Breckenridge High School

Athletics

The Breckenridge Buckaroos and Lady Bucks compete in the following sports

Cross Country, Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Golf, Tennis, Track, Softball, Baseball

Football

Breckenridge's football success goes back to oil boom era in the late 1920s. P. E. Shotwell, who coached the Buckaroos from 1927–34, guided the team to the state finals in 1929, where they tied Port Arthur Jefferson 0–0 in the snowy weather of Waco. Under coach Eck Curtis (1935–44) they made the semifinals in 1942. Despite Breckenridge's declining population as the oil boom faded, the Buckaroos still played some of the largest schools in West Central Texas. With an enrollment of less than 400 students during the 1950s, Breckenridge's football varsity barely comprised 30 players. Yet, during the 1950s the Buckaroos formed a true dynasty under head coaches Cooper Robbins (1945–51), Joe Kerbel (1952–54) and Emory Bellard (1955–59). Breckenridge appeared in five Class 3A State Championship games, winning four times in 1951, 1952, 1954, and 1958 and tying Cleburne for the title in 1959. While at Breckenridge, Emory Bellard developed the wishbone formation.

State Titles

• Football
  • 1929*, 1951(3A), 1952(3A), 1954(3A), 1958(3A), 1959(3A)*
  • Co-champions*
• Girls Golf
  • 2000(3A), 2002(3A)
• Tennis -
  • 1998(3A)
• Ready Writing -
  • 2002(3A)

Notable alumni

• Spot Collins, football player
• Jerry Tubbs, football player
• Don Robbins, college football player and head coach; member of the Junction Boys at Texas A&M

References

References

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7. Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 2008 edition, page 362
8. Breckenridge's two co-championships in 1929 and 1959 tie it with Cleburne (ironically, its 1959 opponent) for the most co-championships in UIL football; as UIL has adopted NCAA overtime rules, no other school can achieve this distinction.
9. [http://lonestarfootball.net/team.asp?T=603 Lone Star Football Network]
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12. (June 15, 2012). "Undefeated ex-Sooners great Tubbs dies at 77".
13. (October 21, 2016). "Cooper Robbins Jr.".