Paul Tyson
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During the 1920's Paul Tyson was known as the greatest high school football coach in the country. Beginning in 1913, Tyson coached Waco High School for 27 seasons during which the Tigers had a 205-42-16 record and outscored their opponents by an average of 31-4. His 1921 team was one of the finest in Texas history scoring 526 points and allowing 0. Tyson attended football clinics across the nation and perfected a spinner play which high school defenses found hard to stop. Waco won state championships in 1922, 1925, 1926 and 1927. Tyson's 1927 squad defeated Latin High School of Cleveland, Ohio 44-12 to win the mythical national high school football championship. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1977
