Who won the Texas State championship in 1988?

Football

Conference	Champion	Score
1988-1989
1A	White Deer	14-13
1A Six-Man	Fort Hancock	76-30 (boxscore not available)
2A	Corrigan-Camden	35-14

Who did Permian lost to in 1988?

Dallas Carter
A great guy. A great running back.” Although the 1988 squad is the most famous Permian team, they did not win a state championship, and the playoff semi-final loss to Dallas Carter still stings. “That’s one thing that if I could just change,” Chavez said.

What was the score of the Odessa Permian vs Dallas Carter 1988?

Carter beat Odessa Permian High School 14-9 in the 1988 Class 5A state semifinals.

What is Mike Winchell doing now?

Mike Winchell now works for an oil-field services company near Denton. He spoke about the book and its impact: “People are interested in it when they found out I was in the book,” he said. “I rarely think about it, but when I do, with some distance, [I think] it is a great document of the season we had.”

Was Friday Night Lights a true story?

The television show Friday Night Lights was inspired by a true story, although one that traveled through multiple layers of adaptation. The real-life Permian Panthers, and the surrounding town of Odessa, were a major inspiration for the critically acclaimed NBC series.

Is Friday Night Lights based off a true story?

Who did Permian beat 1989?

Aldine
IRVING AP- Chris Comer rushed for 166 yards and two scores as Odessa Permian captured the Class 5A high school football state championship with a 28-14 victory over Aldine Saturday in frigid Texas Stadium. Permian, making a state-record ninth state championship appearance, wrapped up an unbeaten season at 16-0.

Where is Don Billingsley?

He is now back at Permian as an instructor and assistant basketball coach. After graduating from Permian, Billingsley stopped playing football in the fall of 1989 after arthroscopic surgery to his knee. He remained at East Central University, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in public relations in 1993.

Where is Chris Comer now?

Houston
According to the Odessa Permian twitter account, Chris Comer died Wednesday, August 29 in Houston. He was 46 years old.

Are the Dillon Panthers a real team?

Creating a TV series, particularly one based on fictional characters, allowed him to address many of those elements in-depth. He decided to set the series in a fictional town of Dillon, Texas, with some characteristics of Odessa. The football team was given the Panthers name.

Did Boobie Miles get hurt in real life?

Miles had severely torn the anterior cruciate ligament. He had also torn the cartilage in his left knee. Miles was given the option of immediate reconstructive surgery, which Dean had recommended, or a program of rehabilitation. Rehab would allow Miles to play football with a knee brace.

Is Friday Night Lights a true story?

What does Mike Winchell do now?

What happened to Mike Winchell after highschool?

Mike Winchell After graduating from Permian, Winchell went to Baylor for a year before transferring to Tarleton State University in Stephenville, where he majored in marketing and minored in accounting. He graduated in the spring of 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in marketing.

Did Boobie Miles go to jail?

He received a sentence of five years’ deferred probation in district court. He was picked up on a probation violation and served five years in prison. Miles was released in January 2018.

What happened to Landry on Friday Night Lights?

Landry goes off to college at Rice University in Houston. A running gag throughout the show is that Coach Taylor cannot remember his name, and often incorrectly refers to him as Lance.

Does Gary Gaines still coach?

Gaines boasts a Hall of Fame coaching career that spanned five decades, including stops at Tascosa High; Odessa Permian, where he and the school gained fame from the book, movie and TV series “Friday Night Lights”; Texas Tech, and Abilene Christian before he retired from coaching in 2012.

What happened Lyla Garrity?

At the end of the season, she leaves Dillon for Nashville to attend Vanderbilt University. The character was written out of the show as actress Minka Kelly departed from the main cast for other acting opportunities.