A Tribute to A State Championship Team

Phillis Wheatley Senior High School’s 1966 Boys Basketball

Team

Once Defeated in District Play

District Champions

Celebrating The District Championship

Last of District Championship Celebration

Houston Chronicle Recognition for Coach Briggs’ Success

Carl Settles, Charles Odom, Ed Mathis, Fredrick Taylor, Kenneth Jones

Fredrick Taylor, On the Way to the NBA

Forward Times Clipping

Houston High School Basketball Teams Dominate

Houston Teams Sweep, Led by the Wildcats

Celebrate Good Times, Come On!

We Are the Champions

Dressed Up Champions

Without support there would have been no championship.

Thanks to the students, staff, faculty and most of all the

coaches.

Basketball Coaches

• Collin Briggs, Head Coach

• Jackie Carr, Assistant Coach

• Elwood Piper, Assistant Coach

In Memory of Coach Collin Briggs

• The most successful basketball coach in Texas High School history.

• Coached 13 state championship teams.• Coached 3 other state championship finalist

teams.• Won the first two state championships after high

school integration.• Accumulative record

– 608 wins– 55 losses

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