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Jim Acree
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James DeWitt Acree (April 17, 1928 - April 7, 1995) was a high school football coach. He is particularly known for his years at Corsicana High School in Corsicana, Texas, where he won a 3-A state championship in 1963, and at Robert E. Lee High School in Midland, Texas, where he coached from 1970 to 1977. He also spent three years in college football as an assistant coach at Southern Methodist University under head coach Hayden Fry and at Texas Tech University under head coach J. T. King. Acree played collegiate football at the University of Oklahoma until 1953. He played center under coach Bud Wilkinson. He then became head coach at Bonham High School in Bonham, Texas. At Midland Lee High, Acree coached a several future National Football League players, among them Pro Bowler Junior Miller (Atlanta Falcons), Pro Bowler Keith Bishop (Denver Broncos) and Quarterback Brad Wright (Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Detroit Lions), and at Bonham and Corsicana some successful coaches, including Jerry Moore, Donnie Denbow and Tom Wilson. See Also
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