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Richard Farris has passed away


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Mr. Farris received the Palestine Herald-Press Athletic Award for the 1957-1958 school year. He was inducted into the Palestine Wall of Honor in 2014.

He was recruited by Coach Bear Bryant and attended Texas A&M for one year before transferring to TJC.

At Tyler Junior College he was Junior College All-America as a guard/linebacker and was named the conference’s Most Valuable Player. Mr. Farris helped lead the Apaches to the 1960 national championship. TJC was 12-0 during the regular season and was invited to the Junior Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Although the Apaches lost to Long Beach City College, 38-16, TJC was awarded the national title before the postseason game.

In 2009, Mr. Farris was inducted into the TJC Sports Circle of Honor.

In 2018, the TJC 1960 championship team received a Special Recognition Award from the TJC Alumni Association. This award recognizes an individual or a team of individuals for their outstanding professional achievements, contributions to society, and/or service to their community thus bringing honor to the College.

After junior college, Mr. Farris ended up at North Texas State and was named All-America his junior season.

In the 1962 NFL Draft he was selected by the Los Angeles Rams as the 100th overall player and the second pick of the eighth round. Mr. Farris was also selected in the 23rd round (184th player) by the San Diego Chargers in the 1962 AFL Draft, but chose to play for the Rams.

After his professional career, he returned to his beloved hometown of Palestine. He helped develop and grow the family real estate business.

read more:  https://tylerpaper.com/news/services-for-former-tjc-football-all-american-richard-farris-sr-scheduled-for-saturday/article_2a6f7656-03d9-11ed-ae79-536f3c12fc07.html

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