Fry, Detmer named to Texas High School Hall of Fame twmd

By the Associated Press

WACO, Texas (AP) - Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Ty Detmer and Iowa head coach Hayden Fry are among nine men to be inducted next year into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame.

The field of selections also includes Greg Pruitt, Doug English, former Port Neches-Groves coach Doug Ethridge and longtime sporting goods salesman Bunny Andrews of Austin. Ray Coulter, Kenneth Whitlow and Charlie Davis will be honored posthumously.

Induction ceremonies will be held March 1 at the Waco Convention Center.

Detmer was an all-state quarterback for his father, Sonny Detmer, at San Antonio Southwest High, where he led the nation in passing as a senior with 3,357 yards. For his career (1983-86), he passed for 8,005 yards and 71 touchdowns.

At Brigham Young, Detmer won the 1990 Heisman Trophy, passing for 5,188 yards and 41 touchdowns. He was a two-time All-American, Western Athletic Conference player of the year and Davey O'Brien Award winner, finishing his career with 15,031 yards and 120 touchdowns.

Drafted by Green Bay, he is in his fifth season in the NFL. This year, he has completed 218 of 369 passes for 2,695 yards and 15 TDs and led the Eagles to a wild-card berth in the playoffs.

Fry led Odessa High to the 1946 state championship and was MVP of the coaches' all-star game. He was a four-year letterman at Baylor (1947-50), backing up all-America quarterbacks Adrian Burk and Larry Isbell.

He has an overall head coaching record of 221-165-10, including 132-76-6 in 18 seasons at Iowa. The Hawkeyes will play Texas Tech in the Alamo Bowl next Sunday in San Antonio.

Pruitt played quarterback, receiver and running back at Houston Elmore High in the 1960s. He was a two-time All-America halfback at Oklahoma (1971-72) and a three-time Pro Bowler in nine seasons with the Cleveland Browns (1973-81).

English was a standout lineman at Dallas Bryan Adams High before earning All-Southwest Conference and All-America honors at Texas in 1974. He played in four Pro Bowls with the Detroit Lions in an 11-year career (1975-85) that ended with a serious neck injury.

Coulter was selected to the all-time team at Masonic Home, where he was played during the 1930s and was considered superior to his younger brother, 1970 inductee DeWitt "Tex" Coulter.

Whitlow was an all-state center and linebacker for Wichita Falls in 1935, leading the Coyotes to the state semifinals. As a senior, he scored three touchdowns on interceptions, one on an intercepted lateral and one on a blocked punt. He was a three-year letterman at Rice (1938-40), despite weighing just 165 pounds.

Davis was an all-state and Little All-America pick at Stamford in the 1950s and played in the Little All-America all-star game in Arizona. Longtime high school football coach Gordon Wood called Davis 'the best player I ever coached."

Ethridge won state championships at Hobbs, N.M., and Port Neches-Groves High (1977) and compiled an overall head coaching record of 200-83-12. He also made it to the semifinals with Dalhart in 1963, Monahans (1966), Hobbs (1971) and Port Neches-Groves (1974 and '76).

Andrews played for Dallas Woodrow Wilson High School in the 1940s and was a quarterback and team captain for Texas in 1952-53. But he is recognized more as a booster and ambassador of the game in 40 years as a sporting goods salesman. His older brother, Rooster Andrews, was inducted in 1992.