Alice Coyotes 2023

[gp37]

Dec 3, 2022 11:40:56 GMT -6 coyotetime said:

Dec 3, 2022 9:16:37 GMT -6 Cochino said:

#bringbackwhatley

Isn't he like 90 now?😂

Van Tom Whatley is 75 years, 1 month, 3 days old and you might run into him in Bandera, Texas
His sister Dana Tom Whatley is still living but his brothers Sam Tom Whatley and Jan Tom Whatley are deceased.
The Tom comes from his fathers name Tommy Oscar Whatley and you will find him in Big Spring, Texas. R.I.P.

[Cochino]

Dec 3, 2022 11:51:08 GMT -6 gp37 said:

Dec 3, 2022 11:40:56 GMT -6 coyotetime said:

Isn't he like 90 now?😂

VAN TOM WHATLEY
15 years; 107-66-1; 8-0-0
1976 Farwell 8-2-0
1977 Farwell 6-4-0
1978 ---staff, Midland Lee---
1979 Granbury 1-9-0
1980-90
1991 Alice 5-5-0
1992 Alice 5-5-0
1993 Alice 10-4-0 R
1994 Alice 9-4-0 R
1995 Alice 9-4-0 R
1996 Alice 9-3-1 T
1997 Alice 8-3-0 R
1998 Alice 11-3-0 R
1999 Alice 11-3-0 R
2000 Alice 8-4-0 R
2001 
2002
2003 Alice 4-6-0
2004 Alice 3-7-0

Not accurate. You left 1980-1990 blank. That's actually when he was at Midland Lee.

[Cochino]

Dec 3, 2022 11:51:19 GMT -6 gp37 said:

The history of the Coyote Shield
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Thursday September 26, 2019 by Pete Garcia

It’s been almost 30 years since the Alice Coyotes regularly wore what those who closely follow the program call the “Coyote Shield” on their helmets. Still, the old decal worn through the 1980s has become an Alice football icon and a symbol of pride.

It often pops up on shirts, Yeti mugs and most recently as part of the Alice Coyote Football Alumni’s logo. However, as much as the shield is a part of Alice’s tradition, its original design was inspired by the shield worn on the NFL's Oakland Raiders helmets.

When coach Bob Boyd took over the Alice football program in 1981, he added the shield to the Coyotes’ white helmets. Before that, Alice’s helmets simply sported an orange Coyote.
Boyd, a Victoria native, was drafted by the San Diego Chargers from New Mexico State University. He wasn’t a fan of the Raiders, but he always liked the franchise’s shield.

“Playing for the Chargers, the Raiders were our rivals,” Boyd recalled. “I didn’t care for them much. They put a big old knot on my head once, but I always liked their shield and thought it was kind of cool on the side of a helmet.”

When he became a head coach for the first time at Kerrville Tivy in the late 1970s, he incorporated the shield in the Antlers’ helmets. He brought the shield with him to Alice. He added a Coyote and of course, ALICE. It was simple, but strong and powerful.

When Boyd left Alice after three seasons, he also used variations of the shield at Corpus Christi Ray, Harlingen and Sugarland Clements before becoming a college coach at Texas A&M University.

Coach Bruce Bush kept the Coyote Shield when he arrived in Alice in 1983. The only change he made was making it larger. The shield stayed on Alice’s helmets until the Van Tom Whatley era in the 1990s.

Coach Brent Davis brought back the shield on Alice’s helmets for a couple of games in the 2008 season. That’s when current head coach Kyle Atwood first saw it. He was a new coach at the time and the Coyotes’ playoff run that season combined with the Alice community and its passion for high school football made a lasting impression.

“There aren’t very many places like Alice where football and its history and tradition mean so much to the community,” Atwood said. “I just think it’s neat to recognize that history.”

That’s why the Coyotes are reviving the old shield for the homecoming game Friday night by wearing it on their orange helmets, the same helmets purchased through a player fundraiser two years ago.

“That means a lot to the history of our program,” Atwood said of the shield. “It looks good, and the kids are excited about wearing those helmets Friday night.”

Alice and Tuloso-Midway are squaring off in their District 15-5A, Div. II opener. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.

Pete Garcia is a Multi-Media Specialist with Alice Independent School District

I remember seeing CC Ray with a version of a shield in 1992 the 1 season Boyd was there. I'd be interested in seeing the Kerrville Tivy, Sugarland Clements and Harlingen versions. I don't recall ever seeing Harlingen with anything other than the cardinal on the helmet.

