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 Mike Adams Kelly Armbruster Johnny Bailey John Barefield Sid Blanks Neil Boyle Bob Brandt Betty Brewer Ford George Brown Lynette Brown Sheryl Campbell Ruben Cantu Bill Carter Juan Castillo Kristin Ciborowski Stuart Clarkson James Collins Larry Collins Barry Copenhaver Willie Crafts Richard Cundiff Livia Diaz John Mark Dixon Kevin Dogins Earl Dotson Karl Douglas Mike Dyal Bill Evans David Flores Trenton Fowler LeRoy Fry Tony Garza Willie Gipson Robert Gonzalez Kay Goodwin Robin Gordon Sullivan Ed Gorny Darrell Green Gene Greene Kenneth Grimes Larry Grunewald Margarito Guerrero Maria Gutierrez Dub Harbin Don Hardeman Ron Harms George Harris Dwight Harrison Doug Harvey Andy Hawkins Mike Hawkins Jarrell Hayes Earnest Haynes Harold Hees Matt Hickl Ray Hickl Don Hightower David Hill James Hill Robert Hodgkiss Moses Horn Harlan Huibregtse Ron Hunt Ada Ihemelu Lupe Jaimes Tommy Janik Clarence Jarvis James Jefferson Cal Jewett Sandra Jimenez Randy Johnson Margaret Johnson Canby Fred Jonas Rose Jones Allen Kaiser Ken Kelley Jim Koerner Bill Lackey Neal LaHue Gerald Lambert Edye Lea E.C. Lerma Homer Martinez Lorie Martinez Al Matthews Francis Mattingly Jermane Mayberry Dewey Mayhew Bud McCallum Eugene McCormick Donald McDonald Dr. John McKeever Johnny McNabb Harold Menke Chuck Meyer Merle Muckleroy Pete Murray Dwayne Nix Fred Nuesch Gerald Pargmann Woodroe Petty Bill Pippen Butch Pressley Larry Pullin William Putnam L.E. Ramey Lowell Ramey John Randle LaShawndra Ratcliff Walter Reed Robert Rich Richard Ritchie John Rivera Patricia Rivers Michael Robins Gene Rogers Durwood Roquemore DeRon Rutledge Cliff Sadler Carlos Saldana Hector Salinas Kenneth Scholz Ed Scott Hughie Shaw Heath Sherman Bob Shirey Phil Shirk Eldridge Small Jack Sportsman Jeff St. Clair Glenn Starks Gil Steinke Martin Stroman Emil Tagliabue Roy Terrell Precious Thibodeaux Jake Trussell Gene Upshaw Gene Walkoviak Dick Watson Karen Weiss Reggie West Hall Whitley Jeff Wildenberg Jill Willson Robert Young 1959 Football Team 1969 Men's Golf Team 1969-70 Football Team 1976 Football Team 1999-2000 Women's Basketball Team 2000-01 Women's Basketball Team

Willie Crafts

Willie Crafts is a native of Brownsville and lettered three years in football with the Javelinas.  He was inducted into the Javelina Hall of Fame in 1977.
           
He was named to the Associated Press Little All-America team and was All-Lone Star Conference.
           
Crafts played on A&I’s first national championship team in 1959 and was on LSC title teams in 1959 and 1960.  He was on the 1960 Javelina team that won the Great Southwest Bowl.
           
The Javelina offensive and defensive lineman was selected to the LSC team of the decade for the 1960s, on offense and defensive.  He was on the Javelina 50-year team picked in 1975 and was also on offensive and defense.
           
Crafts was drafted after finishing his collegiate career and played in the American Football League and the Canadian Football League. 
           
He started his high school coaching career at Needville High School in 1965 and was at Corpus Christi King High School in 1966, Brownsville High School in 1967 and Edinburg High School in 1968 and 1969.
           
Crafts joined the A&I coaching staff in 1970 and was with the Javelinas four seasons.  He became one of the few coaches to play and coach a national championship team.  Crafts played on the 1959 national title team and coached the 1970 squad that won the NAIA, and LSC, championships.
           
Crafts left A&I after the 1974 season for a head coaching spot at Port Isabel High School.  He was there two years.  His 1974 team compiled a 10-0-0 record and won the district trophy.
           
He has been at Brownsville Porter High School for the past two seasons.
           
Crafts is married to the former Arinda Gomez of Pharr and they have two girls, Marianna and Krystal, and two boys, West and Easton.