Boys Track & Field State Champions
440 Yard Dash
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| Year | Conference | School | Student Name | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-1911 | Academy | Marshall Academy | Goin | 54.4 | |
| 1911-1912 | Beaumont | Maxson | 53.2 | ||
| 1912-1913 | Cameron | Epperson | 55.8 | ||
| 1912-1913 | Academy | Allen Academy | Trant | 55.8 | |
| 1913-1914 | Brownwood | Harrell | 57.4 | ||
| 1913-1914 | Academy | Marshall Academy | Prestwood | 54.4 | |
| 1915-1916 | 1A | Marlin | C. Holt | 52.8 | |
| 1915-1916 | Academy | San Marcos Baptist Academy | Wolf | 53.0 | |
| 1916-1917 | 1A | Lubbock | Goodnight | 53.6 | |
| 1916-1917 | Academy | San Marcos Baptist Academy | Wolf | 54.4 | |
| 1917-1918 | 1A | Georgetown | Weir | 54.2 | |
| 1918-1919 | B | Pythian Home | Cherry | 54.4 | |
| 1918-1919 | 1A | Greenville | Womack | 55.0 | |
| 1920-1921 | B | Palacios | Walker | 55.4 | |
| 1920-1921 | 1A | Stephenson | Sherman | 52.8 | |
| 1921-1922 | B | Love School | Thomas | 55.4 | |
| 1921-1922 | 1A | Electra | L. Thomas | 51.2 | |
| 1922-1923 | B | Harrold | Clynch | 52.2 | |
| 1922-1923 | 1A | Electra | L. Thomas | 50.2 | |
| 1923-1924 | B | Alvord | Walker | 52.4 | |
| 1923-1924 | 1A | Electra | Thomas | 51.5 | |
| 1924-1925 | Houston Central | Coles | 51.9 | ||
| 1925-1926 | Dallas Forest Avenue | Puckett | 58.1 | ||
| 1926-1927 | Rochelle | Cates | 52.2 | ||
| 1927-1928 | Dallas Forest Avenue | Nailor | 51.4 | ||
| 1928-1929 | Temple | Coker | 51.4 | ||
| 1929-1930 | Woodville | Phillips | 51.5 | ||
| 1930-1931 | Fort Worth Masonic Home | E.A. Black | 51.0 | ||
| 1931-1932 | Fort Worth Masonic Home | E.A. Black | 50.2 | ||
| 1932-1933 | Luling | Horace Taylor | 51.1 | ||
| 1933-1934 | Luling | Horace Taylor | 49.0 | ||
| 1934-1935 | Donna | Martin Stuart | 52.4 | ||
| 1935-1936 | Donna | Martin Stuart | 50.8 | ||
| 1936-1937 | San Angelo | Harry Hays | 49.6 | ||
| 1937-1938 | Brady | Douglas Galley | 50.0 | ||
| 1938-1939 | Brady | Douglas Galley | 49.5 | ||
| 1939-1940 | Dallas Highland Park | Larry Wolf | 50.0 | ||
| 1940-1941 | Carrizo Springs | Earl McClendon | 49.5 | ||
| 1941-1942 | San Antonio Alamo Heights | Ralph Ellsworth | 50.2 | ||
| 1942-1943 | Crozier Technical | Buddy Smith | 52.0 | ||
| 1943-1944 | Lubbock | Burl Moore | 49.5 | ||
| 1944-1945 | Austin | Desmond Kidd | 50.2 | ||
| 1945-1946 | El Paso | Mike Mercada | 50.2 | ||
| 1946-1947 | Deer Park | Don Mitchell | 50.1 | ||
| 1947-1948 | B | Waller | Sonny Staruska | 51.2 | |