[picodegallo]

Dec 4, 2022 4:55:20 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Dec 3, 2022 11:51:19 GMT -6 gp37 said:

The history of the Coyote Shield
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Thursday September 26, 2019 by Pete Garcia

It’s been almost 30 years since the Alice Coyotes regularly wore what those who closely follow the program call the “Coyote Shield” on their helmets. Still, the old decal worn through the 1980s has become an Alice football icon and a symbol of pride.

It often pops up on shirts, Yeti mugs and most recently as part of the Alice Coyote Football Alumni’s logo. However, as much as the shield is a part of Alice’s tradition, its original design was inspired by the shield worn on the NFL's Oakland Raiders helmets.

When coach Bob Boyd took over the Alice football program in 1981, he added the shield to the Coyotes’ white helmets. Before that, Alice’s helmets simply sported an orange Coyote.
Boyd, a Victoria native, was drafted by the San Diego Chargers from New Mexico State University. He wasn’t a fan of the Raiders, but he always liked the franchise’s shield.

“Playing for the Chargers, the Raiders were our rivals,” Boyd recalled. “I didn’t care for them much. They put a big old knot on my head once, but I always liked their shield and thought it was kind of cool on the side of a helmet.”

When he became a head coach for the first time at Kerrville Tivy in the late 1970s, he incorporated the shield in the Antlers’ helmets. He brought the shield with him to Alice. He added a Coyote and of course, ALICE. It was simple, but strong and powerful.

When Boyd left Alice after three seasons, he also used variations of the shield at Corpus Christi Ray, Harlingen and Sugarland Clements before becoming a college coach at Texas A&M University.

Coach Bruce Bush kept the Coyote Shield when he arrived in Alice in 1983. The only change he made was making it larger. The shield stayed on Alice’s helmets until the Van Tom Whatley era in the 1990s.

Coach Brent Davis brought back the shield on Alice’s helmets for a couple of games in the 2008 season. That’s when current head coach Kyle Atwood first saw it. He was a new coach at the time and the Coyotes’ playoff run that season combined with the Alice community and its passion for high school football made a lasting impression.

“There aren’t very many places like Alice where football and its history and tradition mean so much to the community,” Atwood said. “I just think it’s neat to recognize that history.”

That’s why the Coyotes are reviving the old shield for the homecoming game Friday night by wearing it on their orange helmets, the same helmets purchased through a player fundraiser two years ago.

“That means a lot to the history of our program,” Atwood said of the shield. “It looks good, and the kids are excited about wearing those helmets Friday night.”

Alice and Tuloso-Midway are squaring off in their District 15-5A, Div. II opener. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.

Pete Garcia is a Multi-Media Specialist with Alice Independent School District

I remember seeing CC Ray with a version of a shield in 1992 the 1 season Boyd was there. I'd be interested in seeing the Kerrville Tivy, Sugarland Clements and Harlingen versions. I don't recall ever seeing Harlingen with anything other than the cardinal on the helmet.

I never, ever recall Harlingen having a shield and this is going back to the late 70’s.  Always the same Cardinal like you noted.   

[Cochino]

Dec 4, 2022 13:42:02 GMT -6 picodegallo said:

Dec 4, 2022 4:55:20 GMT -6 Cochino said:

I remember seeing CC Ray with a version of a shield in 1992 the 1 season Boyd was there. I'd be interested in seeing the Kerrville Tivy, Sugarland Clements and Harlingen versions. I don't recall ever seeing Harlingen with anything other than the cardinal on the helmet.

I never, ever recall Harlingen having a shield and this is going back to the late 70’s.  Always the same Cardinal like you noted.   

Boyd was their coach from 93-96 I believe and then his son took over. So it would have been in those seasons. The guy from South Texas Football Unlimited played there around that time. Let me ask him.

[picodegallo]

Dec 4, 2022 17:09:56 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Dec 4, 2022 13:42:02 GMT -6 picodegallo said:

I never, ever recall Harlingen having a shield and this is going back to the late 70’s.  Always the same Cardinal like you noted.   

Boyd was their coach from 93-96 I believe and then his son took over. So it would have been in those seasons. The guy from South Texas Football Unlimited played there around that time. Let me ask him.

That was about the time I kind of stopped keeping up with things down there due to getting married and moving to Corpus permanently.  The internet wasn’t quite the tool it was even five years later. 

[Cochino]

Harlingen never had a shield logo despite what this inaccurate article says. My buddy played there when Boyd was there and confirms it. I personally witnessed Alice with it obviously and Ray for that one 1992 season though.

[picodegallo]

Dec 4, 2022 17:39:18 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Harlingen never had a shield logo despite what this inaccurate article says. My buddy played there when Boyd was there and confirms it. I personally witnessed Alice with it obviously and Ray for that one 1992 season though.

Do you like the Alice shield?

