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  2. Gary Gaines - Wikipedia

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    Awards. Texas High School Hall of Fame. Gary Gaines (May 4, 1949 – August 22, 2022) was an American football coach. Gaines was the head coach of the 1988 Permian High School football team, which was the focus of Buzz Bissinger 's book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream and the 2004 motion picture Friday Night Lights starring ...

  3. Odessa, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Odessa (/ ˌ oʊ ˈ d ɛ s ə /) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Ector County with portions extending into Midland County. [4]Odessa's population was 114,428 at the 2020 census, making it the 34th-most populous city in Texas; it is the principal city of the Odessa metropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Ector County.

  4. Boobie Miles - Wikipedia

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    Boobie Miles. James Earl " Boobie " Miles Jr. (born April 16, 1970) [1] is a former high school football running back for Permian High School, and was a primary subject in the book Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream by H.G. Bissinger, and the movie inspired by the book. He attended Permian High School in Odessa, Texas.

  5. Permian High School - Wikipedia

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    Panther. Nickname. MOJO. Rival. Odessa High School. Website. Permian High School. Permian High School is a public high school located in Odessa, Texas and is one of two high schools in the Ector County Independent School District. It was the subject of the book Friday Night Lights, which in turn inspired a movie and TV series of the same name.

  6. Ector County, Texas - Wikipedia

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    Website. www.co.ector.tx.us. Ector County Coliseum. Ector County Courthouse Administration annex building. Ector County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In the 2020 census, its population was 165,171. [1] Its county seat is Odessa. [2] The county was founded in 1887 and organized in 1891. [3]

  7. Buster Welch - Wikipedia

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    Buster Welch. Fay Owen "Buster" Welch (May 23, 1928 – June 12, 2022) was an American cutting horse trainer and inductee into the NCHA Members Hall of Fame, American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame, NCHA Rider Hall of Fame, and Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. Buster was chosen as the recipient of the 2012 National Golden Spur Award for his "outstanding ...

  8. UT Permian Basin Falcons football - Wikipedia

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    The UT Permian Basin Falcons football team represents the University of Texas Permian Basin (abbreviated as UTPB) in college football at the NCAA Division II level. The Falcons are members of the Lone Star Conference (LSC), fielding its team in the LSC since 2016. The Falcons play their home games at Ratliff Stadium in Odessa, Texas while ...

  9. Gene Mayfield - Wikipedia

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    MVC (1972) 4A Texas state (1965) Gene Mayfield (January 31, 1928 – October 2, 2009) was a former American football coach in Texas high school football. [ 1 ] Mayfield played quarterback at West Texas State University (now West Texas A&M University), where he also met his future wife Mary Jean. [ 2 ] He began his head coaching career at ...