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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 Billy Bob Thornton.
Opened in 1959, Permian High is named for the Permian Basin, the geological formation that underlies Midland and Odessa. The name stems from the age of the rocks in the basin where the school is located, which are from the geological period that preceded the largest mass extinction in the history of life. The Permian Basin is the source of the ...
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.
Apr. 9—By Alix Batte This summer, Odessa's Got Talent will be back with even more showstoppers, and all in support of the Permian Basin Mission Center. The event serves as a fundraiser ...
The Permian Basin is the largest petroleum -producing basin in the United States and has produced a cumulative 28.9 billion barrels of oil and 75 trillion cubic feet of gas. In early 2020, over 4 million barrels of oil a day are being pumped from the basin. Eighty percent of estimated reserves are located at less than 10,000 feet (3,000 m) depth.
Feb. 1—There were a few surprises for Permian Basin football teams from Thursday's Universal Interscholastic League realignment for 2024-26. District 2-6A saw no changes as Permian, Odessa High ...
Permian Basin Area Foundation awards $2.8 million in grants. Tribune. Odessa American, Texas. November 15, 2023 at 11:46 AM. Nov. 15—MIDLAND — The Permian Basin Area Foundation has awarded ...
KPBT-TV (channel 36), branded Basin PBS, is a PBS member television station licensed to Odessa, Texas, United States, serving the Permian Basin area. Owned by Permian Basin Public Telecommunications, Inc., the station maintains studios at the historic Ritz Theater in downtown Midland and a transmitter near Gardendale.