Invitation to a Dedication/Reunion AC Looking for Former Roadrunner Basketball Players

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Members of the 1997-1998 Angelina College Roadrunner basketball team pose for a photo before departing for the national tournament in Hutchinson, Kansas. On Feb. 3, AC will honor long-time coach Guy Davis and his wife Dorothy by naming the Shands Gymnasium floor for the couple. Former players under Davis are invited to attend the ceremony and a reception scheduled to take place after the 4 p.m. game featuring the Roadrunners vs. San Jacinto College. (AC Press photo)

From 1976 until 2007, Angelina College basketball had just one head coach.

Guy Davis accumulated 507 wins and 16 winning seasons in his 31 years on the Roadrunner sidelines. At most of those games, his wife Dorothy sat not far from the bench. The coach and his wife were just as much a team as the guys wearing the “Roadrunners” jerseys.

On February 3, 2018, the couple will be honored in a ceremony dedicating the Shands Gymnasium floor to the man and woman who touched countless lives as “Coach” and “Mrs. Coach.” More than 150 of Davis’ former players went on to play at the collegiate levels, with some of those advancing to various professional leagues. Many of them refer to Dorothy Davis as a “second mom.”

When the current crop of Roadrunners face San Jacinto College on the 3rd, the college will recognize the Davis’ contributions, and the hope is to have as many former players on-hand as possible. Following the game, there will be a reception for those former players inside the gym.

AC is inviting any of Davis’ former Roadrunners who played from 1976-2007 to attend. Those interested in attending and participating are encouraged to contact Lawrence Purke (l_purke@yahoo.com) or Gary Stallard (gstallard@angelina.edu) ahead of time.

The game featuring the Roadrunners and Ravens is scheduled for a 4 p.m. tipoff.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Gary Stallard
Sports Information Director Gary Stallard, who also serves as a Liberal Arts Instructor, begins his eleventh season with Angelina College. Following a career as a U.S. Marine, Stallard completed his bachelor’s degree at Stephen F. Austin University, where he majored in English and Journalism. For more than 16 years, he has worked as a sports writer/columnist/photographer for the Lufkin Daily News; he continues to contribute free-lance articles on occasion. Stallard has won several awards for writing, including the Golden Hoops Award for basketball writing in 2003, Regional Sports Writer of the Year in 2004, and the Texas Press Association’s first-place award for column writing in 2007 and in 2014. He has also done basketball, football and baseball radio and live streaming play-by- play and color commentary for an ESPN affiliate. Currently Stallard serves as play-by-play broadcaster for AC basketball, baseball and softball games. Prior to arriving at Angelina College, Stallard taught English at Lufkin High School for four years. He currently teaches Developmental Writing classes at AC. He and his wife Susan live in Lufkin.

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