the 1967 NBA draft. Unfortunately, he suffered a knee injury that ended his professional career before it got started.
The 1960 Dallas Cowboys:
Offensive Starters
QB Eddie LeBaron
HB Don McIlhenny
FB Walt Kowalczyk
FL Billy Howton
SE Fred Dugan
TE Jim Doran*
LT Bob Fry
LG Duane Putnam
C John Houser
RG Buzz Guy
RT Paul Dickson
Defensive Starters
LDE Nate Borden
LDT Don Healy
RDT Ed Husmann
RDE John Gonzaga
LLB Wayne Hansen
MLB Jerry Tubbs
RLB Gene Cronin
LCB Tom Franckhauser
RCB Don Bishop
LS Bob Bercich
RS Bill Butler
Special Teams Starters
K Fred Cone
P Dave Sherer
PR Bill Butler
KR Tom Franckhauser
Full Roster
Gene Babb FB
Bob Bercich LS
Dick Bielski E/FB
Don Bishop RCB
Nate Borden LDE
Tom Braatz LB
Byron Bradfute OT
Bill Butler PR
Frank Clarke WR
Fred Cone K
Mike Connelly G/C
Gene Cronin RLB
Paul Dickson RT
Fred Doelling S/DB
Jim Doran* TE
Mike Dowdle LB
Fred Dugan SE
L.G. Dupre HB
Mike Falls RG
Tom Franckhauser KR
Bob Fry LT
John Gonzaga RDE
Buzz Guy RG
Wayne Hansen LLB
Don Healy LDT
Don Heinrich QB
Bill Herchman RDT
John Houser C
Billy Howton FL
Ed Husmann RDT
Dick Klein OT
Walt Kowalczyk FB
Eddie LeBaron QB
Woodley Lewis WR
Ray Mathews HB/E
Don McIlhenny HB
Don Meredith QB
Jim Mooty S
Jack Patera MLB
Duane Putnam LG
Dave Sherer P
Jerry Tubbs MLB
Gary Wisener S/DB
Don Haskins
Texas Western College
One - Texas Western in 1966.
The name of the only Hispanic basketball player on the Texas Western team in 1966 was David Lattin.
Texas Across the River, 1966.
During the 1966 NCAA tournament, which Texas Western won, seeding was not used. The process of seeding teams didn't begin until the 1978 NCAA tournament.
11on the active roster. 18 on the 40 man roster
Click on the '1952 Texas A&M Football Roster' link below to see a listing of players.
Willie Cager was born to a very poor family in the Bronx, New York. In 1966 he was part of the Texas Western basketball team that won the college National Championship. Texas Western is now the University of Texas at El Paso.
In 1966 Texas Western (now UTEP) won the championship by beating Kentucky, 72-65.
Western Texas College is located in Snyder, Texas.
November 24, 1966: Texas 22, Texas A&M 14