Key Highlights
- It led to this.
- I had a great mentor for 26 years.
- John Outlaw.
- Not everybody’s as lucky as what I was because he really, really helped me through the times as growing up as an assistant coach.
- Mr.
Longtime Lufkin HFC Todd Quick among 2026 ETCA Hall of Honor inductees
Story byKETK TylerLongtime Lufkin HFC Todd Quick among 2026 ETCA Hall of Honor inducteesJames GrantSun, February 22, 2026 at 5:25 AM UTC·2 min readLONGVIEW, Texas (KETK) — The East Texas Coaches Association held its’ annual Hall of Honor banquet Saturday night in Longview. The 2026 ETCA Hall of Honor inductees included longtime Lufkin defensive coordinator and head football coach Todd Quick, former Spring Hill and Hallsville HFC Steve Gaddis and former NFL players Jason Peters (Queen City) and LaMichael James (Liberty-Eylau). AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementQuick, who coached at Lufkin for 30 years, started out as defensive coordinator under legendary Panthers head coach John Outlaw in 1995. He served as Lufkin’s DC until he became head coach in 2012, a few months after Outlaw passed away. Quick helped lead Lufkin to its’ only state title in 2001 and also led the Pack to the state semifinals in three of the next four seasons after that. In his final season as Lufkin’s head football coach, Quick led the Panthers to a 10-2 record, district title and second round playoff appearance.“It’s a great honor. What I tried to do every day was do what the kids needed, what was best for the kids, and you just go in and you do that. That’s your goal.
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