Alexander Jones Jr, a 1961 graduate of Kashmere Gardens Jr. Sr. High School, was reeled in the Trinity Gardens area of Houston and attended J. C. Sanderson Elementary. Alexander would spend his summer vacation with his Dad in Conroe and this is where he became interested in baseball. He played for a local little league team in Conroe but had to wait patiently until high school to play the game …

Andetria Hampton (formerly Green), grew up in Trinity Gardens and attended HISD schools from grades K-12. She graduated from Kashmere High School in 1991. While attending Kashmere, Andetria participated in various clubs and activities and was extremely dedicated and proud to have been selected as a Cheerleader from grades 9th-12th. Andetria served as captain of the Cheerleaders in grades 11th and 12th. This was the first experience in leadership that …

Benny Gray Conway grew up in the Kashmere Gardens area and attended Dogan Elementary School and graduated from the 6th grade in 1962. He attended Kashmere Gardens Junior and Senior High School in 1962 where his track career began. In the 7th and 8th grades, Benny ran the sprints and relay teams coached by Lawton Smart. He suffered a toe injury and was not able to compete in the 9th …

Billy Baldwin was born the youngest of six siblings.  The Baldwin crew had a lot of energy to burn, so consequently, Billy began playing sports early in life.  At the age of seven, he played football for the Apache All-Stars.  As he grew, he was a three-sport athlete at I.M. Terrell where he played football, basketball, and track & field. When Baldwin entered Kashmere in 1984, he was greeted by …

Carl Martin is a 1967 Kashmere Gardens Jr. Sr. High School graduate. He was a multi-talented student-athlete who excelled at football and baseball while at Kashmere, lettering four years in baseball and three in football ending his high school career with a total of seven varsity letters. He along with several childhood friends would share many athletic milestones, but none more gratified than being crowned the 1965 Baseball State Champs, …

Carlton L. Petties is a 1978 member of the Fighting Rams Class. Fondly called by only his last name, Petties was a student-athlete in the football program playing Defensive Tackle for Coach Johnny B. Felder. Being an exceptional player, he was a starting Varsity player for three years consecutively and a member of Kashmere’s District, City, and State-Qualifiers teams. Petties was named First Team All-District, First Team All-City, Second Team …

Charles Wayne Hicks, student-athlete in the graduating class of 1973. A lifelong Houstonian, he attended R. L. Isaacs Elementary, Lamar Fleming Middle School, and Kashmere High School. As a young child, Charles enjoyed playing baseball and joined a neighborhood little league team and fell in love with the game. There is a gap between Pony League and high school baseball because there is no baseball team in middle schools, so …

Craig Curry Attending Kashmere High School, I participated in track as a team member on the 4×400 relay and was a defensive back on the football team. Academically, I graduated from Kashmere High School, ranked #5 out of 500, in the class of 1980. As a result of incredible coaches, great teammates, and a loving family, I earned a full athletic scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. Attending …

David Earl “AKA Baylord” Broussard was born in Houston Texas into a family of 11 siblings, 7 boys and 4 girls to the late Ellis and Vivian Broussard. David was raised in the North Houston subdivision called Trinity Gardens. He attended Rosa Lee Easter K-4th, Chatham Elementary, and I.M Terrell Junior High and graduated from Kashmere Mighty Rams High School class of 1972. While @ I.M Terrell he was motivated …

Dr. Albert L. Lemons is a native of San Francisco, California (reared by an aunt Cleo Minor Rice in Houston, Texas). He is a graduate of Kashmere Gardens Junior and Senior High School and received his Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Texas Southern University. He also attended the University of Houston (Central and Clear Lake Campuses), Rice University, Sam Houston State University, North Texas State University, University of …