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Jim W. Reed (1967)
- Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- Basketball - 1953-56
- Three-time All-Border Conference selection and league MVP as senior
- Named to Helms Foundation All-America list in 1956
- One of most prolific rebounders in school history as forward
- Still has five best rebounding games ever at Tech (27, 27, 26, 24, 23)
- School career leader with 1,333 boards as four-year starter
- Among school's Top 10 scorers with 1,689 points
- Shares school record for most field goals in a game with 18
- Helped team to Border Conference championships the last three years
- Helped team to 21-5 season and first NCAA Tournament appearance as sophomore
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Charles Reynolds (2005)
- Track - 1946-49
- Football - 1946-48
- Lettered four years in track and three in football
- Border Conference champion in 1946 in the 100 yard dash. Also ran on the conference champion mile relay team. In addition, he placed second in the 220.
- 1947 Border Conference champion in the 100, 200 and mile relay. His time in the 200 that day set a school record.
- 1948 Border Conference champion in the 100 (for the 3rd straight year), and also finsihed 2nd in the mile relay and 3rd place in the 220.
- 1949 - ran on Border Conference 3rd place mile relay team
- His career Border Conference Meet medal count was ten, making him one of the most productive track athletes in school history.
- Also played running back on the football team, and he is remembered as an exciting kickoff returner, having returned at least two kicks for touchdowns in his career. Drafted by Los Angeles Rams in the 1949 NFL draft.
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Gabriel Rivera (1993)
- Hometown: San Antonio
- Football - 1979-82
- Consensus All-American at defensive tackle in 1982
- Nicknamed "Senor Sack"
- Southwest Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 1982
- Started last 40 games and had 321 career tackles
- 105 tackles in 1982 is most ever by a Red Raider defensive tackle
- Big game against No. 1 Washington gained him national recognition as senior
- Played in Blue-Gray Game
- Drafted in first round by Pittsburgh but career ended due to automobile accident midway through his rookie year
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Polk Robison (1976)
- Hometown: Lubbock
- Player, Coach, and Administrator - 39 years
- Known as "Mr. Texas Tech" for his outstanding service covering five decades
- Helped team to three consecutive Border Conference basketball championships (1932-34) as 6-2 center
- Returned to Tech in 1941 as assistant football and basketball coach
- Served 18 seasons as head basketball coach in 1942-61 (except '46-47)
- Compiled 249-196 record
- Won school's first game in NCAA Tournament (third-place game in 1961 Midwest Regional)
- Coached school to first Southwest Conference championship (1961) and won three Border Conference titles
- Had at least a .500 record against every SWC and Border Conference opponent
- Assistant Athletic Director from 1956-61
- Guided program through early Southwest Conference days as Athletic Director from 1961-70
- Finance and Development administrator 1970-77
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Tracy Saul (2003)
- Hometown: Idalou
- Football - 1989-92
- Joined legends Bobby Layne and Doak Walker as only players in 80-year history of Southwest Conference to be named first-team all-conference all four years.
- 25 career pass interceptions and 440 pass interception return yards being the most ever in SWC
- All-SWC as defensive back in 1991-92 and All-SWC as punt returner in 1989-90
- Received 1992 Southwest Conference Sportsmanship Award
- All-America second-team in 1991 after leading league with eight pickoffs as safety
- Returned punt for touchdown in 1989 win over Texas in Austin
- Helped team to All-America Bowl as freshman
- Freshman All-America Team and SWC Newcomer of the Year
- Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 2000
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Walter Schlinkman (1961)
- Hometown: Dumas
- Football and Track - 1942, 1944-45
- Charter member of Hall of Honor in 1961
- Little All-America first team by UP in 1945
- First Red Raider to crack 200-yard rushing barrier in a game
- Rushed for 206 yards against Creighton as sophomore in 1942
- Single-game rushing record stood for 36 years
- 871 rushing as senior was second most ever at Tech at the time
- All-Border Conference in 1942 (no conference competition in 1944-45)
- Also outstanding in shot put
- Played in Chicago All-Star Game and the East-West Shrine Game
- Played for Green Bay in 1946-50 after drafted in first round in 1945
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Prince Scott (1986)
- Hometown: Grapevine
- Football - 1938-40
- Stellar end during Coach Pete Cawthon's last seasons at Tech
- Helped team to 1939 Cotton Bowl as a junior
- Helped team to 9-1-1 record as senior, but team declined minor bowl invitations
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John Scovell (1981)
- Hometown: Dallas
- Football - 1965-67
- Two-year starting quarterback who helped engineer the Upset of the Year in 1966
- Red Raiders knocked Arkansas out of the Cotton Bowl in the season finale 21-16
- Keyed school's first SWC victory over Texas in Austin -- 19-13 in 1967 -- by rushing for 175 yards
- It's still the most rushing yards by a Raider against Texas
- Recipient of NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship after graduating No. 1 in his class in the College of Business
- Past President of Cotton Bowl Athletic Association
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Kal Segrist (1993)
- Hometown: Dallas
- Baseball Coach - 1965-83
- Upgraded baseball program as head coach in 1968-83
- Instrumental in construction of Tech Diamond in 1981
- Three-time SWC Coach the Year (1969, 1980, 1982)
- Coached nine All-Americans and 33 All-SWC players
- Coached school to first Southwest Conference win -- 8-1 at Rice on March 30, 1968
- Gave school first 30-win season in 1976 (30-22)
- Originated idea of SWC Post-Season Baseball Tournament
- Served on numerous NCAA baseball committees
- Served as assistant from 1965-67
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Edwin Smith (1965)
