Sul Ross Hall of Honor

Paul Pierce

  • Sport Head Football Coach and Player
  • Induction Year 1986

Biography

Earned three letters (1933-34-35)

Football head coach, 1946-51, 1976-77

Second in wins (50) and win percentage (.630)

Coached undefeated 1948 Tangerine Bowl team

Won three New Mexico Conference, one Lone Star Conference and one Texas Intercollegiate Athletic Association (TIAA) championships

Had 36 All-Conference and five All-American selections

Head coach of volleyball at SRSU (1972-75) taking the Lobos to three national tournaments with a national championship

Past President of NAIA and member of U.S. Olympic Committee

Selected to the Sam Houston State and NAIA Hall of Fame