| 1947-1948 | 2A | Corpus Christi | John Trevathan | 50.0 | |
| 1947-1948 | City | Houston Milby | Doyle McCarther | 50.4 | |
| 1948-1949 | B | Rising Star | Franklin Gibson | 51.7 | |
| 1948-1949 | 1A | Memphis | Bobby Crooks | 51.1 | |
| 1948-1949 | 2A | Kerrville | Billy Ed Daniels | 49.2 | |
| 1948-1949 | City | Fort Worth North Side | J.W. Montgomery | 51.5 | |
| 1949-1950 | B | Rising Star | Franklin Gibson | 50.6 | |
| 1949-1950 | 1A | Phillips | Tommy Moore | 50.9 | |
| 1949-1950 | 2A | Beaumont | Charles Petrousek | 49.8 | |
| 1949-1950 | City | Fort Worth Arlington Heights | Robert Carson | 49.4 | |
| 1950-1951 | B | Fort Hood | Adelbert Bartek | 50.7 | |
| 1950-1951 | 1A | Stamford | Charles Gary | 50.3 | |
| 1950-1951 | 2A | Fort Worth Paschal | Bob Wilson | 50.4 | |
| 1951-1952 | B | Liberty | Harold Griffin | 50.5 | |
| 1951-1952 | 1A | Liberty | Harold Griffin | 50.5 | |
| 1951-1952 | 1A | Brenham | James Peters | 50.3 | |
| 1951-1952 | 2A | Houston San Jacinto | James Hill | 50.6 | |
| 1952-1953 | B | Friona | Darrell Robbins | 50.2 | |
| 1952-1953 | 1A | Brenham | James Peters | 48.9 | |
| 1952-1953 | 2A | Baytown Lee | Eddie Gray | 50.0 | |
| 1953-1954 | B | Bangs | James Segrest | 50.0 | |
| 1953-1954 | 1A | La Grange | Ralph Rosenberg | 50.0 | |
| 1953-1954 | 2A | Garland | Jimmy Kennedy | 49.0 | |
| 1954-1955 | B | Pettit | Jimmy L. Welch | 50.2 | |
| 1954-1955 | 1A | Gonzales | Bobby Matocha | 50.1 | |
| 1954-1955 | 2A | Dallas Sunset | Eddie Southern | 47.2 | |
| 1955-1956 | B | Granbury | Tommy Davis | 49.1 | |
| 1955-1956 | 1A | Bay City | Charles Richers | 50.4 | |
| 1955-1956 | 2A | Fort Worth North Side | Billy Gault | 49.0 | |
| 1956-1957 | B | Wolfe City | Jack W. McCaslin | 50.6 | |
| 1956-1957 | 1A | Wharton | Taylor Jones | 50.4 | |
| 1956-1957 | 2A | Andrews | Curtis Hart | 50.3 | |
| 1957-1958 | B | Brackettville Brackett | Johnny Joe Nunley | 50.2 | |
| 1957-1958 | 1A | Wharton | Raymond Davidson | 49.1 | |
| 1957-1958 | 2A | Lubbock | Pat McDonald | 48.4 | |
| 1958-1959 | B | Rankin | Wayne Windham | 49.0 | |
| 1958-1959 | 1A | Crosbyton | Ken Holder | 51.3 | |
| 1958-1959 | 2A | Daingerfield | Ronnie Childree | 49.2 | |
| 1958-1959 | 3A | Andrews | R.E. Merritt | 49.1 | |
| 1958-1959 | 4A | Fort Worth Carter-Riverside | Paul Holley | 48.7 | |
| 1959-1960 | B | Lueders-Avoca | Rex Garvin | 50.5 | |
| 1959-1960 | 1A | Iowa Park | Bobby Gilbreath | 50.2 | |
| 1959-1960 | 2A | Pearsall | Homer Riojas | 50.0 | |
| 1959-1960 | 3A | Andrews | R.E. Merritt | 48.7 | |