[Cochino]

Dec 4, 2022 17:44:09 GMT -6 picodegallo said:

Dec 4, 2022 17:39:18 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Harlingen never had a shield logo despite what this inaccurate article says. My buddy played there when Boyd was there and confirms it. I personally witnessed Alice with it obviously and Ray for that one 1992 season though.

Do you like the Alice shield?

Love it. Should have never gone away from it or the pride stickers used during that era.

[wfcoyote]

“All I Know Is What I Read In The Papers and That Is A Alibi For My Ignorance”. Will Rogers

[picodegallo]

Dec 4, 2022 17:39:18 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Harlingen never had a shield logo despite what this inaccurate article says. My buddy played there when Boyd was there and confirms it. I personally witnessed Alice with it obviously and Ray for that one 1992 season though.

Speaking of Harlingen.    Recall when Colorado's new coach once coached a high school team and took them to Harlingen for scrimmage.

[Clemensbuff]

Dec 4, 2022 4:47:31 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Dec 3, 2022 11:51:08 GMT -6 gp37 said:

VAN TOM WHATLEY
15 years; 107-66-1; 8-0-0
1976 Farwell 8-2-0
1977 Farwell 6-4-0
1978 ---staff, Midland Lee---
1979 Granbury 1-9-0
1980-90
1991 Alice 5-5-0
1992 Alice 5-5-0
1993 Alice 10-4-0 R
1994 Alice 9-4-0 R
1995 Alice 9-4-0 R
1996 Alice 9-3-1 T
1997 Alice 8-3-0 R
1998 Alice 11-3-0 R
1999 Alice 11-3-0 R
2000 Alice 8-4-0 R
2001 
2002
2003 Alice 4-6-0
2004 Alice 3-7-0

Not accurate. You left 1980-1990 blank. That's actually when he was at Midland Lee.

Midland Lee Head Coaches 1980-1990:
1980 6-3-1 185-112 Spike Dykes

1981 8-2-0 183- 73 Spike Dykes

1982 7-3-0 186-111 Spike Dykes

1983 R-- 13-3-0 466-134 Spike Dykes

1984 R-- 12-2-0 413-131 Jack Tayrien

1985 R-- 10-3-0 354-173 Jack Tayrien

1986 C 8-2-0 235- 86 Earl Miller

1987 C-- 11-1-0 476-135 Earl Miller

1988 C 7-3-0 211-160 Earl Miller

1989 R 9-3-0 387-156 Earl Miller

1990 CO 8-2-1 247-139 Earl Miller


He must have been a coordinator under these two then??

[wfcoyote]

Coach Spike Dykes landed at Texas Tech and became HC in 1986. I suspect that was when he hired Coach Bill Parcells to coach his defense. To the best of my knowledge his son Coach Sonny Dykes never played in a Midland Lee game against Odessa. Coach Sonny Dykes spent time as a assistant under Coach Mike Leach. The records show Coach Van Tom Wheatley was on the Midland Lee staff in 1978.

[picodegallo]

Dec 8, 2022 11:44:26 GMT -6 wfcoyote said:

Coach Spike Dykes landed at Texas Tech and became HC in 1986. I suspect that was when he hired Coach Bill Parcells to coach his defense. To the best of my knowledge his son Coach Sonny Dykes never played in a Midland Lee game against Odessa. Coach Sonny Dykes spent time as a assistant under Coach Mike Leach. The records show Coach Van Tom Wheatley was on the Midland Lee staff in 1978.

Bill Parcells was well into his tenure with the NY Giants in the 1980's    Quick look at it was in the mid 70's when Parcells coached defense at Tech.

[Cochino]

Dec 8, 2022 8:56:56 GMT -6 Clemensbuff said:

Dec 4, 2022 4:47:31 GMT -6 Cochino said:

Not accurate. You left 1980-1990 blank. That's actually when he was at Midland Lee.

Midland Lee Head Coaches 1980-1990:
1980 6-3-1 185-112 Spike Dykes

1981 8-2-0 183- 73 Spike Dykes

1982 7-3-0 186-111 Spike Dykes

1983 R-- 13-3-0 466-134 Spike Dykes

1984 R-- 12-2-0 413-131 Jack Tayrien

1985 R-- 10-3-0 354-173 Jack Tayrien

1986 C 8-2-0 235- 86 Earl Miller

1987 C-- 11-1-0 476-135 Earl Miller

1988 C 7-3-0 211-160 Earl Miller

1989 R 9-3-0 387-156 Earl Miller

1990 CO 8-2-1 247-139 Earl Miller


He must have been a coordinator under these two then??

He was the offensive coordinator. Beat Permian 6 of the 10 years he was there. I think that was one of the attractions in getting him from a comment I remember.