School & Family Magazine Newstand Denton ISD Winter 2018 | страница 18

Story and photos by Julie Zwahr
WHAT’S IN A NAME…
Bill Carrico and Abner Haynes
of the North Texas Mean Green
100 year All Century Team at
Apogee Stadium in Denton.
Photo by Rick Yeatts
Braswell Bengals retire number
68 at inaugural ‘tailgate’ for
athletic complex namesake
During the dedication, Coach Cody Moore presented the
Carrico Family with a jersey signifying that his number
is officially retired from the Braswell Bengals. Family
members include: Marla Carrico, Jay Carrico, Happy Carrico,
Dee Carrico, Jayme Carrico and Joy Carrico.
On a sunny fall afternoon, Denton Independent
School District hosted members of the community
who shared barbeque and tales of a ‘gentle giant’
for whom the district’s new athletic complex is
named, Bill Carrico.
An appropriate tribute given the impact Coach
Carrico had on so many student-athletes during his
time as an educator, coach and athletic director. In
1979, Coach hired Dr. Ray Braswell as a teacher and
athletic trainer, a fortuitous hire since the new 5A
high school campus on which the Carrico Athletic
Complex supports the building which bears Dr.
Braswell’s name.

Prior to his passing in 2016 and upon learning the
complex would bear his name, Coach Carrico said,
“It’s really nice to have so many people say so
many positive things about you to get an honor like
this. And it’s fitting to receive this honor with Ray
(Braswell). I’m a little older, but we did a lot of things
together, always talked about how to do things
right and live our lives right… It’s a tremendous
honor that we’ll always share.”
Coach Carrico served as a teacher and coach for
Denton High School from 1962 to 1974, assistant
principal at Strickland Junior High (now Strickland
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