| 1959-1960 | 4A | Dallas Jefferson | Jimmy Langham | 48.4 | |
| 1960-1961 | B | Lueders-Avoca | Rex Garvin | 49.0 | |
| 1960-1961 | 1A | Pearland | Morris Kyser | 50.7 | |
| 1960-1961 | 2A | Spur | Freddie Walker | 50.2 | |
| 1960-1961 | 3A | Andrews | Ted Nelson | 48.0 | |
| 1960-1961 | 4A | Fort Worth Carter-Riverside | Ralph Miller | 47.7 | |
| 1961-1962 | B | Longview Spring Hill | Ronald Fountain | 48.5 | |
| 1961-1962 | 1A | Pearland | Morris Kyser | 49.5 | |
| 1961-1962 | 2A | Fort Stockton | David Valunzuela | 49.4 | |
| 1961-1962 | 3A | Vernon | Tommy Keene | 48.2 | |
| 1961-1962 | 4A | Dallas Jefferson | Jimmy Ellington | 47.7 | |
| 1962-1963 | B | Pep | Douglas Duke | 50.1 | |
| 1962-1963 | 1A | Comfort | Raymond Harris | 49.7 | |
| 1962-1963 | 2A | Karnes City | Edward Butler | 49.3 | |
| 1962-1963 | 3A | Kermit | Marty Mayer | 49.2 | |
| 1962-1963 | 4A | Dallas Hillcrest | Marshall Edward's | 48.0 | |
| 1963-1964 | B | Booker | Shayne Slovacek | 49.3 | |
| 1963-1964 | 1A | Saginaw Boswell | Bob Thompson | 49.2 | |
| 1963-1964 | 2A | Lockney | Tommy Moore | 48.6 | |
| 1963-1964 | 3A | Kermit | Marty Mayer | 49.0 | |
| 1963-1964 | 4A | Houston San Jacinto | Conley Brown | 47.9 | |
| 1964-1965 | B | Booker | Shayne Slovacek | 49.0 | |
| 1964-1965 | 1A | Poth | Gerald Keller | 48.5 | |
| 1964-1965 | 2A | Nocona | Roy Diehl | 49.9 | |
| 1964-1965 | 3A | San Marcos | Charles Callihan | 47.8 | |
| 1964-1965 | 4A | Houston San Jacinto | "Conley H. Brown, Jr." | 47.5 | |
| 1965-1966 | B | Skidmore-Tynan | Joventino Gomez | 50.0 | |
| 1965-1966 | 1A | Queen City | Ronald Dupree | 49.5 | |
| 1965-1966 | 2A | Lockney | Melvin Ray Sissney | 48.4 | |
| 1965-1966 | 3A | San Marcos | Charles Callihan | 48.3 | |
| 1965-1966 | 4A | Pasadena South Houston | Jimmy White | 47.2 | |
| 1966-1967 | B | Rule | Paul Cornelius | 49.5 | |
| 1966-1967 | 1A | El Maton Tidehaven | Ira Gordon | 48.7 | |
| 1966-1967 | 2A | Columbus | Alvin Dotson | 47.3 | |
| 1966-1967 | 3A | El Campo | Henry Henderson | 48.4 | |
| 1966-1967 | 4A | Fort Worth Paschal | Mike Post | 47.2 | |
| 1967-1968 | B | Elkhart Slocum | Charles Cummings | 49.8 | |
| 1967-1968 | 1A | El Maton Tidehaven | Ira Gordon | 48.7 | |
| 1967-1968 | 2A | Haskell | Derrell Davis | 49.4 | |
| 1967-1968 | 3A | Ennis | Bobby Charles Searcy | 48.5 | |
| 1967-1968 | 4A | Abilene | Rayceal Williams | 47.0 | |
| 1968-1969 | B | Celina | Gary Gene Pell | 49.9 | |
| 1968-1969 | 1A | Eldorado | Paul Page | 49.0 | |
| 1968-1969 | 2A | George West | Leon McNich | 49.4 | |
