Kenneth Carl Blount was a 1968 student-athlete graduate of Kashmere Gardens Jr. /Sr. High School. That year he proudly joined his older sister, Carol Joyce, and older brother, Louis III as Kashmere alumnae. Kenneth was the proud son of Louis and Lucille Blount. The Blount’s moved to Kashmere Gardens in 1954, where he was destined to attend Kashmere Junior/Senior High School. By this time, the Blount family had increased …
Kenneth L Dunn, Sr.
Kenneth L Dunn., Sr. started life as a Kashmere Gardens Ram at the age of fourteen; he was a 1968 graduate and student-athlete in football and track. After signing up for football in 1965 Kenny quickly learned the meaning of “TEAM” and being your brother keeper would transform into team success which would come full front his senior year. He was captain of the junior varsity K.G. Rams football team. Kenny …
LaVera Ann Paley
LaVera Ann Paley, The Christian home of Joe and Lula Paley was richly blessed by the birth of their first baby girl, LaVera Ann, on October 14, 1946. As the family grew to twelve children, LaVera learned responsibility, discipline, independence, and leadership qualities that she kept with her throughout her life. She graduated from Kashmere Gardens Jr Sr High in 1964, where her love for learning was strengthened. She was …
Melvin Green, Jr.
Melvin Green, Jr. grew up in the Liberty/Kashmere Garden area of Houston. He was a student-athlete graduate from Kashmere High School in 1978. Melvin loved to play backyard football, but he always got injured thus the nickname “CAP” which was short for “Handicap”. If you asked him why he was called “CAP” he would say because he was not afraid to bust a “CAP” in somebody – then laughed at …
Nathan Gulliory
Nathan Gulliory, Kashmere High 2006 graduate and three-sport star began his athletic career at Francis Scott Key Middle School. Entering Kashmere in 2003 he instantly became a player to watch after earning a spot on the varsity football team as a ninth grader. The following year Nate became a starter at running back for Coach Garry Dunham for the next three years. The buzz around the Kashmere Community began to …
Richard D. Mitchell, Jr
Richard D. Mitchell, Jr, as a student-athlete leader in the Kashmere High School Class of 1970, was voted Vice–President, Most Popular, and Most Handsome while being a two-year member of the golf team. Participation on the golf team helped to develop teamwork skills and focus on accomplishing goals. Richard’s interest in golf began at an early age, when his next-door neighbors Elijah and Joshua Slexman introduced him to caddying at …
Rodney Hampton
Kashmere High School – 1984-1987 Lettered in Football, Basketball, and Track (3 years) University of Georgia – 1987-1990 All SEC All American Broke Hershel Walker’s all-purpose yardage record during his freshman year New York Giants 1990-1997 Super Bowl XXV Champion Pro Bowl 1992 and 1993 1st Round Draft Pick Rushed for 1,000 Yards for 5 consecutive years Team Captain and Starting Running Back 1990 NY Giants Rookie of the Year …
Roy (“Fuzzy”) Cook
Roy (“Fuzzy”) Cook was born in Beaumont, Texas, and migrated to Houston with his family in December of 1965. Starting in January 1966, he attended the original Kashmere Gardens Junior and Senior High. In the fall of 1968, he attended the new Kashmere High where served as Senior Class vice president before graduating in January 1970. Roy signed up for football for the 66-67 season but was told he was …
Sequence Idlebird Steptoe
Sequence Idlebird Steptoe a multi-talented student-athlete graduated from Barbara Jordan Vocational and Careers School in 2005. While attending J.C. McDade Elementary, Mr. Booker (Coach) told her mother he wanted Sequence to run track because he had observed her chasing down everyone at recess. Sequence decided to give track a try and fell in love with it. This would be the beginning of many individual accolades and accomplishments for her in …
Sonya Boutte
Sonya Boutte was born on January 27, 1972, in Houston Texas. She is the daughter of Mary F Bass-McGee and Charles Boutte Sr. Sonya was a multi-talented three-sport student-athlete graduating from Kashmere Sr. High in 1990. At a very young age Sonya began to gravitate towards basketball. When she relocated to the small town of Lovelady, TX, one of her eldest cousins Phil Watson began to bring out her talent …