sentence: notable alumni jack favor ( class of 1929 ) , rodeo star falsely imprisoned for two murders in louisiana john lackey , boston red sox pitcher dave parks , nfl wide receiver and end dale robert rhoades , sr. ( 1921 -- 2004 , class of 1936 ) , crosbyton physician , '' texas country doctor of the year '' , 1993 ; son of quarter horse promoter j. l. '' dusty '' rhoades randall '' tex '' cobb , actor jim welch , running back , southern methodist university at dallas , baltimore colts , detroit lions william e. dyess , army air forces pilot in world war ii ( note : dyess was from albany , texas , not abilene .