Kenneth Hall (football player)

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Kenneth Hall (football player)
Date of birth	December 13, 1935 (age 71)
Place of birth	Madisonville, Texas
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Position(s)	QB / RB
College	Texas A&M
NFL Draft	1958 / Round 14 / Pick 165
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1958–1959 1959-1961 1961	Chicago Cardinals Houston Oilers St. Louis Cardinals

Kenneth Hall (born December 13, 1935 in Madisonville, Texas), also known as the "The Sugar Land Express", was one of the greatest high school football players in history. Hall attended high school at Sugar Land, Texas from 1950 to 1953, in his time at Sugarland, Hall broke and set numerous national high school records, and some still stand today.

Kenneth Hall is still a legend in Texas today, his career rushing record of 11,232 yards is still a national record. His record of 33 100-yard games wasn't topped until the mid-80's (by Emmitt Smith). At Sugar Land, Hall played in the single-wing formation at quarterback, standing 6'1 and weighing in at 180 lbs. According to the National High School Sports Record Book Hall still holds multiple single season records including average points per game (32.9), touchdowns per game (4.8) and rushing yards per game (337.1). In a game against Houston Lutheran High School in 1953, Hall averaged 47.3 yards on 11 carries for 520 yards, returned a punt 82 yards, a kickoff 64 yards and an interception 21 yards.

In 1983, he was enshrined in the National High School Hall of Fame. He also belongs to the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame and the Texas Sports Hall of Fame. In his remembrance there is also now a reward created by the Sports Link of New Jersey, the Kenneth Hall Trophy, named for him and molded in likeness which is presented annually to the outstanding high school football player in the nation. Some past winners are Chris Leak, Adrian Peterson, and Mitch Mustain.