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STORM CENTER COLUMN: Plans come together in Iowa
Hal Mumme was once the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan, a tiny campus found in southeast Iowa.
While there, Mumme began formulating a pass-happy offensive style that today has become a staple of modern college football.
Mumme guided IWC to a 7-4 record his first season – and he eventually piloted the Tigers to their first-ever playoff appearance in school history back in 1991.
IWC was No. 1 in the nation in passing offense in 1990, and finished second twice – Mumme finished his time with the Tigers with a record of 25-10.
After three impressive seasons at IWC, Mumme was drawing plenty of attention and he was hired away as head coach at Valdosta State in Georgia.
Mumme continued to work his way up the chain until leading football programs at Kentucky, Southeastern Louisiana and New Mexico State.
In many respects, Mumme is to college football what Larry Brown is to basketball – both are innovative coaches who Viccaroled a nomadic lifestyle.
Mumme is a Texan through and through, born in San Antonio and he played wide receiver for Thomas Jefferson High School in Dallas.
Hal then played the 1974 and 1975 seasons at Tarleton State University. After his time playing for the Texans, Mumme began his coaching career at Corpus Christi-based Moody High School – and then head coach at Aransas Pass for one year.
Mumme has been at plenty of other stops throughout Texas, first as the quarterbacks and wide receivers coach at West Texas A&MJ then offensive coordinator at Texas El-Paso.
He also was head coach at Copperas Cove High and recently (2009-12) head coach at McMurry and one year as offensive coordinator at Southern Methodist (2013).
Currently, Mumme is the head coach at Belhaven, a tiny private school based in Jackson, Mississippi.
Why am I telling you so much about him?
Because I also spent three years in my career in Mt. Pleasant. Like Mumme, that is where I devised my philosophy on sports – how it’s covered anyway. Read more from this column in the May 20 Bowie News.
Editor’s Note: The Storm Center column is the expressed written views of sports editor Eric Viccaro and not The Bowie News.
Hal Mumme was once the head football coach at Iowa Wesleyan, a tiny campus found in southeast Iowa. (Courtesy photo)
Nocona got its new press box into place this week at Jack Crane Stadium. The old press box, which was in place for more than 60 years, was taken out in early June and moved to Indian Valley Raceway. The new press box was by the Southern Bleacher Company out of Graham. Athletic Director Black Crutsinger said they looked at a lot of press boxes and decided they liked the one at Lindsay High School and went with that model. Sean Hutson operated the crane from the Hurd Crane Service that put the press box up for Nocona.
Sunset native Cason Richey (right) and his team roping partner Beldon Cox from Weatherford repeated as the International Finals Youth Rodeo champions last weekend at Shawnee, OK. Richey and Cox won the previous year and were able to complete the repeat by catching three steers in a combined time of 16.6 seconds. Richey is expected to compete attend Texas Tech University this fall and compete on the rodeo team.
The Chisholm Trail Youth Rodeo had its awards ceremony this week, giving out plaques and buckles to the top competitors throughout the summer season.
There were four age categories with five events to compete in for the young athletes.
Along with the best results in each event, at the end the overall best cowboy and cowgirl in each age division was awarded as well.
The lead line division, in which an adult helps the young competitors, saw Rylee Stewart win the first in poles, barrel racing and mystery event on her way to win top cowgirl.
Hattie Snow got the fastest time in the flags event and Lany Shupak got the fastest goat time. Riggin Bishop got named the top cowboy in the division.
In the eight-and-under division, Whitley Goins won the top cowgirl and Trell Carpenter won top cowboy. Goins got the fastest times in barrel racing, flags and mystery event. Carpenter got the fastest time in poles and goats.
In the 9-12 age division, Sage Keck won the top cowgirl while Chisum Carpenter won the top cowboy. Keck got the fastest times in four of the five divisions. Only Layna Taylor getting the fastest goat time prevented her from winning in a clean sweep.
In the 13-18 age division, Tess Egenbacher won the top overall cowgirl award.
Kiley McCracken won both the barrel racing and flags event. Emma Strahan won the poles and mystery event. Hadlee Bryan won the goats event.
There was no top overall cowboy in the age division.
To see the times for the winners of each event in all four age categories along with pictures of all of the top cowboys and cowgirls, pick up a copy of the weekend edition of the Bowie News.
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