Charles LaGrange
Inducted 2001
Hometown: Rio Grande City
High School: Rio Grande City High School
College: Texas A&M University
Best Known for: Athlete-Football
Despite the fact he never advanced to the state playoffs in football, nobody was a better all-around athlete than LaGrange, an All-State quarterback for Rio Grande City who also excelled in basketball, baseball and track.
The 1962 Rio Grande City graduate was All-District twice in football, including All-Valley in 1961, and made All-District seven times in baseball (four seasons) and basketball (three). Add to that his tremendous track and field career (regional long-jump record) and it's no wonder why LaGrange was legendary as a four-sport star.
The Rattler hero went to Texas A&M University. For the Aggies, the speedy, athletic star played quarterback for two seasons, leading the Aggies in passing in 1964, eventually switching to defensive back under new coach Gene Stallings in 1965.
He was eventually named the quarterback on the Valley Freedom Newspapers All-Valley team of the decade of the 1960s.