Bucof2010 Posted January 24, 2008 Report Posted January 24, 2008 Tramain Thomas has been selected as a finalist for the Willie Ray Smith award for both the outstanding offensive and defensive player of the year. He is the first player ever to have been chosen as a finalist on both offense and defense. The 16th annual Willie Ray Smith awards banquet, honoring the premier area high school football standouts of the 2007 season, will be held on March 5, 2008. Thomas was an offensive finalist last year. (photo at left). Coach Willie Ray Smith, Sr. began his coaching career in 1942 at Dunbar High School in Lufkin, Texas. After coaching for four years, Coach Smith went to Orange where he coached until 1957. In 1957, he began an eighteen-year coaching career at Charlton-Pollard High School in Beaumont. Coach Smith retired from coaching in 1976 after winning 235 games with a 'tough discipline' philosophy. He was instrumental in establishing the Beaumont area as a formidable football region.
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