Willis Herschel "Mule" Stockton (December 29, 1913 – November 12, 1965) was an American football player.
Stockton was born in 1913 in Abilene, Texas, and attended Crosbyton High School. He then enrolled at McMurry College (now known as McMurry University) in Abilene where he played college football at the tackle position for that McMurry Indians football teams of 1934, 1935, and 1936.[1] He also competed in baseball and track and field at McMurry.[2]
Stockton also played professional football in the National Football League (NFL) as a guard for the Philadelphia Eagles during their 1937 and 1938 seasons.[1] The Eagles converted him from a tackle to a guard.[3] He played in 22 games for the Eagles, 19 of them as a starter.[1]
After his playing career ended, Stockton was an assistant football coach at Big Spring, Texas, from 1939 to 1948.[4] During World War II, he entered the Army in 1942, held the rank of sergeant, served overseas for 18 months with the Third Armored Division, and was wounded in Europe.[5] He became head football coach at Big Spring High School in February 1948.[6] In 1949, he became a physical education teacher and football coach at Lee Junior High School in San Angelo, Texas. He was married to Vivian Peek, and they a daughter. He died in 1965 of a heart attack while attending a high school football game at Odessa, Texas.[4]
Stockton was posthumously elected to the McMurry Hall of Fame in 1984.[2]
^ abc"Herschel Stockton". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^ ab"Hershel "Mule" Stockton". McMurry University. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
^"Pro Grid Star In Short City Visit". The Odessa American. January 19, 1939. p. 10.
^ ab"Heart Victim's Rites Scheduled". The Odessa American. November 14, 1965. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Stockton Not One To Talk About Himself". Big Spring Weekly. February 20, 1948. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
^"Herschel Stockton Named Head Football Coach At Big Spring". Lubbock Morning Avalanche. February 18, 1948 – via Newspapers.com.
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