- Hometown: Del Rio
- Football Letterman - 1935-1937
- Athletic Council and Red Raider Club Official
- Take charge quarterback who helped team to Border Conference title as senior
- All-Border Conference second team
- Past president of Double T Association
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Dean W. L. Stangel (1961)
- First Athletic Council Chairman - 1925
- Charter member of Hall of Honor in 1961
- Served on Athletic Council for 23 years
- Female dorm #9 given his name in 1966
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Jess Stiles (1997)
- Hometown: Clarksville
- Assistant Football Coach and Administrator - 1969-77, 1982-present
- One of program's best diplomats for four decades
- Coached freshmen to 25-5 record in 1969-74
- Integral part of school's 1976 SWC championship as defensive ends coach (1975-77)
- Served as assistant athletic director in 1982-94 before retiring
- Returned in 1994 on part-time basis to head up special projects
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Sheryl Swoopes (2004)
- Hometown: Brownfield
- Basketball - 1992-93
- One of most prominent athletes in school history
- Led Lady Raiders to school's first national championship (1993)
- Scored NCAA record 47 points in championship game
- National Player of the Year with 28-point average (second in nation)
- Southwest Conference Player of the Year two times
- Led team to two SWC regular season and SWC tournament titles and 58-8 record
- All-Tournament 10 (of 10) times
- Three triple-doubles
- Set 30 NCAA championship game, NCAA tournament, Final Four, West Region, Southwest Conference, SWC Tournament, and school records
- Jersey #22 retired in 1994
- Three-time Olympic gold medallist
- MVP of 2002 World Championship team
- Twice WNBA Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year
- Led Houston Comets to three WNBA titles (1998, 1999, 2000)
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Ken Talkington (1973)
- Hometown: Tyler
- Football - 1957-59
- Captain of final team before entrance into Southwest Conference
- Quarterbacked team to a pair of one-point wins with two-point conversion plays
- President of Double T Association in 1960
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Elmer Tarbox (1961)
- Hometown: Higgins
- Football, Basketball, and Track Letterman - 1937-40
- Charter member of Hall of Honor in 1961
- Led team to 10-0 regular-season record and first Cotton Bowl as junior in 1938
- Led nation with 11 pass interceptions on defense that allowed only five TDs during regular season in 1938
- Scored nine touchdowns in 10 games as junior
- Helped team to Sun Bowl in 1937
- Never played football until college
- Starter on 1937 Border Conference runner-up basketball team as 6-0 forward
- Two-year track captain who set Border Conference records in low and high hurdles in 1939
- Played in East-West Shrine Game
- Former President of Ex-Students Association
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Carolyn Thompson (1997)
- Hometown: Hobbs, New Mexico
- Women's Basketball - 1981-84
- First female inducted into Hall of Honor
- School's all-time leading scorer (men or women) with 2,655 points
- All-America second-team in 1984
- Led team to 23-7 record and first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1984
- All-America honorable mention in 1982 and 1983
- SWC Post-Season Tournament MVP as senior forward
- Twice All-Southwest Conference
- Started 120 (of 121) games
- Still holds nine school records, including career field goals (1,013), career rebounds (1,247) and single-game steals (15)
- Jersey #44 retired in 1985
- Named to SWC 1980s All-Decade Team
- Named to All-Time Lady Raider SWC Team in 1996
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Tyrone Thurman (2002)
- Hometown: Midland
- Football - 1985-88
- All-America first-team by AP as kick returner in 1988
- 96-yard punt return vs. Texas in 1986 still stands as school's longest
- All-Southwest Conference in 1986 and 1988
- Led team in pass receiving in 1988 with 48 catches for 726 yards and four TDs
- Still holds school record for season punt return average of 13.5 in 1985
- At 5-2 3/4, 127 pounds, nicknamed "Smurf"
- Proved to be one of school's quickest guards ever, playing in 13 SWC basketball games in 1989
- Played nine years professionally in CFL and Arena Football League
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Andre Tillman (1992)
- Hometown: Dallas
- Football - 1971-73
- All-American - 1973
- All-America first team by AP as tight end
- All-Southwest Conference at 6-5, 230
- Helped team to 11-1 season and Gator Bowl victory over Tennessee
- Led team in pass receiving with 26 catches for 428 yards and five TDs
- Sun Bowl team's top receiver as junior (21 for 285)
- Named to SWC's All-Freshman Team in 1970
- Played in Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl
- Drafted in second round by Miami and played five seasons
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Billy Joe Tolliver (2002)
- Hometown: Boyd
- Football - 1985-88
- Two-time All-Southwest as quarterback
- Colorful player who held every school passing and total offense record
- Still holds season record for yards per completion (15.1)
- Engineered number of historic victories during four-year starting career
- Set SWC record for most passing yards in a game with 422 in first start as a freshman vs. TCU
- Held school record for TD passes in a game (5) for 17 years
- Helped team to first win in Arkansas as a sophomore
- Set then school record by overcoming 17-point, fourth-quarter deficit in 33-32 win over UT as senior
- Played 12 seasons in NFL for San Diego, Atlanta, Houston, and Atlanta
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Phil Tucker (1992)
- Hometown: Tulia
- Football - 1965-67
- All-American - 1967
- All-America first team by NEA as offensive guard
- All-Southwest Conference as senior
- Led way for third best rushing attack in nation as senior
- Helped team to wins over Texas and Arkansas on way to 1967 SWC runner-up finish
- Three-year starter who also excelled at punt coverage
- Spurred No. 3 nationally ranking in punt coverage in 1966 and 1967
- Helped team to Gator Bowl as sophomore
- Played in the Hula Bowl and Senior Bowl
- Played one year professionally in Canadian Football League
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