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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)
Bowie softball had a historic season, where the squad made the postseason for the first time since 2019 and knocked a top seed from the playoffs, come to an end April 29.
No-4 ranked Tuscola Jim Ned got out to a quick start and took an 11-1, five inning win in the area round of the Class 3A Division I playoffs. Bowie had its season end at 19-15.
With a large crowd at Weatherford High rooting them on, Bowie took the field looking to knock out another top seed, as they did with Early last week.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Bowie will have two track athletes at the State track and field meet May 14 with top two finishes at the Region 1-3A track meet at Abilene Christian University May 1-2.
Tyler Richey finished 2nd in the pole vault with a 15’ leap. Richey was also 9th in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 15.39. Sophomore Braden Willett was 3rd in the 1,600-meters with a school record best of time of 4:21.93. Willett was 4th in the 3,200-meter run with a time of 9:29.71.
Several other Rabbits and Lady Rabbits competed at the regional meet. The 800-meter relay foursome of Colton Dosch, Richey, Finn Riddle and Jaxon White finished 6th with a time of 1:30.24 while the 1,600-meter relay team of Dosch, Judah Livsey, Riddle and Blaine Leonard finished 8th with a time of 3:30.76.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
Saint Jo’s boys and girls track teams took top honors at the Region III-A track meet at Hewitt Midway High School May 1-2 and will send several athletes to the state track and field meet May 16 in Austin.
The boys were led by Damon Byrd who won both the long jump with a 22’9 ¾” leap and triple jump with a 45’ 10 ½”. Byrd also won the 100-meter dash with a time of 1.03 and was a member of the victorious 800-meter relay along with Trent Gaston, Barrett Johnson and Lee Yeley with a time of 1:30.80.
Yeley won the high jump with a 6’ leap. Byrd, Yeley, Dominic Luna and Gaston combined for a 2nd-place finish in the 1,600-meter relay with a time 3:32.81. Gaston was 2nd in the 110-meter hurdles with a tie of 16.09. Johnson was 2nd in the 400-meter dash in 50.75, Ayden Giambruno was 6th in the 3200-meter run in 11:05.24 with Yeley 8th in the 200-meters with a time of 25.61.
For further details, pick up a copy of Thursday’s Bowie News.
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