Peppy Blount

He was born in Ferris, Texas, but his family moved to Big Spring, Texas, and he graduated from Big Spring High School in 1942. Blount was one of the greatest athletes in the history of Big Spring High, excelling in football, basketball and track. After graduation, he flew B-25 bombers in World War II, then returned to attend the University of Texas, where he played tight end, catching passes from Bobby Layne. Tom Landry was another teammate of Peppy Blount. While a student at the University of Texas, Peppy was elected state representative for the district which included Big Spring and Howard County. At 6'7, Peppy appeared larger than life. He would later become a lawyer, Gregg County (Longview area) Judge and a football official in both the Southwest Conference and American Football League, which merged with the NFL. Blount was a great story teller, and had a unique way of answering the telephone: "I'm here. Where are you?" I am a product of the same school system that Peppy was, albeit many years after he made his mark at BSHS. But I still wanted to share an account from a fellow Big Spring High graduate.