Robert Cobb

Henry was always feisty, smart, competitive and proud. Even as a 9yr old playing Gray-Y football, he demanded that I pass the ball to him and when my throw was off, chewed me out in the huddle for the bad throw. Whether it was a game of chess or football, he was always confident that his instincts would overcome and lead him to the win. These instincts led him to trust his own play-calling when he ignored his coach’s instructions during the Austin/El Paso High School District championship game in 1963. He was the star quarterback and won the game with an option play that went against the instructions from the bench and left the opposition in total disbelief…fooled the heck out of them and most of the overflow crowd at Kidd Field.