James interest in sports began at an early age with the “Ryon Sports Baseball Organization”, under the leadership of Mr. Herman “Coach Boola” Smith and would continue to grow with the tutorship of Billie Matthews (football) and Henry Stevenson (baseball), his high school coaches. James was a two-sport star for the Rams football and baseball teams. He took his positions very seriously and it showed on the field and …
Who would’ve thought that two tennis rackets as a gift from her Uncle would produce one of the most celebrated female athletes in Kashmere’s history? She was the 1966 Tennis Single State Champion and a member of three consecutive Volleyball City Championship 1964, 1965 and 1966 to name just a few of her accolades. She also graduated in the top five percent with honors in 1967 from Kashmere Gardens …
NFL All Pro Running Back—1976 & 1978 1974-1977 (San Francisco 49’ers) 1978-1981 (Miami Dolphins) Delvin Williams is a Houston native. He’s a graduate of Kashmere High School and made Parade Magazine’s 1970 high school All-American football team. He led Kashmere High to a 12-1 season in which he gained 1805 rushing yards in only 9.5 games. He also ran track and had the best time of 9.5 in 100 …
Charles J. Allen Sr. attended Kashmere Gardens Jr. /Sr. High School. He was mentored by his cousin, “Mighty” Joe Young. He played basketball under Coach Major Abram and Coach Weldon Drew and was named to the following: All-District, All-City, All Zone, and All Jay Cee Tournament Teams. After graduating from Kashmere in 1968, he became a “walk on” at Texas Southern University (TSU.) He was accepted into the basketball …
Bert H. Askson, the son of the late Ava and E.C. Driver was born December 16, 1945, in Houston, Texas. As a very young child, he lived with his Aunt and Uncle, the late Tom and Emiley Bailey in Butler, Texas where he began his education at Butler Elementary. Bert relocated to Houston to live with his parents and he attended Anderson Elementary. He started playing football at Lockett Junior …