Dave Campbell's Texas Football

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The most recent issue of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, published in June 2006.
The most recent issue of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, published in June 2006.

Dave Campbell's Texas Football is an annual publication, previewing football teams in the state of Texas. It is unique in that it is the only publication to preview every team in Texas, from the NFL's Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans all the way down through every level of college football and the roughly 1,300 high schools in the state that field football teams.

[edit] History

The magazine was started in 1960 by Dave Campbell, longtime writer and editor for the Waco Tribune-Herald. He published the magazine out of his own kitchen. On the cover of the inaugural edition was Texas Longhorns' running back Jackie Collins. The cover price was fifty cents.

Since then, it has become one of the best-selling football magazines in the state and has been dubbed "The Bible of Texas Football." [1] Each year, it's release is widely anticipated and the idenity of the cover boy is a tightly-guarded secret. It was bought it 1985 by Host Communications, who continues to publish the magazine to this day. At the age of 82, Mr. Campbell still holds the position of Editor-in-Chief.

The 2006 edition also featured a Texas running back, the legendary Earl Campbell, as well as four of the top-recruited high school quarterbacks in the state: John Chiles of Mansfield's Summit High School, Ryan Mallett of Texarkana's Texas High, Jarrett Lee of Brenham High School and G.J. Kinne of Gilmer High School. The cover price was $9.95.

[edit] Cover Boys

The first issue of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 1960, showing Texas running back Jackie Collins.
The first issue of Dave Campbell's Texas Football, 1960, showing Texas running back Jackie Collins.

1960s:

  • 1960: Jackie Collins of Texas
  • 1961: Ronnie Bull of Baylor (also pictured: Lance Alworth of Arkansas and James Saxton of Texas)
  • 1962: Guy Gibbs of TCU
  • 1963: Coach Darrell Royal and Scott Appleton of Texas
  • 1964: Lawrence Elkins and John Bridgers of Baylor
  • 1965: Donny Anderson of Texas Tech
  • 1966: John LaGrone of SMU (also pictured: Greg Pipes of Baylor and Diron Talbert of Texas)
  • 1967: Maurice Moorman of Texas A&M
  • 1968: Edd Hargett of Texas A&M
  • 1969: James Street of Texas

1970s:

  • 1970: Steve Worster of Texas
  • 1971: Charles Napper of Texas Tech
  • 1972: Brad Dusek of Texas A&M
  • 1973: Glen Gaspard of Texas
  • 1974: Coach Darrell Royal of Texas
  • 1975: Coach Grant Teaff of Baylor
  • 1976: Coach Bill Yeoman of Houston
  • 1977: Rodney Allison of Texas Tech
  • 1978: Russell Erxleban of Texas and Tony Franklin of Texas A&M
  • 1979: Steve McMichael of Texas
The 1985 issue, showing Jim Wacker and Kenneth Davis of TCU.
The 1985 issue, showing Jim Wacker and Kenneth Davis of TCU.

1980s:

1990s:

  • 1990: Coach Spike Dykes of Texas Tech
  • 1991: David Klingler of Houston
  • 1992: Trevor Cobb of Rice
  • 1993: Coach R.C. Slocum of Texas A&M (also pictured: Jerrod Douglas of Converse Judson High School)
  • 1994: Shea Morenz of Texas (also pictured: Tony Brackens of Texas)
  • 1995: (Cover was a collage featuring many important figures in Southwest Conference history, including: Earl Campbell, Bill Yeoman, Darrell Royal, Fred Akers, Sammy Baugh, Mike Singletary and Doak Walker. It was illustrated by Michael J. Taylor.
  • 1996: Coach Chuck Reedy of Baylor, Coach John Mackovic of Texas, Coach R.C. Slocum of Texas A&M and Coach Spike Dykes of Texas Tech
  • 1997: James Brown and Ricky Williams of Texas (also pictured: Coach Kim Helton of Houston)
  • 1998: Two different covers: one featuring Coach Mack Brown and Ricky Williams of Texas, the other Dat Nguyen of Texas A&M
  • 1999: Coach Mack Brown of Texas, Coach Dennis Franchione of TCU
The 2001 issue, showing current Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson as a senior at Midland Lee.
The 2001 issue, showing current Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson as a senior at Midland Lee.

2000s:

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