| 1968-1969 | 3A | Perryton | Gary Keim | 49.3 | |
| 1968-1969 | 4A | Beaumont South Park | Tim Hill | 47.3 | |
| 1969-1970 | B | Celina | Gary Gene Pell | 50.0 | |
| 1969-1970 | 1A | Hubbard | John Collins | 49.6 | |
| 1969-1970 | 2A | Jacksboro | Sammy Lewis | 48.6 | |
| 1969-1970 | 3A | West Orange | Linvel Mervin Bingham | 49.1 | |
| 1969-1970 | 4A | Fort Worth Paschal | Bernard Duke | 47.8 | |
| 1970-1971 | B | Celina | Gary Pell | 49.6 | |
| 1970-1971 | 1A | Crowell | Kenneth Sellers | 47.9 | |
| 1970-1971 | 2A | Jacksboro | Sammy Lewis | 48.5 | |
| 1970-1971 | 3A | Waco Moore Academy | Robert Brown | 47.5 | |
| 1970-1971 | 4A | Tyler Lee | Edwill Rollins | 48.2 | |
| 1971-1972 | B | Wortham | Kenneth Thomas | 49.4 | |
| 1971-1972 | 1A | Granger | Charles Fails | 48.8 | |
| 1971-1972 | 2A | Anahuac | Donald Mayes | 48.4 | |
| 1971-1972 | 3A | Taylor | Don Hull | 48.8 | |
| 1971-1972 | 4A | Plainview | Tim Son | 47.9 | |
| 1972-1973 | B | Wortham | Kennith Thomas | 48.6 | |
| 1972-1973 | 1A | Grapeland | Rufus Coleman | 49.1 | |
| 1972-1973 | 2A | Hamlin | Bill Cork | 47.8 | |
| 1972-1973 | 3A | Burleson | Mark Collins | 48.4 | |
| 1972-1973 | 4A | Houston Jones | Herb Kinney | 47.5 | |
| 1973-1974 | B | Wortham | Kenneth Thomas | 48.3 | |
| 1973-1974 | 1A | Bartlett | Jesse Lee Davis | 48.2 | |
| 1973-1974 | 2A | Hamlin | Bill Cork | 47.2 | |
| 1973-1974 | 3A | Burleson | Mark Collins | 46.8 | Converted from yards to metric. |
| 1973-1974 | 4A | Lufkin | Elrick Brown | 47.2 | |
| 1974-1975 | B | Wortham | Kenneth Thomas | 48.0 | Converted from yards to metric. |
| 1974-1975 | 1A | Memphis | James Beck | 49.2 | |
| 1974-1975 | 2A | Tulia | Raymund Williams | 48.2 | |
| 1974-1975 | 3A | Lampasas | Johnny Jones | 47.6 | |
| 1974-1975 | 4A | Lufkin | Elrick Brown | 46.2 | Converted from yards to metric. |
| 1975-1976 | B | Moody | Larry Simpson | 48.0 | Converted from yards to metric. |
| 1975-1976 | 1A | Karnack | Vance Vaughn | 48.9 | |
| 1975-1976 | 2A | Fabens | Bruce Frazier | 47.8 | |
| 1975-1976 | 3A | Lubbock Estacado | Sammy Sims | 48.2 | |
| 1975-1976 | 4A | Houston Madison | Joe Johnson | 47.5 | |
| 1976-1977 | B | Wortham | Ricky Spence | 49.3 | |
| 1976-1977 | 1A | East Bernard | Walter Shorter | 49.3 | |
| 1976-1977 | 2A | Floresville | Bryan Orth | 48.2 | |
| 1976-1977 | 3A | Waco Connally | Steve Willis | 47.7 | |
| 1976-1977 | 4A | Dallas South Oak Cliff | Arthur Williams | 47.0 |
* The "All Schools" Conference signifies that there were no conference distinctions used at the state tournament for that year.