1979 – Wes Stone

Wes Stone aka Big Dog was a graduate of the class of 1979
He played football from 1976 to 1978 for the Purcell Dragons
Wes made the 1000 lb club as a junior in weightlifting
During his senior year Wes was a 2 way starter
Co Captain of the Football team
Little All-City
All District
The All Star Team
All State Defensive Tackle
He was named District Defensive player of the year
He was picked as an Offensive Lineman to the All-Century team 1900-1999 and Defensive Lineman to the All-Decade team 1970-1979
Wes received multiple scholarships in and out of state

After high school was decided not to continue football and married Rhonda Judkins.
They were married for 40 years before he passed away in 2020. He was the father of 5 children and granddaddy of 14 grandkids. At one point Wes decided to go to Montana and be a cowboy, he worked on some of the largest ranches in Montana and Idaho as well as some smaller one in Oklahoma and Texas. He graduated from the Ranch Management Program at TCU. In 1993 he moved back to Texas to raise his family.